Drops of Beauty #440

“You can have the other words - chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I’ll take grace. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’ll take it.” - Mary OliverHello friends! Perfect temperatures, colorful sunrises, and plenty of bird surprises. I even had a beaver swim around the corner right in front of me - and then give me a tail slap. Many things in the world are crazy, but some things are just right.Here are my photo choices for today:October 25, 2026 - we sure have had a string of beautiful colors!October 21, 2026 - both before and after sunrise have been beautiful.The coots are dancing with me in the mornings.I’m usually lucky to see pelicans once or twice, but I’ve seen them most days lately!“Outta my way!”I saw a monarch flutter by my house today, so it seemed like a good reason to post another photo!Ring-billed gull snagged a fish on the fly! Impressive.The stretch and fluff station. (Franklin’s gulls)Avocets always make me smile.Bluebird staredown. The robin took a lower branch…