BLUE PENGUIN REVELRY -- watching little blue penguins parade on a beach in Australia
in complete silence they march in a file onto the stage like well-rehearsed kindergarteners their white-breasted costumes glitter joyously under the dim light
since no flash is allowed it is hard to tell from which backstage they emerge -- the boundless ocean or the dark night
in wobbling steps without any gesture or dialogue they shake water off their bodies and fill the eyes of proud parents in the audience with tears