On this cool, gray, rainy morning in South Florida, we had three unexpected Christmas visitors. They were bottlenose dolphins.
Cavorting about in Sarasota Bay, just 20 yards from our condo, the trio seemed to be celebrating the Holiday themselves. These intelligent creatures always give me the impression that they know we are watching and intend to send a message, perhaps (I often think) about their relative degree of freedom.
Less interactive and far more tranquil were American white pelicans, drifting slowly past the mangroves in parade formation. Joy and peace on this Christmas Day!
