Look for guideposts to guide you
Mother Nature brought us an ever changing sunrise making it difficult to choose just a few photos this morning. The breeze and water are surprisingly cool for August. The chatty flock of seagulls flew in with wings and hearts open before sunrise.
The waves were perfect soaking up the golden light. The waves and channel markers bringing us the message of looking for the guide posts along the way and allow the weaves of energy to carry you forward. Not to worry, you will always find your way.
Pelican Highway was flying southbound on the horizon as the sun came up to greet the day. After sunrise 3 egrets and the flock stayed to grab snacks and grab a bath.
A solo egret added to the message this morning saying, “I use my skinny legs to be grounded and present, ready to take off. I recommend slowing it down to stay focused so you are prepared to take action when you feel inspired.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Loosen your grip to feel sturdier
With rain over night and the storm system still having around Mother Nature brought us a moody blues sunrise. The temperature was cool with a nice breeze. The flock of seagulls flew in before sunrise when it was still dark for our usual bath time.
The ocean temperature is also cool for this time of year. Waves rolled in catching the shimmery soft light. The full moon was high in the sky enveloped in cozy clouds. When a gold light beam emerged from the wall of clouds the vibe of the morning changed to light and full of promise.
Mikey the great egret and Danika the dolphin bring us the message of the day. Danika and I haven’t seen each other in several weeks. When she came in the lagoon, she came flying over to say hello, bringing the message of sweet connections to help us feel better. She said “Even if your connections are brief, soak up the energetic exchange to feed your soul.”
Mikey said, “The energy of the full moon can be a bit intense. I highly recommend staying focused on your goal and most importantly, relax your grip. It might sound like the opposite thing to do, but the more you center yourself and loosen your hold, the sturdier you will feel.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends !
Break through limitations
Mother Nature brought us a cozy sunrise with fluffy clouds hugging the shoreline. First light was a sultry purple with silver light peeking through. Eventually an intense pink glow filled the sky but only for a few moments before dissipating.
The last supermoon of the year came out from behind the clouds for a moment to bring us the message of the day. This full moon is situated in the part of the sky that is asking us to break through boundaries or limitations holding us back. It encourages us to be courageous! Go ahead color outside the lines and see what manifests.
The flock of seagulls was chatty and so cute this morning. While having a quick bath, one of the seagulls said, “Sometimes full moons can feel intense, so make sure you enjoy play time and a good bath to let the stress go. Use the energy of this moon to bring out your inner unicorn, embracing your unique and beautiful essence.”
Wishing you magical day friends!
First Light
Last supermoon of the year
Open heart gives us meaning
WOWIE! A mixture of Sahara dust and fog gave us a dark and cozy copper sunrise. The gorgeous landscape used the wet sand giving us double the beauty. Salty moisture filled my lungs.
The flock of seagulls flew in to enjoy the sunrise feeling frisky as usual. As they lifted up in front of the sun, one of the seagulls said, “Keep you wings back and heart open even when it seems like too much. She said, You see open hearts give us meaning even when things seem overwhelming.”
A surfer in front of the huge sun stopped to take in the moment bringing us the message to stop and enjoy the moment. Time out of the fray can help restore our internal battery, shifting our mood.
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Each moment brings opportunity
A heavy layer of fog enveloped the shore giving us a cozy sunrise to start the day. The pre sunrise was almost black and white swishing to a muted gold and pink when the sun came up to greet the the day.
The fog and sun bring us the message that the light always burns through the fog if you give it time. Not to worry, your visibility will improve.
The chatty flock of seagulls flew in early for bath time. Pelican Highway traffic was heavy flying southbound.
A dove flew by looking right at the camera saying she wanted to share the message today. “I bring the message of taking a few deep breaths, surrender and relax. Allow the wind to carry and support you."
"Spread your wings and let yourself soar. If you feel stuck, remember everyday and each moment brings the opportunity for new beginnings.”
Wishing you a peaceful day friends!
Fall deeper in love with yourself
Ahhhh, a reflective sunrise with a ceiling of fluffy clouds soaking up the light. The pre sunrise color show started off purple then switched to pink and finally a golden glow.
Perfect waves rolled toward shore calling all surfers and pelicans highway to come take a ride. A lovely, salty breeze gave us a refreshing vibe to the morning.
The flock of seagulls flew in early and stayed for bath time. I had the pleasure of sitting with them for a long while listening to their conversations.
