Sterling Sunrise

Sterling silver was the hue of the day this morning at... you know where, the beach! The silver tones just captured my attention so I had to share.

It was lovely, refreshing, and a pure pleasure to be there. With the reflection we even got double the clouds too. Joy!

Sunset... Sunrise

I'm one of these weird people who is always looking for the beauty in things. Well, the timing was just right last night and even though I was at work and taking the trash to the dumpster, I had to grab my iPod and take these photos of the stunning sunset.

Then this morning at the beach I was greeted with a lovely sunrise and fabulous clouds overhead. 

So, I guess I don't really need any rose-colored glasses, do I? Life is good!

What happened to March?

Holy Toledo... here it is April already and somehow I missed posting on this little blog for the whole month of March. I'm suspecting the March winds blew all my thoughts away, maybe? 

Here are a couple of make-up-for-lost-time photos. One with our winter birds huddled together, and probably the last of the skimmers until next December or January. Can you find them? Three with beaks tucked under their wings at top of photo just left of center. One bottom center with black wings, unlike his gray-winged gull friends.

The clouds were wild and scattered on this particular day and showed lots of variety... never a dull moment.

And finally, a sunrise again. It has been a while since I've been waking before the sun was up but nice to get back to the roll-out-of-bed then hit the beach routine again. 

Happy April, happy spring — happy, happy everything!

Be my valentine?

It was cloudy but still a lovely beginning to Valentine's Day. Is love in the air?

Seems as if this large male pelican is enamored with this lovely blonde and beautiful lady pelican. She was being coy... ignoring the boy.

Be mine, Valentine? 

I didn't wait around for her answer.

Lone sentinel

It turned chilly here a couple of days ago but before it did I reveled in some short-sleeved, early-morning warmth at the beach. 

 Taking in the sights and sounds I realized that I was not alone as this gull, acting as a lone sentinel, perused the happenings on the strand.

Say what? Oh, you have a nice day too.

Guarding the Garden

I had also thought of "Kitty in the Kale" as a title for this posting. You decide which you like best. 

However, title aside, imagine my surprise when I wandered out to my garden today to pick my lunch and found my neighbor's sweet and loving kitty snoozing under the kale. 

Sweet Willie is often on my patio or sunning in the yard but this is the first time I've found him in the garden. Though, now that I think back, I've lost a couple of plants and thought at the time that it looked like something had been sitting on them. Um-m-m-m-m-m.

Now he's acting just silly. Rolling around must be how my delicious tatsoi was destroyed practically overnight. Ah well, it was tasty while it lasted and another tatsoi has been planted as a replacement. Oh yes, there's joy all around, even lurking under the kale.

Romanesco Delight

Ah-h-h-h Romanesco Delight... it sounds like a film title, an Italian film at that!

But THIS Romanesco delight was a delightful little alien-looking treasure I found at the farmer's market. 

How surprised I was to learn that it is actually a cauliflower. Romanesco cauliflower to be exact. 

Add to that how delighted I was to discover that in spite of its strange looks, this little vegetable was simple delicious. This one was roasted in the oven with some olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. It's alien companion was steamed and devoured before it could have its picture taken. 

Either way you cook it... this was a new treat for me and one that was a delicious and delightful experience. Yum! 

Hum-m-m-m, here's a thought... I'll bet that kids who don't like vegetables will eat this little guy simply because it looks like something from outer space.