another early morning of colorful skies

over to the beach once again before sunrise.. not as colorful as yesterday but it'll do.. rain was in the forecast for later in the day thru tonite into tomorrow morning.. it started raining at 4pm

on the drive to the beach--Calabash River

this gull found a fish  for breakfast

a Panorama with the Note 9 phone

 

a colorful dawn sky

a drive over to the beach well before Sunrise this early morning.. the sky was lit up with colors at dawn-- nice.... a non-sunrise followed as the clouds made their way across the horizon-- the colors were gone ..57*.. light rain showers started around 8am off /on for a while.. only got up to 62* thruout the rest of the day

well before sunrise-- a lone dog-walker

Sandpipers at rest on the beach

what should have been a sunrise-- SkyMap app

 

rain rain go away

up before 4am as always this morning.. the skies opened up with a nasty heavy thunderstorm that lasted for over 2 hours... no sunrise today.. by 8am the sun popped out and it was a nice 74* day that followed..

 

Happy Thanxgiving

wishing all a Happy Thanxgiving.. stay well.. stay safe.. stay healthy and most of all be THANKFUL in these trying times of chaos.. 

earlier this morning I drove over to the island.. 64*.. with the many low clouds and little chance of a decent sunrise I decided not to go on to the beach.. a stop at Veteran's Park along the ICW  then on over to the Lake where one of the resident Bald Eagles was on its perch high above.. I noticed that he was 'smiling'-- why you might ask---he was glad on this Thanxgiving Day he was not a Turkey for dinner.. it turned into a nice sunny 74* day

no sunrise this morning

overlooking the ICW

 

Great Egret  on the bank of the Lake

my buddy is still around in late November

high on his perch at the Lake

make him smile

low clouds greeted me

a sky filled with low clouds as I ventured over to the island .. no chance for a sunrise this early morning

 

kewl temps again..

the temps are dropping on this early morning before sunrise as I drove over to the beach.. 40*... a few more peeps than I thought would be out and about.. I guess they miss seeing the sunrise the past couple of days.. decided to do the short walk out on to the beach at the Gazebo near the pier.. topped out at only 60* but sunny this afternoon as we topped off the day at our local Chevy dealer to pick up Pat's new 2021 Traverse..

well before sunrise at the Calabash River

a Christmas and Holiday welcome at the beach

he found his breakfast

 

 

a newcomer at the Lake

 just a blah early morning as I drove to the island.. way too many low clouds for any kind of a sunrise so back over to the Lake.. saw this guy just standing on the bank.. a Black-Crowned Night Heron.. unusual to see one at least for me.. normally Green and Blue Herons are the usual.. fishing has even shut down at the Lake not a bite.. 66* and sunny most of the day.. forecast for 'kewler' temps the next few days

 

no beach today-- clouds win

 on this partly cloudy early morning a drive over to the island just to check things out-- decided no beach today as the sunrise did not look promising.. 60* no wind and the birds were out and about.. turned into a pretty day sunny and up to 74*.. lovin' it

 

pretty early morning.. a bit 'kewler'

stopped by the Lake on the drive over to the beach--just enuff light to see 'momma and poppa Bald Eagles' on their perch.. the baby was not around today... after a few snaps it was off to the beach at the west end at 40th Street.. another pretty early morning .. 47* and sunny.. no wind.. the regular dog-walkers didn't show up in force until 7am so all was quiet up until just after sunrise.. 72* and sunny all day.. enjoying the nice weather

Sand Dollar washed up at the surf's edge

 

someone's old broken rod is still here

Great Egret flying over the marsh