Vacations are always interesting, especially, when you go to another part of the country. Chuck and I were in Buluxi, Mississippi and I was looking at the Gulf waters and saw two large birds flying over the water, one tailing another. I asked my friend what they were and he said the birds were brown pelicans. It is their state bird and almost disappeared in that state and they had to import them from Florida so you could still find them in Mississippi.
Tags: bird-watching, birds, brown pelicans, Buluxi, Florida, Gulf waters, large birds, Mississippi, state bird, vacations
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“Noah’s Ark” was gone. It was a big boat, over forty feet long — really a small yacht — that sat, raised up high on a platform, in a meadow at the crest of a hill. We passed it every time we drove home from town. I started calling the boat “Noah’s Ark”. It was a landmark. I have lived in this town ten years and my wife even longer, and she always remembered that boat sitting there. It stood, surrounded by high weeds, for years–maybe several decades. She told me that the owner and his family had at one time lived in it, down in Florida. He died recently. Now The Ark was gone. I wonder what will happen to it.
Tags: boat in field, Florida, landmark, meadow, my wife, Noah's Ark, The boat on top of the hill
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Less than four weeks away–spring. Already it has become slightly warmer. Temperatures been averaging 30’s and 40’s. I am anticipating spring and the end is near for the snow and the colder weather.
This is something I go through every year. Winter appears endless. I bundle up, even hide in my house and go out only when it is necessary to shop for food. Thank God for heat.
I once had a speech teacher who could not understand all the literature regarding spring. The reason was simple. She was from Hawaii.
I really have no idea how it would be if I lived elsewhere. I have always lived in a temperate climate where there are four distinct seasons.
I have considered moving to Florida but I wonder how I would feel without a winter season. Then I would have to deal with hurricanes. I guess you can’t win.
Tags: bundle up, Florida, four distinct seasons, hurricanes, snow, spring, temperate climate, thank God, winter, winter appears endless
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