Unlike the vast majority of residents living along coastal regions world wide, I LOVE seagulls. L.O.V.E. Everyone I know thinks I’m crazy, especially the Caretaker. She absolutely does not understand my love of seagulls.

What is there not to love? From one to hundred they offer the same reward, laughter. They are sassy, indiscriminate, and pretentious. They bicker, they squawk, and they love. Sharing might be a problem, but then again, don’t we all have trouble sharing at time?

Driving home from Big City #1 today, I saw something on the side of the road in the bar ditch to a freshly plowed corn field. Something birds book say can be witnessed in our region, maybe. It was big, as in BIG, and beautiful, and majestic. Had a total freak out and had to turn the four door long bed truck with 20′ trailer around on a narrow farm to market road to see it again. And there it was, a freaking bald eagle. A BALD EAGLE!

Not gonna replace my love of seagulls but it was an amazing experience none the less.