End of summer

It’s the second last day of summer.  Autumn is in the air.  There’s a chill in the early morning.  My feet need warmth.

I recall the warmth of the sea that encased my feet, not long ago in Jurien Bay.

The morning was tinted in muted colours.  The beach, nearly empty.

When the jogger was out of sight, the seagull kept me company

I stepped off the jetty to watch the dolphins play.  They enjoyed the limelight.

As if it noticed me, one flipped on it’s back and swam a length, to show off the latest party trick.

The tide was leaving.  The sun arrived.

I started to see things that first startled me … a mouse?!

I relaxed.  Angel wings, or perhaps a butterfly.

I realised, the pristine sand was just shells, waiting for time, like me.

There was plenty to distract me, like the honeyeater in the scrub.

The cormorant on the pontoon, in the early morning sun.

The pied oystercatcher, with mate.

As the day ended, lovers, like lovers often do, stopped to watch a setting sun slide into the sea.

Like I said in the previous post, yes I’ve travelled the world, but every morning I wake in awe, to find it at my feet.

May you do too.

Until next time

As always

a dawn bird