Thursday, April 17, 2014

DOUBLE OUR PLEASURE


that had come to visit us
a few months ago at one of the beaches nearby.


Jim headed directly from the parking lot across the road
safely perched on the embankment as
SNOWY OWL 
flew to the top of a tree.


OK Jim, let's get moving
follow me to the beach and
please be careful of that road you are walking on!


Sheesh!
 You'd think that SNOWY OWL
was something special or something.


Just for a change we decided to take a new/old path
because, well, we just wanted to.


Good decision!
Because as I sat snuggled next to Jim,
Ron went down on the sand and discovered
SNOWY OWL #2


nestled quietly by him/herself 
wondering I'm sure if we would disappear
as quickly as we arrived.


No chance of me disturbing our discovery.


Jim took his turn,
working slowly down and around the viewing area.


After an unexpected flight closer to the houses,
Jim got his pictures  and returned.


Unexpected pleasures can be doubled in the wink of an eye.
If we hadn't taken the new/old path, well,
SNOWY OWL #2
wouldn't have become part of memory.