Note from a small island

A great day! Blue sky, glittering sea, a cool breeze through the treetops, and the distant cries of seagulls. Around noon, two eagles showed up circling just above the house, which finally gave me reason to pick up the camera. Some more pictures on my Flickr page.

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Jan Moren said…
Ah, vacation would be nice. Too bad I already had mine... On the positive side it's too hot to enjoy time off anyhow.
24 July 2008 at 03:46
Unknown said…
1) White-tailed eagles, to be precise. 2) A blog? Really? Very retro.
24 July 2008 at 17:23
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