Feathered Friends @ GWRVR

Monday, 31 October 2016
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas
Temps: Hi 84F (29C) / Lo 77F (25C)

It’s been a great couple of days here in Port A.  Even with the temps higher than normal for the area this time of the year, a near-constant breeze made it quite nice to sit outside in the shade.  My “al fresco” office got a lot of use, that’s for sure.

I didn’t get around to any of the wildlife refuges … yet.  But a few feathered friends paid us a visit at the pond that fronts our RV pad.

Great Egret …

Snowy Egret ...

Great Blue Heron (juvenile, I believe) …

Snowy Egret bids us “The End!”

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A B&W Kind of Day at #408

Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas
Temps: Hi 73F (23C) / Lo 64F (18C)

Except for some early morning fog yesterday, the past seven days have been sunny with bright blue skies and comfy temps.  Today’s high actually feels more like 77F (25C) according to the forecast … sure felt downright hot during my beach walk this morning.  But at our pad, we still seek out the sun when we sit outdoors.

On a clear day, you can see Aransas Pass across the water, but when we went for a walk in Port Aransas yesterday morning, you could just make out the ferry terminus on our side of the Corpus Christi Channel.

Nary a complaint from us; we’re loving this December weather and making the most of it white it lasts.  I hear we might get some rain by this weekend.  And that will be OK too — aside from the fact that Texas is still in a drought, I could use the time indoors to reorganize some cabinets now that Mui has completed his TV box-to-storage conversion … but that’s for another post.

A foggy, moody morning from our pad at GWRVR yesterday might qualify for the B&W theme …

… but it would be the exception, not the norm … our days have been looking
mostly like this ever since December rolled around on the calendar.

Knock, Knock … Anybody Home?

Thursday, 2 October 2014
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas
Temps: Hi 86F (30C) / LO 76F (25.5C)

Between having fun with Mary and Tony, and everything else that is going on, not much time to write.  Luckily, the birds that visit the pond provide enough entertainment to generate the occasional post.

We have a variety of birds that come calling at GWRVR.  This Snowy Egret seems to be the shiest of our visitors; flying off at the slightest movement it senses when it comes to hunt at the pond.  I think that shyness is what made its behavior today so funny.  Of course, I realize it was just checking out its own reflection, trying to tap beaks with what it thought was another egret.  But it did bring a smile to our lips and gave us a break from our chores when we stopped to watch it for a while.

I wish they’d just put a “not at home” sign out so I know not to come a-calling.

I remembered to take a short video while I was watching the egret.  Sorry, the quality of the light’s not the greatest, but blame the egret since he chose to visit at the height of noon.

Next up … sunset on the beach.  But that’s for another post.