Off the coast of Virginia, these marshy islands were made famous by Marguerite Henry's classic Misty of Chincoteague. We rented bikes for the weekend and rode just about everywhere, taking in the scenery and the wildlife.
I had hoped to get a lot closer to the wild ponies, but it didn't happen this time. I would also love to photograph them splashing in the ocean. My photos of the ponies somehow came out looking like watercolor paintings, which definitely adds to the pastoral effect.
On our first morning on the island, we took our breakfast out onto the hotel's deck, to enjoy the peacefulness of dining next to the calm water. And then I noticed we were not alone on the deck.
I blinked and squinted and could not for the life of me figure out if this thing was real. It was completely, totally still. (That's chapter one of the predator's handbook. Stay still with your mouth open and maybe something will just wander on in.)
Freaky, right? He was gone later. The next morning, there were two there, hoping a guest would toss them a mini muffin from the continental breakfast buffet.
The islands were particularly pretty and peaceful in September, after schools had started. That's my favorite time of year to go to the beach.
The Assateague lighthouse has such fun red and white candy cane stripes.
I had hoped to get a lot closer to the wild ponies, but it didn't happen this time. I would also love to photograph them splashing in the ocean. My photos of the ponies somehow came out looking like watercolor paintings, which definitely adds to the pastoral effect. 
On our first morning on the island, we took our breakfast out onto the hotel's deck, to enjoy the peacefulness of dining next to the calm water. And then I noticed we were not alone on the deck.
I blinked and squinted and could not for the life of me figure out if this thing was real. It was completely, totally still. (That's chapter one of the predator's handbook. Stay still with your mouth open and maybe something will just wander on in.)
Freaky, right? He was gone later. The next morning, there were two there, hoping a guest would toss them a mini muffin from the continental breakfast buffet. 
The islands were particularly pretty and peaceful in September, after schools had started. That's my favorite time of year to go to the beach.
The Assateague lighthouse has such fun red and white candy cane stripes.
Not super exotic, but the deer and bunnies got a lot closer to the bike trail than the wild ponies ever did.
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