Saturday evening we enjoyed a leisurely walk
along the Marginal Way in Ogunquit
with the beach roses in full bloom.
It was heavenly!
(you can take in the views at my Shells and Roses blog by clicking here)
As we walked, little chipmunks would scurry by
and one in particular caught our attention and
we paused to watch. We noticed it ran under the
beach roses. The leaves on the shrub were moving
and we realized that chippy was climbing inside
of it.
As he (or she) reached the top,
the chipmunk's head appeared and chippy began
to eat the rose buds.
It was fascinating to see this tiny creature sitting in
the rosa rugosas by the sea enjoying the roses in a different
manner from us!
along the Marginal Way in Ogunquit
with the beach roses in full bloom.
It was heavenly!
(you can take in the views at my Shells and Roses blog by clicking here)
As we walked, little chipmunks would scurry by
and one in particular caught our attention and
we paused to watch. We noticed it ran under the
beach roses. The leaves on the shrub were moving
and we realized that chippy was climbing inside
of it.
As he (or she) reached the top,
the chipmunk's head appeared and chippy began
to eat the rose buds.
It was fascinating to see this tiny creature sitting in
the rosa rugosas by the sea enjoying the roses in a different
manner from us!
As we continued on our way, we came upon this
quote...so appropriate in many ways, especially
after our observations with the chipmunk!
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and cheer
and give strength to body and soul alike."
John Muir
