on this last day of the summer season... more brrrrrr.. 55* as I drove over to the beach before sunrise on this early Monday morning .. it just had the feel of Red Drum surf-fishing season in the air... 15-20 mph winds with higher gusts at times.. glad I had that sweatshirt on as did all of the 'regulars' walking the beach..they were all out and about as per the usual.. a pretty morning--a pretty day at 74* and sunny in the afternoon..
.. 57* this early morning.. brrrr.. I had to give in--shorts AND a SWEATSHIRT was in order as I drove over to the island .. 15+mph North winds .. so no beach again.. what a wuss.. plenty of low clouds so no sunrise.. I was checking out the public parking area nearby the Gazebo and Pier.. and who show up right in front of me as I made the turn on to Main Street.. not one.. not two but three deer.. plenty of birds were out also .. Great Egrets.. Woodstorks.. Gulls.. Blue Herons and a couple of Bald Eagles including a juvenile.. I guess they all like the kewl temps and bait was plentiful in the backwaters.. it's the 'mullet- run' season..
the 'kewl' temps sure did move in and stay around once again this early morning 66*.. North 15mph winds will do it.. skipped going on to the beach.. as I decided to stay on the island waiting for the Sunrise.. back over to the mainland stopping for some 'after Sunrise' pics at Veteran's Park along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).. a quiet Saturday morning..
if you like rain and storms today was the day... over to the island at 615am.. no beach.. stayed along the causeway for a short while-- until that band of clouds and storm came in off the beach right at me... uglee clouds headed my way.. snapped a few then the downpour.. off/on rain thruout the day with the strongest thunder/lightning storm at 645pm-- and is still raining--hard
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| a Panorama--watching the clouds head toward me off the beach |
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| raining hard at the house |
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| thunder and lightning |
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drove over to the island this early morning at 615am with the chance of
lots of cloud cover on a non-sunrise day-- so I waited it out .. no
beach today.. 66*-- brrrrr.. well almost a brrrrr with a 10-15mph
North wind.. a stop at the lake on the drive home produced nada except
for a sitting Osprey .. the rain started just before 6pm on a downpour
kinda storm .. looks like 'rain' is the word for the next couple of days with the remnants of Hurricane Sally moving across and up from the Gulf passing us just to the NNW.. most of the Haze over the past few days is coming across the country from all the wildfires on the west coast
