Steadfast

This gull captivated me.  He stood on his little rock, balancing against the swell and the wind, feathers ruffling.  Sometimes he lost his balance, floundered momentarily, then regained his perch, faced into the wind, the setting sun and the incoming tide.  Eventually he was overwhelmed by the tide and set off surfing instead.  A life lesson, if ever there was one.  He has much in common with our local seal.