Okay, I've been hanging out at the beach writing poetry.  Hubby's company sent us to Naples, Florida for a week.  He had to come to a seminar and I came along for the beach.   He is in the seminar all day, so I am alone laying on the beach writing poetry...I love it!

Here are some photos and one of my poems.

View from our hotel:

My spot for the last 3 days:

Some birds I found on my nature walk:

A lizard.  (these run all over here and each one looks different).

This is a little friend I found on the beach.  There is a cute story that goes with this.

It seems a universal truth that as soon as a grown up heads out on a nature walk, any child around that person will follow.  LOL 

I set out on my nature walk, and began looking for shells and birds.  I found I was being followed.  By several children.  The most friendly one, was a little boy.  He came right up to me on the rocks (right after I found my little crabby friend) and when he saw it, his eyes got HUGE!  He started asking me how to find one.  I told him where to look.  I told him that in California these are all over the place.  He couldn't believe that.  He said he lives in Miami and hadn't seen these except in cages. 

He began looking for one.  Soon joined by other children and some parents.  I took some pictures of this little creature and was planning to set him free.  This little boy was so cute.  I had to do something.

I gave my friend to this little boy, and he could not believe his luck.  He was so excited.  I made him promise to ask his mom first, and make sure to get a proper cage and food.  He ran to do so.  His mom said yes, and he showed me the cage and the hotel gave him some food for the hermit crab. 

He kept coming up to me all day and talking to me about things he had found.  He gave me a big shell he found (to thank me for the crab).  LOL

He asked me if I lived in California, and I told him no.  I said I live in Utah, and he said: "Wow!  You are lucky!".  Here I am thinking this kid lives in Florida and he thinks I am lucky...?  I asked him why he thought so and he said it was because I have snow where I live.  I thought that was funny.  He said he had never seen snow before, and he spoke about it like it was something magical.  I hated to burst his bubble, that it is messy, wet, and very hard to drive in.  LOL

It's been a fun few days!

I do love how warm and nice it is here.  The ocean is so warm, and the sand so soft.  I am so glad I came here with hubby.

Here is my poem, I wrote it while I was laying on the beach.  While I did say "Mother Moon", I do not mean to imply that I am a nature worshiper.  I just thought of it as the moon watching over the waves, much like a mother watches over her children.  I just wanted to make that clear that I love the Lord's creations, and I KNOW who made them.  That being said, here is my poem:

Encore!              By Debbi A. Edmons 10/26/07

Sentinals stand guard in the distance

Arms outstretched

Whispering their approval

A devine glow about them

Mother moon watches on

Each flowing movement; a birth

Her creations are breathtaking

She allows all to look on in wonderment

Pulling and tugging

Like a puppet master at work

She makes them dance

For all to see

Fluffy white gossamer curtains

Draw closed

But the sound of the dance goes on

Bravo!  Encore!

LadyPoet33