Scary?

My black cat awaits trick or treaters.

Fun with birds

more gulls

Seeing them walking gives no indication of their big wing span or grace in the air.

Pelicans at Southport

Guests

Vivian and Tony are here this week from Massachusetts. It is great when people come to play. During the day we saw a lot of the pretty sights around town and had lunch at a restaurant on the waterway. What a nice view from our outdoor table. Tonight we enjoyed downtown things including watching a scene being filmed for a tv show.

Grackles at the beach

I'm so glad to get a new camera, and it is slightly better than the small pocket one I have been using. I think we will have a long relationship! I just kept it set to automatic this evening for the trial run, and here is one of the pix. Grackles were out by the hundreds this evening, eating the seeds that the sea oats provided.

Reflection

As I was driving through the adjacent neighborhood on the way home from the library, I saw a flock of geese poised at the edge of a pond, their feathered bodies perfectly reflected in the water. What a time to be without a camera. When I got home, I put my camera in my pocket and went back, hoping to find them, but by then they had scattered to less than interesting places. However I did find this egret looking for and finding lunch. Whether I get a decent photo or not, I love watching the ways of animals.

Love

Last evening while I was at the end of land, I saw a guy with a big camera climbing a sandy hill. What great sight would he be overlooking, I wondered. Soon I saw what he was photographing, a young couple in love. Maybe an engagement picture?

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Another beautiful day

 . . . in the Port City. It is still cool this October morning with bright blue and sunny skies but is expected to warm to the mid seventies in the afternoon.
Shortly I will be leaving for the ArtWorks.  We try to be there every Saturday as we are open to the public.  I am thankful for that place. It is a short straight four miles from my house and on the way to most places I go, so I am there often. Another plus is that it has successfully filled absences that "retirement" created. A real blessing.
So off to enjoy the fall weather and play in paints!

at the beach on friday

iPhone pic at a downtown grill

Downtown Wilmy

A carriage ride today.

The Moon

I was hoping for a sight of the eclipse last night, but all I got to see was the big beautiful moon of early night and the total darkness in the early morn. Tonight by being out on the Oceanic pier at sunset and moonrise, I was assured of seeing something almost as awesome.

First there was a pretty evening sky.
But as the sun set and the big orangy moon started to peek over the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean, Mother Nature started another awesome show. Soon dark consumed all the light except for the now golden rising moon and the brilliant reflection on the water. I was enthralled along with the others on the pier.

From this morning

October is the prettiest month at the beach. My time there this morning was heavenly.
some pix...

Shocked!

I still feel stunned that three of my photographs have sold, but I am thrilled and grateful. Usually I just see them on the computer, but when they were matted and framed, I admit they looked pretty. Just like us women on a good hair day when we take the time to fix up and dress nicely.
The money from the sale is negligible, but the validation is priceless.
Now I must start taking pix more seriously. Maybe there is someone else who would like one.