I had time to do most of my devotions before Noela and I left at 7:45 to meet up with the guys. It was around 53 degrees when we got up and as soon as the sun appeared it warmed up very quickly. It was a beautiful morning and a great one for Ken to take some photos of the very active birds and the sunrise.
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| Another gorgeous sunrise! |
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| What an amazing photo of a great blue heron in flight! |
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| A bald eagle in the tree across the lake! |
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| Sharing his tree with his buddy, the great blue heron! |
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| The sun reflecting off the wing of an osprey! |
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| An osprey on his nest! |
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| I'm guessing it is the male and female! |
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| The osprey is ready to take off! |
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| A beautiful clear morning! |
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| Ken is meeting up with Ernie for their walk! |
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| One of the many unique and beautiful palm trees! |
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| Ken took this photo as Noela and I were meeting them for the remainder of their walk! It was a bit cool, but we shed our jackets a little bit later! |
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| These 2 seagulls were fun to watch as they kept circling the canal, touching their beaks to the water every now and then! |
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| Our resident alligator! |
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| I love how clear the reflections are in the water! |
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| A pelican on the other side of the lake! |
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| A Moorhen Duck! |
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| Another great blue heron! |
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| They seem too big to sit in a tree! |
We were back to Wilbur by 8:30 and ate our breakfast outside as it was in the upper 60's. We packed our lunches and Ken loaded our bikes on Ernie's truck. The 4 of us left at 10:15 and drove to Oyster Creek Park to do some bike riding and hiking. This trail is another favorite of the 4 of us because it looks so much like old Florida. The dirt trail is covered with pine needles and there are so many different types of palm trees and vegetation - very pretty. We rode to Lemon Bay High School where they were having a craft show on their parking lot. None of us bought anything, but I loved some sea glass jewelry one of the vendors made.
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| Love riding over the bridges along the trail! |
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| Quite a beautiful trail! |
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| The craft market at the Lemon Bay High School! |
We got back on our bikes and rode to the Lemon Bay Environmental Center and hiked a trail to see if the bald eagles had returned to their nest. We were fortunate and got to see the mother and her very young eaglet! Ken was able to get a great photo of them! We ate our lunch on a picnic table at the Center and then rode back to Ernie's truck. We were back to the campground around 2:30 after riding about 5 miles and walking about 2. It was a great way to exercise.
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| Then we walked the trails at the Environmental Center! |
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| This eaglet looks so fussy and very young! Did you know that a bald eagle does not get a white head until he is mature - about 5 years old???? |
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| I am amazed how clear this photo is because we were at least 50 yards from it! They had the trail roped off to protect there nesting! |
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| Oyster shells on the bridge posts! |
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| Riding back to the truck! |
Ken rested and I got out my cardmaking supplies. At 3:45 the 4 of us went to the shuffleboard courts but we did stop at one of the campsites where they had a sunscreen for sale. It had never been used and was the size we needed for Wilbur's awning, so we bought it. Now we just have to take the time to put it up!
Shuffleboard went well but the men beat us 75 to 73! There were many good shots throughout the game.
Back to Wilbur by 5 to watch the Colts/Chiefs game where they were just beginning the 2nd quarter. Ken grilled salmon, steak, and potatoes while I worked on this blog.
After a delicious dinner it was time to download the photos and finish this blog. We watched the Cowboys/Rams game and I worked on some cards! Back to bed around 10:15 where I watched some of the game in bed. It was a great day!
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