Egret

Finally he offered the pipe to the mikko and, taking a lit brand from the fire, held it while Egret sucked the pipe to life.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

The youth stepped forward, circled us, and presented Egret with the stick.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Egret, like so many, considered his warriors the best in the world.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Egret seemed much too delighted with his new toys.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

When all was done, Egret invited us to sit while the boys produced wooden plates.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

And had enough trade to entice Egret into thinking that honoring the Power of trade was worth it.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

There we saw a beautiful Great Egret (Adrea alba), and a snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) coming up for air.

"I'd rather be a forest than a street..." niamh_sage 2009

The tide was coming in, and there were several species of birds fishing among the rocks at the water's edge, including cormorants (Phalacorax auritus), a couple of examples of something that most resembled a Great Egret (Ardea alba), and the usual assortment of gulls, though we did spot a few Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla), which we don't often see.

One Afternoon in Connecticut greygirlbeast 2009

Egret seemed to be weighing something down deep in his souls, then he smiled.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Egret lugged his booty up to the palace, then proceeded to tour the town, one of the too-tight Kristiano shirts pulled over his expanding belly, the Kristiano sword swinging before him like a flail.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011