Birdwatching at the Bond Swamp

Debbie and I went birdwatching this Sunday afternoon at the Bond Swamp outside of Macon. I don't recall we've ever seen this much bird activities as we've seen this Sunday. Birds, birds, birds everywhere, and quite vocal too. Totally awesome!

This bank of the swamp was one of the spots we just sat at and watched, and enjoyed ourselves. There were a lot of Northern Flickers among other birds. A couple of Pileated Woodpeckers came for the "party" too.
We like the Bond Swamp, especially the Beaver Creek Trail, because it's very quiet and serene. We hardly ever see anybody here. It's almost like our own little secret birdwatching place.

Besides Deer tracks, we saw some wild pigs ground stirring activities. We didn't see any pigs though. They like to hide, I guess.

Besides birds and animal tracks, we saw something quite peculiar this Sunday. A car parked on the edge of the woods by the parking lot. You read earlier that hardly anyone comes here right? Well, we got curious and run the vehicle tag on the "stolen vehicles" website and sure enough, the car has been reported stolen on Saturday. The Bond Swamp is just inside Twiggs County so it took a few phone calls to get the authorities to go do their "job". Apparently, Macon Police and Bibb County Sheriff Office have no interest because it fell just outside their jurisdiction.

Quite a busy week-end including helping out at a Karate testing Saturday morning.

Kelly's 20th Birthday

Kelly celebrated her 20th birthday this Saturday. We had some of her friends from college over at the house.
Everything went great. Kelly's friends were nice and pleasant.
We played pool and croquet, and we chatted a bit. Before you know it, the afternoon was over. Kelly has friends from Bulgaria, South Korea, Florida, and one girl whose parents are from Mexico. They were only 8 people at the house, but quite diverse in nationality.

Happy Birthday again, Kelly!

A great week-end with the Price Family

Debbie's Mom has been visiting with us this past week. Ricky came on Friday, then James and Melba on Saturday. Kelly and Leah were here as well.
Thus, we had a great week-end with the Prices. At one point we had two Rook games going simultaneously! We also played pool games. Debbie made some great meals.
The College Football game between Alabama and South Carolina was on on Saturday evening. With some great Alabama fans here (including Mama!), we watched the game. Alabama won. Yeah!
Everybody had fun and the week end just passed by too quickly. Everyone went back home on Sunday. What a great week-end! Come back again, y'all.

A week-end with Elvin and Linda

We went to Elvin and Linda this past week end.
They have a beautiful home in the country with dogs, lots of dogs. They like to greet people with excitement, and bark because they are scarred. They're beautiful. Susie, the poodle, is the cutest but I liked the Hound Dog best. He is totally unafraid and hardly barks. He wants to be your friend, like a good dog.


Both Elvin and Linda are great cooks, so we had...you guessed it, great food. Mama (Debbie and Elvin's Mom) came for dinner. Always nice to see her. She missed the Rook game. Sorry.
The one thing that struck us there is just how peaceful and quiet it is. You can just sit on their back porch and gaze at the woods, watching birds, and seeing dogs chase squirrels.
We enjoyed ourselves. Elvin and Linda were great hosts.

Another camping trip

Debbie and I went camping last week end at the Oconee National Forest. We went to a different spot than last time. Rocky Creek is the name of this spot.
This was the best camping trip we ever had so far.
No rain, but beautiful blue sky, serenity and peace like you wouldn't believe, no bug bites, great birdwatching, and no one around, just us.
You could have joined us for some Rook games. Maybe, next time.

Did you know nature has a cathedral made of trees, and a choir made of birds? We saw it last week end!

We have seen many new birds and enjoyed the owls at night. We got lucky with a full moon as well. Even with a full moon, we still enjoyed a "starry night" of a sky full of stars.








 If you consider we did not eat any more than usual, then our total cost for this peaceful experience is only $10.00, for gas. Oconee National Forest is about 40 minutes from Macon.