Seagulls and sparrows, pigeons and
hawks, airplanes and hand gliders fill the skies at the Lake Michigan
public beaches. Look up into the clouds when you are not looking out
upon vast expanses of living waters, and see a sky filled with life
and activity!
Birds bombing the waters, flying
predators taking dives from very high in the sky after circling their
prey, the unsuspecting fish hanging out below, swoosh! the seagull
makes a beeline dive and scoops up a mouthful of Koi fish in its
beak after making about twenty circles over its head, and then
finally zoning in to get its dinner and flying off to its nest to eat it and feed
it also to its young.
Happy seagulls and thriving sparrows!
Sparrows all chitter-chattering and squeaking out bird calls, gathering up seeds that fall from the dune grass into their hungry open
mouths. So many seeds! Cracking them then digesting the meats,
tearing apart the chaff and then throwing the shell away. The dune grass
produces more and more seeds. The sparrows never grow hungry, there is always
an abundance to eat at the beach. The birds then fly easterly, towards the
water, always natural waters for them to drink, and they never growing
thirsty.
There are Mallard ducks swimming along the shores
in twos--husbands and wives--bonded as mates for their entire lives.
Red and green feathery rings around their long necks, like wedding
bands, they are swimming together in matrimony.
Birds of every type: flocks of geese
too, herons, and hawks, are flying toward the lake, knowing where to
find food and water, building nests of shelters in trees along the way near a world of fun at the lakeside beach.
Dragonflies flitting on by, buzzing and
jerking, back and forth, they are companions to the yellow jacket honeybees
who sip Cola syrup off the tops of picnic benches. The dragonflies and
bees are looking dangerous, just don't swat them, stay clear! Let them
be to go about their business and you about yours, so you do not get
into each others' way. Billions of insects at the beach! And bloodthirsty
beach flies; cover your bare legs!
So much life at the beach: a world of
birds, insects and fish, among billion year old rocks that have not
yet become sand. Rocks of tan, white, gray, red, and yellow hues--different shapes and sizes--perfect to gather up for your
backyard home gardens. Rocks to walk on, but no, not barefoot! Wear
your thongs! Step on only sand barefoot, squishing warm golden sand
between your toes instead. The sand massages my tired feet, as it
jostles underneath my heel forming the perfect impression of my foot in the sand, kicking up sand as I hike on by.
Yes, activity at the beach can be fun
and relaxing too. Enjoy a brisk entrance into the water, feel it
chill your skin and then dunk in one body part at a time, jumping up
and down in the water in vain to keep warm! Feel the spectacular
sensations of the watery waves one by one caressing your body, as you
struggle to keep your head above water to breathe! Catch a Frisbee
and throw it back!
A day at the beach, long to be
remembered as having the time of my life! Next summer I will plan
do it again!
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