Dark clouds over Macon

Finally, we are about to get our heavy rain. And it poured!

The Ocmulgee in August

My favorite place for bird watching.
Teaming with life in August.
On the 3rd picture, you can see an Anhinga (that's a big bird) on the top tree limb, a Nutria on the far right side of the main log, and the White Egret that you cannot miss. A Nutria looks like a beaver. This one is big and unafraid. I saw him earlier this week just cleaning himself close by ignoring my presence. Almost like saying, you boy, if you have nothing better to do, sure, just stay there and stare. I don't care. That's a Nutria with an attitude.
The last picture is of a King Snake. I put the pictures in small format this time for people who are still afraid of snakes. However, you can just click on the pics you want and enjoy, even the snake. He was quite friendly. I won't say more.

A natural bridge

This is a natural bridge in Alabama. Have you ever seen a bridge that is not man-made.
There isn't many of those.
This bridge is out of sheer rock. You can go underneath it and it's quite cool.
Don took us there last week end after birdwatching.

Birdwatching in Alabama

We visited the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama this past week end.

The White Egret in flight. (Click on the pic).
We've never seen such a large concentration of Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Sandhill Cranes, and different species of ducks at one place. It was a real treat for us.
James, Melba and Jordan came along. Don initiated the trip and was there.

After watching birds from an observatory post, we took a walk down the trail.

Debbie saw two Ospreys on our way to the refuge.

Debbie and Melba on the trail.

A new phase in life

I just had my birthday two days ago. We had a nice and pleasant time together as a family on Saturday with Kelly and Leah. This same week, Kelly is going for her second year in College and Leah is going for her last year in High School. That's when it hit me.

The kids are no longer little "kids"! They've matured and are very much into their own things, their own lives. And they have become pretty independent. This is a new phase in life for me: the children are grown. Thankfully we are very close. Well, you have to move on and make the best out of your "new phase" in life. How did it happen so fast? I'm only 48 years young!

Visit at the Daucet Nature Farm

Debbie, Kelly and I took a drive to the Daucet Farm this afternoon. This nature center is about 40 minutes drive from Macon. It turned out to be a pretty nice afternoon. We've been there before and once more, we enjoyed it thoroughly. We saw a lot of birds in nature, and bigger birds in cages that the Center has rescued. The rescued birds included most owls found in the South, a Bald Eagle, and an Osprey.
The center has many nature trails in the woods. It also has a well stocked pond with some of the biggest fishes you'll see around.
It felt nice, peaceful and quiet on the trails. If you ever get the chance, check out this place.

P.S. Don't forget to click on the collage for a better view.