Eagles Fossils and Fundy: the Bay of

Another glorious day—misty, warm, and sky dappled here and there with fluffy clouds. Friends were headed up tp the Bay of Fundy and asked it I wanted to go. Of course I did! We were fossil hunting and in general just taking in the beauty. The rocks were like nothing I had ever seen before— gorgeous wave action caught in mud flats 400,000 years ago. A Peregrin Falcon soared over us and I was so excited I could hardly believe it. Passers-by told us their nest was just behind where the eagles perch...

 

Where angel babies sleep and Junco's splash

Dear friends of mine asked me last evening if I wanted to go to the city today with them. I thanked them but declined their kind offer saying, “Who  would choose to leave this heaven?” To that, one of my friends responded,”Maggie you will become a recluse!” “Hardly,” I retorted . "I have friends in an out all summer and I am a busy gal." We laughed.

The first bather I saw in my stream was a Hermit Thrush and I was thrilled beyond description. Living at 15 Mainsail is like that— beyond description. Every day brings beauty minute by minute. One cannot easily choose between the beauty of the fog sifting through the trees, the indigenous plants flowering with diversity and profusion, or Juncos having a bath in  the  wee stream in my front yard.