They brings us the message of self care today. One of the gulls looking at his reflection said, “I recommend falling deeper in love with your reflection, not in the self absorbed kind of way but in the way where you experience a deep compassion for all of you. You see self love is a super power that attracts more love and abundance to you.”
He also said, “If you are confused, try looking at things from a different vantage point. Sometimes a new angle gives clarity.”
Another gull was playing with the seaweed saying, “Eat more veggies. A healthy diet will help you think clearly and help you feel healthier too!”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Fall deeper in love with yourself
Eat more veggies
Pip gives and update and introduces Violet
Hi Everyone, it’s me Pip the Pelican. If you are just tuning in, my journey with my Hooman friend Shelley started 138 days ago but who’s counting. She and some other nice Hoomans took a filleted sheepshead out of my gullet, saving my life.
In the past few months I’ve had many adventures like flying home from rehab 76 miles away. I’ve met lots of nice dolphin friends like Momma Jade who occasionally tosses me a fish.
Like most, I’ve had really good days and some not so good days.
Recently, I’ve had more good days then bad and am starting to spend time away from my bestie Hooman friend. Today I visited for a few minutes then left to rejoin my flock of pelican friends. I know the made Shelley very happy.
Violet is my mature pelican friend. Mature….well that just means she is older in age but I wouldn’t call her mature. She tries to get between shelley and me and I don’t like it. We have a love hate relationship. We hang out a lot, she has shown me how to catch fish. She is a fierce fisher girl and doesn’t mind getting in the pelican and dolphin mosh pit. That’s probably how she got a little beat up.
She has had some rough times. She is missing part of her webbing on her left foot and is healing her pouch and chest from a pelican cutting her with their beak. I sometimes get frustrated with her and grab her neck with my beak but I have never hurt her, I’m just letting her know how I feel.
Stay tuned for more tales!
That’s me Pip! I go by Puppy too
Introducing Violet
A reflective Violet
That’s Violet being fierce! You can see her webbing is missing a piece on her left foot.
Momma Jade, the dolphin
That's me, Pip behind Violet. You probably can't tell but I'm giving Violet the stink eye for getting up close with MY Hooman.
Healing takes time
Mother Nature brought us a unique color show mixing all the crayons together to get an exquisite artful display. The wet sand reflected back the beautiful sky giving us a heart opening expansive feeling to the day.
The soft breeze was blowing while the ocean churned. The sweet flock of seagulls flew in to share bath time and some much needed self care time.
After sunrise I ran into a female osprey grooming at the docks. She was holding her foot up so when she looked at me I said, “Show me your foot.” She lifted her foot, showing the red boo boo.
She said, “Many of us have boo boo’s. Some you can see, others are hidden from the naked eye."
“Having a compassionate friend to share it with helps me feel supported. My recipe for healing is daily self care, rest, and patience is how I’ll heal. I just relax on my pole and give myself time to recover."
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
When she looked at me I said, “Show me your foot.”
She showed me her boo boo
Pelican Highway
Compassion makes a difference
Mother Nature brought us a subdued and peaceful sunrise. The pre sunrise was almost black and white with just a hint of pink. When the sun came up it was surrounded by swirly golden clouds.
A turtle hatchling got a lift from an NSB Turtle Tracker this morning. The little nugget was disoriented from the lights at a nearby condo.
As she was swimming away she said, “I bring the message of accepting help when you get turned around. Us baby turtles have quite a journey, swimming 40 miles to seaweed where we can rest, so we happily receive assistance to make our journey successful. Compassion for others really does make a difference."
Sandwich terns were diving for snacks in the waves encouraging us to commit to our goal. The little one said, ”Go ahead, dive in! Make the commitment and go for it. See what kind of splash you can make. At the very least, you will get practice diving.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Committed
Make a splash
Things are falling into place
Ahhhh, a sweet and salty sunrise with just a few clouds on the horizon and calm ocean. Pelican Highway traffic was surprisingly light, while seagulls street was packed. The flock of seagulls flew in after the sunrise feeling rambunctious and playful.
The group of seagulls lined up like a totem pole said, “We are here to remind you that things are falling into place. Sometimes we can’t see all the people, places and things aligning, but not to worry, it is happening.”
After sunrise a sweet squirrel was striking pose. She said, “I’m the messenger of freezing to take in the moment. Im here to remind you to play."
