All you need is a little wind and a beautiful day!  When’s the last time you flew a kite?

I thought so.  Be a kid again and fly your kite.  It’s easy, uplifting, and just fun!

This time it was Layla who spotted this large, beautiful moth.  If it wasn’t for Layla and her curiosity, we wouldn’t have seen it.  This male Polyphemus moth was hiding under a red pickup truck parked at the gas station where we stopped to buy gas.  What a sight!

Polyphemus moths are one of the largest silk moths.  It is named after Polyphemus, the giant one-eyed cyclops in Greek mythology, because of its large eyes on its hindwings.  You can’t see the eyes on this moth.  They’re hiding from us.  Why?

Moth sightings have different meanings.  This is my second moth sighting this summer.  Both were on the way to Brevard and in Brevard.  For me, it’s about the delicacy of life and a reminder to live intentionally everyday.  I want to pay attention to the details and spend more time on what’s most important to me.  Moths have a very short life span as do we.

Read about this moth

I think it’s a male marked by large antennae.

Layla, the moth-sniffing dog

I love birds.  I want to come back as a pelican.  They gracefully glide above the water just barely skimming it.  Yesterday, I spied this fascinating rare reddish egret on the North Beach at Honeymoon Island.  Watch its playful dance!   The energetic dance is a feeding behavior and not just for fun.  The egret spreads its wings to cast a big shadow so it can see and spear tiny fish in the shallow water.   Watch at the very end.  Got one!  Amazing!

Reddish Egret

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