09 December 2024

Living Playhouse

Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts   

Long legs in a hurry.
 I know these walkabout strides.
   Sandpipers !!!
 
 Should be on their way to warm places.
  But they are still HERE.

 Adorning the edges of sandy coasts, with their swift runs against the waves.
 
  It is all about food, this is what we are told.
 Why then do I feel that it is this play with the waves that thrills them?
  
  Such a delight to watch... 

Crane Beach : ... long legs in a hurry...

Crane Beach : ... I know these walkabout strides...

Crane Beach : ... sandpipers !!!...

Crane Beach : ... should be on their way to warm places...

Crane Beach : ... still here, adorning the edges of sandy coasts...

Crane Beach : ... such a delight to watch...