Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Spending time on the Water

I had promised the other day I would get some pictures of the area as well as some of the boats washed up from the hurricane. Well here is a series that you may enjoy.

Out on the water there are a fair number of shallow areas that have collected tree stumps and the birds have made good use of them to dry (the Anhinga's, Egrests and Pelicans).
One of the pictures is a Portugese Man of War.....they usually show up when the weather turns good and after the wind has died down. They're quite dangerous as they can sting you with their tentacles that hang out as much as 6 or 8 feet. The one pictured is as big as I have seen (12").
Marge and I do a lot of exploring and searching for things like the nurse shark she is pointing at. We followed it around for awhile in the shallows to see what was up, but let it go its own way. We also saw, but were not able to picture, two or three rays floating through the water. They are sure graceful as they slide through the water.
Jack & Garrett..... don't forget to click on the pictures to enlarge them and see them better!!


Last, but not least, we enjoy the bridges, the fishing, being on the water and of course the sunshine.

(If you look close at this last one you will see the warning about the bridge falling apart)

We even catch dinner sometimes, actually we always seem to catch enought for dinner....tonignt was Lane Snapper .....fantastic!!!! We are enjoying our time on the water!