"Yes it is important to save for the future but not to hoard your nuts so much you stop having fun. Take time to play and giggle because your joy can attract all kinds of abundance!"
Wishing you an abundant day friends!
Sit tall, hold your petals high
WOW! Mother Nature used her special ray of light paint brush today bringing us a spectacular light show. Light jetted from the huge fluffy clouds for an hour filing the air with promise for a new day.
A person in the shape of the lotus position appeared in the clouds brining us a powerful message. The lotus roots in the ground then reaches for the sun, encouraging us to seek truth and enlightenment. The lotus position reminds us to sit tall and release what no longer serves you so we are able to hold our petals (Heart) high and open.
The ocean was calm except for perfect surfing waves. Two surfers were catching waves when I reached the shore. The expression on the girls face says it all, “Enjoy riding the waves! Paddling to get in front of the wave is half the fun! If you love what you do the effort is fun!"
A seagull and the other surfer bring the message of being fully present in the moment so you are ready to change directions quickly. The seagull said, “It’s an art to be fully grounded in the body, yet light on your feet. Be open to following the energy and momentum, even if it carries you in a direction you didn’t expect.”
Wishing you a day filled with light and hope!
Cloud person in lotus position top left
Cloud person
Tales from the lagoon ~ Episode - Summer time fish fly
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode - Summer Time Fish Fly
August is historically the slowest dolphin action month in the part of the Indian river lagoon where I hang out the most. The past 7 days we had an upwelling which brought cooler water and some stinging jellyfish. Jellyfish are not my favorite, I was surprised to get stung on both legs by one jellyfish!
Loads of turtles, manatees and a couple pelicans were hanging around grabbing snacks while the dolphins enjoyed hugs and kisses. The cooler water seemed to make the dolphin frisky, enjoying tossing fish and jumping for joy.
Emma the resident kitty cat likes to sit on the seawall and watch the world go by. She loves to watch the birds and sometimes goes in the mangroves to get a glimpse at the crabs and dolphins. I never know who is going to show up to the lagoon….
Stay tuned for more tales!
Emma watching the birds and dolphins go by
Dare to dream
It was an eventful sunrise with dolphins, sharks, birds and a rocket launch. Dolphins fed just past the waves, a spinner shark leaped out of the water while the flock of chatty seagulls came in to share in the joy of a new day.
The sun came up a big ball of light surrounded by fluffy clouds and a calm ocean. Rays of light jetted into the sky filling the air with hope and excitement.
Before sunrise a rocket launched bringing loads of people to the beach. I usually just photograph nature related animals and landscapes but the rocket was a big part of the morning.
I asked a seagull what he thought about the rocket and he said, “The rocket shows us how our thoughts become reality. Manifesting your hearts desire starts with your thoughts and passion.”
When the rocket was gone it left behind a question mark in the sky asking us, “What are your dreams?”
Wishing you magical day friends!
Dolphin
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode- A Week in the life of pip the pelican
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode - A Week in the Life Of Pip the Pelican
Hi Everyone! It’s me Pip the Pelican with a Lagoon Update. If you are just meeting me, I have many names but my favorite is Puppy. Shelley named me Puppy because I like to put everything in my mouth, even if it isn’t good for me. You see, I pick things up and swirl it around in my pouch like a fine wine. If it isn’t food I eventually drop it.
This week I was just couldn’t stop playing with the crab house ropes. I pulled on all the ropes but I couldn’t pull them up. I don’t like shrimp, it tastes yucky so I don’t think I want to eat a crab but I am very curious. I think maybe I’d like to set them free.
A sign of good bird health is if we are bathing. Well this week I got an A+ in grooming. Us birds flap our wings really hard on the water, splashing the water around to get any bugs and dirt off. When birds have bugs it means we are not feeling good. I’m happy to report I’m keeping the bugs off!
After I bathe I give myself a good shake then like I try to keep my wings dry by holding them up. I don’t know if all birds do this but Shelley says it’s like I just left a hair salon and I don’t want to mess up my hair.
The dolphins have been around too, along with Spot the egret, Mikey the great egret and Victoria the mean girl pelican. Ok, well maybe she isn’t mean but that’s another story. The momma dolphins and babies have been playful, but not staying in the lagoon long, just coming in to grab snacks and go.
So many more stories to tell! Stay tuned for more tales!
PS~. The sunrise for Tuesday is the previous post.
