The Greed of Seagulls

Yesterday we woke up and went for a walk around Birch Bay. We walked up past a house we are interested in seeing which has piqued our interest. We have an appointment to see it tomorrow morning.

Then we came back along the beach to pick up some shells. The south end of the beach has all the shells. That is where I would really like to buy a place, right there on the beach. We'd have a fire pit and bbq area and place to put our kayaks.

The fishermen chop up their fish and crab out at sea and dump the leftovers in the water, which end up being swept up onto the beaches. The seagulls swoop in to fight over the fish heads and skeletal systems and crab shells. They are so selfish and greedy. If they'd just share, there would be more than enough to go around. Instead, one grabs it, then another takes it from him, and yet another grabs it away. We saw one bird grab up a tail and fly off with it. A group of about six to eight followed him out onto the water where they ganged up and made him drop it. Another gull then grabbed it and the group bullied him into letting it go, and another gull grabbed it. After three or four goes of it, they lost it and it was washed up on shore for another group to fight over.

I was going to go into a discussion about how people are looking as greedy as the seagulls these days but I am out of time and need to finish this up.

After our walk, we went to CJWijn's for Wine tasting. They were sampling 3 whites and two reds. H liked the Russian Jack Sauvignon Blanc the best and I loved the Russian Jack Pinot Noir. The sun was so nice and warm, we sat out in our lounge chairs, drinking wine, and reading US Today.

We had lemon drop martinis while cooking pasta for dinner, Beringer White Zinfandel wine with dinner, and Frangelico with our coffee. Sure sounds like we drink a lot down here.