I always complain that no matter how many different types of animal sightings tours we take---no matter what part of the country---we never see any. We didn't see whales or bears or much of anything in Alaska. We didn't see moose or whales in the northeast. We didn't even see the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. We've decided we're not paying for those types of tours any more. Only kidding about Loch Ness---we didn't even go there. On second thought, maybe we should have.
Little did I know that all we needed to do was take a boat ride right here at home! I took my friends on a River Cruise on Friday. We saw so many interesting birds, huge fish and deer. The weather was perfect---not too hot.
Connie and Linda.
Nancy and Susan.
Myself and Karolyn.
We saw tons of turtles---many lined up on logs and swimming around.
Cormorans---the white tree is actually covered in their poop. It is so acidic that it kills the vegetation. We saw dozens of blue herons. I was unable to identify the one who ate our goldfish. You can read about that
HERE!
We also got up close and personal with so many beautiful---HUGE homes along the shoreline.
Karolyn insisted on driving.
This is Reba McEntyre's house---14,000 sq. ft. She doesn't live here full time any more. She mostly lives in Malibu. She also has a home in New York---and probably Oklahoma. You can barely see it from the water and not at all from the road side.
Speaking of animals, Jordan wanted to know if I had a frame that would fit this picture.
It's a painting that was done by a penguin. Only Jordan could appreciate it. That girl loves animals more than anyone I know.
After our cruise, we stopped for lunch at my favorite Mexican restaurant. Unfortunately, it's been bought out by another local chain. Bummer. The food was still good, but I'm going to miss the chicken nachos the other place used to have.
What animal sightings have you had lately?
I got a fleeting glimpse of a key deer while we were driving route 1 through the keys. And we saw a pelican flying overhead. Not much animal excitement lately around here. Apparently the brown bear that was roaming local neighborhoods a few weeks back was captured.
ReplyDeleteA painting done by a penguin! Now that's funny.
ReplyDeleteWe were out for a drive and got caught up in a herd of cows being driven home for milking last week. hardly exotic, but there were a lot of them
lol at the Loch Ness and that penquin picture it pretty cool. There's been a lot of talk of Dragons here lately...a school project...no sightings of one tho :) x
ReplyDeletenothing as exciting as these! I'm not surprised you couldn't identify the bird that stole your goldfish, they wear a cunning disguise when they do it. Don't bother with Nessy, she only pops up to laugh after you leave, she can hear the disappointed sighs.....
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