We joined the flying people at the Eugene Airport this year, so we've been in Florida for almost two weeks now. Our flight day was loooong …. and crowded. I wish I could say we had as much fun as these people in our airport's iconic photo montage panels. We didn't — but we're here and although we're still in the process of getting re-oriented and re-organized, we're getting there. We even had time last week for a short nature hike.
We are more than happy to be grounded for awhile, but it was good to see some of of our favorite Florida creatures for whom flight comes more easily.
It was already quite dry at Wild Turkey Strand Preserve. (Winter is the dry seasons in Florida.) So several species of birds were congregated around the little bit of water remaining. They were quite far away and the wind was blowing which made photography difficult. But it was great to be out walking.
Meanwhile, back at the Canal Cottage … while we're getting the house into shape for the season, we have had some entertainment outside our door.
This Marine Company has been repairing seawall damage caused by Hurricane Irma (yeah, the one that happened a year ago last September — we call it Florida time). The project started before we left last season and was only completed last week. So the company could finally move their equipment somewhere else and one morning this tugboat pulled the work barge loaded with heavy equipment right past our house. It's not the usual Canal sighting.
The men obviously knew what they were doing and mostly stayed in the middle. But the canal isn't real wide and I was glad we hadn't put our boat in the water yet. The man on the barge had to use his pole a couple of times, to push out away from some of them that were docked.
So the Canal is back to normal now and we are glad to be living on it for the season. We look forward to more beautiful days here in the land of Winter sunshine.
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