We were absolutely lazy Sunday. We didn't unlock the door of the camper until 4:30 p.m. When we did, we were pleasantly surprised that the temperature was not as hot as usual. We enjoyed sitting outside watching the many birds hanging around then called it a day.
We did a little bit of work on this Monday, Labor Day, getting the a/c unit framed up in the RV Hut. The rest of the day was laid back with a little bit of nature chasing at the campground and grilling some ribs.
We got the mowing extravaganza going again Tuesday morning. We mowed at Camp Secour, the Jeff Friend House, and the Nunley Bunkhouse. We spent the afternoon picking up a little bit of litter at the trailheads then walked the fire lane behind the South Quonset Hut. We found a few plants of interest, but not much more. We had an evening of watching the Doves that have homesteaded with us at the campground.
We piddled around Wednesday getting all kinds of little chores done. It always takes us longer to find the stuff we need to do the job than the actual job. Afterwards, we just chilled out at Camp Secour.
Lauren and I read the safety manual while manning the visitor center on Thursday. We had 9 visitors and issued 3 America The Beautiful Passes. It was one of the busiest days of working in the Bon Secour Visitor Center since we started here.
We also got a few photos of pollinators in the native plant garden.
Lauren took a stroll and got some lucky shots of birds and a mullet jumping.
Afterwards, we had an early dinner at Lambert's. It has been a long time since we ate there. The food was better than we remembered. A very cool place to eat.
We went looking for and found Coastalplain Honeycombhead, Balduina angustifolias, Friday morning. This is the plant that attracts the gulf coast solitary bees when it is in full bloom. We found about 20 plants in one patch. One of which was beginning to bloom, also called pre-anthesis. We also found a lot of other cool plants and insects. Our search was done when the rain started.
We made a stop at the Pine Beach Trail Observation Tower on our way back. We saw a flock of Snowy Egrets and Little Blue Herons.
We finally got a picture of the Belted Kingfisher that we have been seeing there.
On our drive out, we got a picture of a Chicken Turtle that was walking along the road.
We saw a Great Blue Heron hanging in the tall grass along Mobile Street. This rainy afternoon had a few critters out and about.
As we were packing up Saturday morning before heading home, we had a major malfunction with the septic system. We packed up and pulled Rap to Crossroads until we can get her repaired.
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