Seaweed and Seagulls

 The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

I was caught in that net of wonder

long, long ago.

My grandparents owned a beach house on Galveston Island

and

I spend all of my summer vacations with them.

Some of my happiest moments were there

and

it is part of who I am today.

I live along the Texas Gulf Coast

and

Galveston is just a whisper away.....

Yesterday my friend said, "Let's go to the beach!'

Away we went with

our picnic basket, a bottle of wine

and

bubble wands.....

We found our favorite place

and

drove over the sand dune to where the sand meets the water.

Oh!!!

we were greeted by

two tons of seaweed and it seemed like two thousand seagulls!

My friend looked at me and said, "It will be wonderful! You will see!"

 The sky was the darkest blue

and

the warm waves roared as they rolled into the shore

while

the seagulls ran up and down the edge of the water

making

loud noises as they feasted

on

something they thought was delicious in the seaweed !

As

the twilight started to fall

I felt as though I was a guest at a very special symphony.

One you only see and hear

when

you open yourself to the beauty that surrounds you.

 
 

Oh!

I gathered as many bags of seaweed as I could

to

take home to put in the compost for the garden!

It was a wonderful Gift from the Sea!!!!

Waves,

Dottie

♥

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