Solitary Together

I spent a wonderful 5 and a half hours of solitude on the lake in glorious fall temperatures last week. Much to my delight I was able to spend time with a Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria. What a quiet, sublime beauty it is!

Much as I wanted to get closer for a better photo, I was loathe to disturb it, knowing how much I love my solitude. These were what I settled for in order to appreciate its solitariness.