a nice early morning with a lil' chill in the air as I drove over to the beach..48* and the wind was up a bit .. quiet day with not too many peeps out..
a few Geese flying overhead
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| Bentley blowing in the wind |
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| looking west toward Little River Inlet Jetties |
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| at the lake--I got too close--Blue Heron-- he wasn't happy |
after a couple of days of clouds and fog today was the same.. went out to the island before sunrise-- which was not to be.. didn't go on to the beach but stopped at the lake to 'wet a line'... caught one itty-bitty Largemouth Bass and that was it.. more fog and the chance of rain moving thru the area by mid-day as can be seen on this screen capture.. temps were at 69*
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| it's pollen season for the next few weeks |
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| yellow everywhere |
UPDATE 645pm.. thunderstorms passing thru the area washing that yellow pollen away
with the weather forecast calling for fog on this early Thursday morning I decided to drive over to the beach anyway.. this was the first day of a sunrise in three days.. no fog on the drive over.. a mostly low fog-haze was hanging over the cooler ocean water and beach.. made for some interesting pics.. a shell I found while walking along the water's edge also made its way into a few pics-- a unique shape .. 64* and no wind made for a nice walk and some picture-taking.. temps got up to 74* with sun and clouds thruout most of the day
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this beautiful sunny and clear blue skies early morning I passed on
heading to the beach---had an appointment at 845am.. my 2nd Dose of
Covid Vaccine that I was not gonna miss.. right now I am a happy, happy
guy.. we both now have had our 2nd doses with our appointments done on different days ..life is good
waiting in line 
waiting for my turn as they move along the line
getting closer
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| stuck.. all done --while in the car |
ahhhh.. welcome to SPRING.. it arrived early this morning on the US East Coast at 537am.. but they forgot to tell the weatherman that.. 38* on this early morning as I drove over to the island.. 20-25mph winds along the beach with cloudy skies.. and no sunrise..needless to say I passed on going on to the beach.... brrrrrr
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| a House Finch outside our Kitchen window |
a drive over to the beach on a pretty Friday early morning at sunrise.. 53*.. winds were 10-15mph out of the West.. after a few hours clouds moved in.. winds picked up and the temps dropped back into the 40's
with heavy thunderstorms in the weather forecast for later in the day decided to head out and drive over to the island anyway as per my usual.. with no chance of a sunrise with all the clouds, I stopped instead at the local lake in my usual fishing spot.. got a double-hit but couldn't hook up.. a couple of casts later got the 2nd hit and landed him.. a nice fatso.. 6#--9oz Largemouth Bass.. snapped a couple of pics and it was 'catch and release' as always as he swam away
Largemouth Bass 
my fishing 'hole'
Geese above the lake
cloudy skies and some drizzle this early morning..so it was a 'stay at home' morning...
Happy St Patrick's Day ..may all your wishes and dreams come true.. begosh and begolly
it
was a St Patrick's Irish Dinner tonite.. plenty of green too.. Corned
Beef.. Cabbage.. boiled potatoes.. mashed potatoes with kale.. carrots..
Irish Soda Bread..some green beer--actually Samuel Adams Summer Ale
with a dash of green.. a super fine dinner by the chef in the house---
'St Patricia'.. hahahaha :)
with the weather forecast calling for off/on rain thruout the day, I decided to take a chance for a 'red sky in the morning....' as I drove over to the beach... it did not disappoint.. it was cloudy for the rest of the day and no rain but still in the forecast for Tuesday.. a stop over at Veterans Park on the mainland as a couple of Tugboats were heading up the Intracoastal Waterway guiding some dredge-piping along as they just passed under the Sunset Beach Bridge
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| a lady walker losing her hat to the wind |
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| a Blue Heron in the backwaters |
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| tugboat passing under the Sunset Beach Bridge |
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| two tugboats and dredge piping on the Intracoastal Waterway |
