Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Promise of ...


It rained today. It wasn't cold or blustery, just springtime wet. Everyone bustled about their business, as usual. Rain? So what! There's the promise of warm, sunny days next week. I relish the idea of sunshine bringing a spectrum of color back to Birch Bay!

Is life easier for the seagulls and bald eagles and the scores of other birds on the bay when it's sunny? I wonder if they are helped or hindered in their daily getting-on by sunshine or rain. Do they open their peepers at dawn, s-t-r-e-t-c-h their wingspan to the fullest, and think, "Wouldn't you know it! Another gray day in the Pacific Northwest!"

Ahhhh, the promise of sunshine ...

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