"A man is not old until egrets take the place of dreams."
~John Barrymore

Ok, I intentionally left out the "r" in the Barrymore quote.

Once the tide came in we had to wade out into water over our
knees to get around some of the driftwood. At one location,
this snowy egret reminded us of a tour guide as he walked
in front of us around a tree. Then he flew back to
reclaim his hunting spot and did the same
for the next passing beachcombers.