We're loading the Corolla's trunk and getting ready for tomorrow's departure. At 7:00 p.m. we returned for one last sunset spectacle on Crescent Beach. We set up our beach chairs as did many others and sat down as though to watch a movie.
When we accompanied Robin and Anna to this beach for their last sunset there was a moment when suddenly hundreds of seagulls came storming in filling the air with screeching and flapping wings. I checked the time and it was exactly 6:06 p.m. I remember thinking, 'This must be their moment.'
Since then we've put the clocks forward an hour. This evening hundreds of seagulls again suddenly and noisily appeared, and I checked my watch. It was 7:06 p.m. I find this highly interesting. There is evidently a signal out there perceptible only to seagulls.
The actual sunset was of course a treat to behold and it commanded the attention of all those on the beach...
Once the sun dipped below the horizon we heard outbursts of applause and one group broke into the song, 'You Are My Sunshine.'
After returning to our apartment we walked to a local waterfront which is actually the intracoastal waterway, and watched the sun's final fading rays.
On the way back I took a flash photo of a tree Carol found particularly appealing ...
And so our 2012 stay in Florida draws to a close. We hope to get an early start tomorrow.
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