I’m so handsome
I’m very curious! I want to pull up the crab house with the rope.
Courage to rebuild
The air was cool as I walked to the beach. I could see the pink glow in the distance fill-in game with anticipation. The ocean was calm soaking up all the colors like a shimmery blanket. A soft fluffy cloud in the sky looked like a dove bringing the feeling of hope and promise of a new day.
The waves were perfect again but instead of dolphins we had a shark swimming along the shore in the waves.
She said, “I bring the message of embracing your sensitivity. Much like the wasp from yesterday, I encourage you to take action. Use your sensitivy to know how to kick into gear. Don’t worry about the outcome, just keep swimming.”
A starfish on the beach brings the message of regeneration and healing. Life isn’t always easy so I’m here to remind you of your innate ability to heal and feel renewed. Give yourself a little time, remembering you have the courage to rebuild.
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Plan, Take Action, Play!
The pre sunrise color show was spectacular! All the colors came to gather for a breathtaking, heart opening display of beauty. The soft fluffy clouds were soaking up the ever changing light show.
The ocean was calm expect for perfect surfing waves calling out to the surfers and dolphins to come play. The flock of seagulls came in hot and chatty again. They were open winged soaking up the light.
A couple dolphin grabbing breakfast and surfing the waves, bring us the message of balancing work and pleasure. “Take time to play in the waves of life. Just a few minutes of play can shift your mood.”
Wasps and bees were sharing nectar from the wildflowers bringing us the message of taking action. While hanging upside down the wasp said, “I recommend making a plan, and taking action. Remember anything is possible! With your plan, harness your desire into action, stay the course, knowing you are stronger than you think.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Higher perspective to avoid distractions
The sunrise was for the birds today! The flock of seagulls flew in hot and spunky. With a light breeze and calm ocean, the vibe was serene. Dolphins cruised northbound in the distance grabbing breakfast while the flock danced in front of the sun.
They were showing off their acrobatic skills bringing us the message of play and quick change. They said, “Changing directions quickly is not just fun but necessary to go with the flow. Oh and walking on sunshine is fun too!”
After sunrise I ran into a what I think is a Coppers hawk. Maybe my bird friends can help me know for sure? He was stalking his breakfast when I showed up to connect.
He said, “I bring the message of focus and clear vision. I’m here to encourage soaring high to get a higher perspective and avoid distractions. Getting the birds eye perspective can help you navigate any obstacles so you can stay focused on your goal.”
“Also, did you know hawks mate for life? They bring the message of commitment. Whether you are in a relationship or not, staying committed to your heart’s desire is a great way to keep your heart open and feel fulfilled.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Break out of routines
Ahhhh, a cozy morning courtesy of sea fog and Sahara dust. The color show stayed muted until the sun came up to greet the day. The breeze created textured waves as they rolled toward shore.
A solo baby turtle was making his way to the water bringing us the message of following our instincts. The little one said, “I am born knowing exactly which way to go. Even when condo lights confuse my sense of direction, I have an inner knowing of my truth that I trust. I am the reminder to avoid distractions and stay the course of your hearts desires.”
The flock of seagulls came in after sunrise feeing spunky and fun. I asked them why they returned from their trek up north so soon. They said, “We find it’s good to break out routines and schedules. When you color outside the lines, you find new experiences can come to you.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
I’m away from the sunrise today for the Ocean Float. I wanted to use this opportunity to say THANK YOU and let you know how grateful I am for all your support and encouragement.
Roy, my late husband, and I spent countless hours brainstorming about how we could help more people find peace and balance. We were always bouncing around ideas about classes, books, retreats, you name it we were taking about it.
We were also just as passionate about the environment. We believed if we could help people let go of the stress and trauma they would feel better and then take better care of themselves and the planet.
Fast Forward to a year after he passed, he came to me in a dream and took me shopping for a professional Canon camera.
The camera brought life back to me by connecting directly with nature and animals which helped heal my heart.
What I didn’t realize until the premiere of the documentary, My Invisible Husband, is Roy figured out a way for us to reach more people through photography and the film!
What I know for sure is our passion to help people and the environment continues because of all of you!
All of your likes, shares, comments and encouragement help spread the beauty of nature and creates unity. This seems especially important at a time when we can feel divided and worried.
From all of my heart to yours, THANK YOU for helping spread the healing beauty and joy of Mother Nature. Thank you for being my pod, I'm truly grateful for the connections!
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