Twenty four little hours later

After another rainy spell we woke up to blue sky and sunshine.

North-westerly winds brought the humidity down to 41%! So great!

I opened all windows and hatches, cleaned out the closets and wardrobes and dried up all condensation.

 Popped up and aired out the mattress at the same time.

I never had to do that in all our camping years in the desert.

I wonder how people do live in Florida with so much water in the air?

There must be a lot of mould/ mildew around in the houses.

And I ask myself: 

What do other campers do staying the winter in Florida for an extended period of time?

Do they have dehumidifiers in their RVs? 

Anyone out there to answer this question?

After lunch we treated us with another day on the beach. We drove to Panama Beach, where I had found out about a dog friendly stretch of beach. 

 We passed endless colourful houses,

 towering condos,

 restaurants and shopping malls, 

the whole nine yards. 

There is lots to do around here if that is your desire.

We finally got to a pier. 

Just so that you find it.

It is around house number: 16200/300, and we used beach access Nr. 56 - 57. 

Nice white sand and a seemingly endless beach.

Lots of beach walkers, only few dogs around. Playing. This one was on the go for over two hours!

After a walk our dog Molly preferred to take a nap in the shade. 

"What a difference a day makes! 24 little hours!"

Again and again

This morning the cold outside had left our single pane windows pretty foggy.

That was the right condition for my favourite bird to make its appearance in the bush right outside!

A male Northern Cardinal!

WHERE IS MY CAMERA!

Wrong lens attached! What the heck! 

Get it, GET it!

One click.

The bird saw my movement behind the window and was gone!

When I checked the result: 

NOT sharp. Ugh.

Too bad the windows were so foggy and dirty. I should have 

cleaned them, should have dried them.

I should have been more patient, more focused.

Next, there was a female Cardinal on the ground.

 Another dirty window but, the 200mm lens was on, 

the bird much closer to the trailer.

While I was pointing the camera close to the window pane

my breath started to fog it over. Autofocus didn't work! %#$@

And what kind of bird was that?

I went online and found it here. 

One of the photos there showed one that

looked like the one I got here on the ground.

So, I guess that it is right.

"A female, Yellow Rumped Warbler, Myrtle". 

That was enough excitement for the morning.

In the afternoon we slowly made it into warmer temperatures. 

Sitting in the sun I found 

that it was downright too "hot" for having a sweater on. 

Though, in the shadows of the trees, a little pond was still frozen.

Later in the afternoon the sky became overcast. 

Everything was all dull and grey, until the sun dropped out 

 of the dark clouds.

Even if it bores you all to death. 

I just HAD to take photos.

This and ZZZZZ

Blue sky and sunny when I looked out of the window this morning.

I took a long walk with Molly in what I would call: 

Canadian spring temperatures.

Later I picked some of the beautiful Camellia flowers. I fear they will not survive this nights temperatures.

Better to enjoy them inside for a while.

 

Later, when we prepared dinner, Molly got into "chicken mode".

I found another chicken discussion on Sue's blog. Spike and Bridget, Sue's dogs, were discussing their New Year's resolutions. 

Quite funny!

 Maybe I get something if I wait here???

The food taster's verdict said: No problems here.

Unfortunately Molly is not allowed chicken or turkey.t

Her digestive system does not agree with it.

She settled for a deal with rice, cooked carrots and 

a good nap on the couch. 

ZZZZZ

A few crumbs

J.P. is arguing with his PC, again!
MY guess, it will take while before his daily posting will be done.

Just a few "crumbs" from me.

The weather was cloudy and mild all day long.
While hubby was doing the necessary dumping this morning I ventured down to the Bayou to check out the area.

Only a very slim sandy beach.

OOPS: I would not go swimming here!

I happened to scared a hawk up from his meal. Sitting in one of the trees it was about to devour a fish. 

My appearance scared it up into the sky.

My guess, from his screams and colours, that is it was an Osprey. But he was so far up in the sky that my 55 mm didn't get him close enough.
But I observed what seemed to be a fish in his talons after I cropped the photos.

Coming back to our site, there was a heck of a racket in the bushes closest to our trailer. But first after some seconds I saw, what seemed to be a Northern Mockingbird, in a tree not too far away.

I went inside, got the my camera and the 200 mm lens. It was still there when I returned and could get some good shots.
The bird was not shy at all. It seemed to watch what I was doing.

I wish Northern Cardinals were like that! They are on top of the list of birds I really would like to get close in front of the lens.

That was it for the day. Waiting for the BIG COLD that is going to hit us tomorrow.