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A lone gull seems to be taking in all the sights atop a pole at the Milford Marina and boat club.
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In the distance, beyond the breakwater rocks, Charles Island can be seen. When the tide is low, a natural sandbar becomes a long walkway leading to the island and many people enjoy spending time out there taking in the different sights and sounds, found only on an island.
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With this natural sandbar road exposed at low tide, the island is easily accessed...better wear a watch since the tide is high again in about six hours.
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I live about 30 miles inland from this area of the Atlantic Ocean- in the beautiful, cool and green and shady state of Connecticut. Its one of my favorite places to visit. I have so many childhood memories of vacationing at a shorefront cottage each summer near Silver Beach.
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The ocean is a banquet for each of our senses to feast on..it's truly a gift of Earth, with its sights and sounds, colors and creatures and treaures- from a child's collection of shells, to delicious Maine Lobsters, dipped in buttersauce- it is here for all to enjoy. We must see to it that the generations that follow us have the same chance to reap it's bounty and ride its waves.
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