We had a great 4th of July. We started the day with a slow stroll on the Dees Trail enjoying the beauty of the wildflowers and critters along the way.
We took a ride to check out the Arthur Street Property. They have really improved the property since we helped with the iNaturalist bioblitz a few years ago. Again we saw pretty blooms and several different species of cute critters.
We rode to Pascagoula Beach, then back home for a nice evening of critter watching and grilling ribs. Ferny Kat also enjoyed her evening outside bathing in the water drippings from the a/c runoff. Life is good!
We did a lot of gardening on this Monday morning. We pulled grass and Crepe Myrtle sprouts from the native plant garden. I don't know which one of these deep rooted plants that I dislike the most. We transplanted a few plants in hopes of having some summer color. We turned on the sprinkler system which resulted in a sprinkler scavenger hunt. Most of them were covered with grass and could not come up to spray water. We were supervised today by this Eastern narrow-mouthed toad.
We took an afternoon ride to the North Gautier Unit. Delores and his mate had their colt quickly hide in the tall grass, which is a good for his survival.
We saw a Black-swallow tailed caterpillar, a Belted Kingfisher, lots of Purple Martins, and lots of other pretties along Valentine Road.
We also found our first Orange-fringed orchid of this year.
We saw Banana and Coconut at their usual hangout at the Browns Trail Crop Unit on our way out.
Tuesday was a rainy day. Ferny Kat was insistent about going outside while it was raining. Once the rain stopped and we went out, she was no longer interested. That dang cat! After we ate dinner, we took a stroll. The plants we transplanted yesterday were looking spiffy with the soaking rain they received. We meandered around the Dees Trail enjoying our nice, quiet walk.
We spent the day pressure washing Wednesday. We now have about 2/3rd's of the front of HQ building done. We got as wet as the building, especially when it started raining.
Thursday, we continued our quest to pressure wash the building. We finished the front and got about a 1/3rd of the back done. It is slowly, but surely, getting done.
We took the day off from pressure washing Friday. We took some brochures to Ocean Springs Visitor Center. On our way, we saw a couple of cranes in the powerline on Hwy 57.
We picked up a bucket and a half of litter at the Fontainebleu Trail.
We checked on the Rock Hill family and all is well.
While picking up litter at the Dees Trail we saw several pretty butterflies enjoying the Frog-fruit plants.
We also picked up litter at the South Gautier Unit. We found lots of Black-swallow tailed Caterpillars on the Water Cowbane that line the roads of this unit and lots of pretty plants, including Scaly Blazing Star and Stokes Aster.
A check on the Valentine Pond Rookery, we found all is well with the Great Blue Heron nestlings.
We also think that one of the nest is a Great Egret nest, although it is hard to see.
We sighted Banana and Coconut at their usual hangout.
We stayed around Saturday morning to help the Loews with the bookstore inventory. Lauren got a little bit of camera time in before we headed home with the hopes of mowing the grass. It won't happen today in this water soaked yard. Rain, rain please go away, at least for a few days.
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