The Great Outdoors 9-16 & 17-11

Today was my late Father's birthday, but see someone must have turned THREE!!...

 Last evening at about 7:30 PM....

 The asters have had a banner year!! Probably all the nice, spring rain...

(will take pic when sedum is pinker)

Pax Park After T.S. Lee 9-9-11

SUNSHINE!!!!.....

Behind the white house (Old Gun Club)on right in above picture, you can see the river from the tall bank. In top, middle is one of the osprey cam platforms. Most of green foliage at bottom WAS along the bank!.... 

 Fishing pier from above....

 Same fishing pier at Jackson's Landing....

 Boat ramp!?....

 Boardwalk path? in the Nature Study Loop. On right is some New York ironweed.....

 Floating dock for canoe launching is floating, but you can't get there! Tide would soon be Low and water was flowing at a fast pace...

Moon starting to show!....

Bastrop, TX, Sept. 4 & 5, 2011

Satellite fire spot wundermaps.  The upside down orange drop is Location of Sherry and Jimmy's house...

 Larger view. Last night it looked like there might be a miracle, but Monday AM showed fires in most of the black smoke density area...

 Home aerial view. Orange A is house w/attached garage. Other roof below is garage/shop they built......

 Sherry sent these on Monday. White smoke in East, behind downtown Bastrop....

"Riverwalk" to old bridge over (other) Colorado River...

 River.....

OLD Hurricane Isabel , Sept. 2003

Did not get pictures after Irene, but am told damage was similar to old Isabel.

On the way to Patuxent River Park.....

Seen from other side....

Jacksons Landing....

Have been told that Irene didn't do this!!....

At Home---Steps from deck to patio and basement door. Someone anchored

the plastic deck table we had then with hand cart!!....

Australia Sea Eaglets

Parent stood up and you can barely see new hatchling--still wet and grey..

Chick 1 got fed and now adult starts the wiggle-wiggle....

I've Got Fur!!!! 8-8-11

Shorty's tail is looking much better! Must have been sparse from the annual shedding, not an ailment, thank goodness......

Fauna & Flora

On 7-19 we could see the foster chick from the Osprey Cam nest in w/ other chick and new Mom...

Chelsea goose family~~~Four of these were goslings!!......
Juvie red-shouldered hawk at Chelsea. If we can't see them often, we certainly hear them!...

Young pawpaws. Hope they'll be yummy.....

Male spicebush swallowtail on lantana.....