The perfect recess.

Today, March 5Th, 2008.
Debbie and I went out in the middle of a regular working day for a walk in the Ocmulgee National Park. A perfect place to go for a walk.
We've done this many times before, but today seems different. We were not walking for the exercise. We strolled, taking in our surroundings. Just being in the moment. The turtles were out basking in the sun. The great heron we are so familiar with, looked even bigger today. The egrets were there, beautiful as ever, fishing, or trying to. They look so graceful when they fly. Why they look so white and clean, I don't know.
By taking the time to just observing, we did notice something quite unusual today. The park has some strange big birds. We've been seeing them for the last few months. We think they are Aegis. Well, we saw how they get their food today. They dive in the water and swim in the water. Yes, the bird swims in the water, disappearing totally, then comes back with a fish in his beck. I've never seen something like that before. We observed that scene for a while, marvelled, then went on.
We've seen a large water moccassin this past Sunday and I was hoping to see it again. No luck this time. May be he was watching us, smiling and thinking "Gee, these humans are back again".
I then realized that I'm going back to work after having lunch with Debbie. That's a perfect recess. Leave work for 45 minutes for a stroll in a National Park full of a unique wildlife, then go right back to work. Macon is good.