Sunset on the Exeter river

I can't lie, I love a great sunset! Especially one that takes me by complete surprise, like this one.

I had to go into town to drop off my daughters friend when I noticed the colors in the sky. I was afraid by the time I dropped off the friend and made it back to the river, it might be too late. Sunsets, sunrises ... they change and diminish so quickly. Brilliant one minute, gray the next.

When I see a beautiful Great Blue Heron I can't help but think of the horrid photos of the Pelicans/Gulls in the Gulf, dripping in oil. My heart goes out to them and the people who are doing all they can to save such delicate birds.

I've added a special place on my sidebar for blogs/websites I'm following that are all Gulf related. It will be interesting to see where the wildlife/fishing industry/tourism industry stand 1 year from now. Will they survive? If they don't stop that damn oil soon, who knows. The current situation frustrates me to no end.

Okay, enough of my rant . . .

Wow, that was on gorgeous sunset! I just love this time of year, don't you?

By the way, thanks for all your input on my watermark! It's officially kaput. LOL! Guess simple is the best for now.

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Fly fishing on the Exeter river

Although I don't fish, I think this looks like a pretty decent, and relaxing, way to start the day.

This gentleman is in good company with plenty of Herons and Gulls. They're pretty prolific on the river in the morning, coming in for the first meal of the day. It's one of my favorite places to look for Herons, but you have to be early. In another hour or so all that's left are the Gulls.

Photos taken on the backside of String Bridge

As many times as I've seen guys fly fishing on the river I've never seen any of them catch anything. Luckily the birds seem to be slightly more successful.

As I leaned out over the railing to photograph the fisherman I noticed this House Sparrow nearby, contemplating his fate.

Happy Saturday all! I'm so glad this week is finally over!!

*If you haven't stopped by the International Bird Rescue and Research Center blog then I highly recommend it. They just published a video showing exactly how they clean oiled birds. Poor things are scrubbed down pretty intensely, but it's all for their own survival. Quite frankly I'm really surprised more birds haven't come into the facility. Only 27, so far.

**Thank you all for the wonderful comments on my previous post, Seaside Inspiration. I had a lot of fun working on the photo's and hope to publish similar posts in the very near future!

When Nature Calls

There's nothing like a leisurely afternoon of fly fishing in a beautiful New England setting



That is until Nature calls . . .



'Hello? Can you hold a minute? I think I have a fish on the other line'









'Never mind. When I picked up no one was there. So you were saying . . .'

Now what do you think the other guy was thinking of all this?