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June in the Butterfly Garden

June 27, 2018Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, Georgia, Nature, PhotographyTagged backyard, Butterfly Garden, garden, Georgia birding, Wandering Wednesday18 Comments

My butterfly garden is full of colorful blooms and the butterflies are starting to take notice.

20180620Butterfly-(11) — Butterfly on Mexican Sunflower

20180605Garden-(3) — Monarch on Milkweed

20180620Butterfly-(16) — Mexican Sunflower

The birds continue to come by daily.

20180604Bunting-in-rocks-(9) — Male Painted Bunting

20180603Garden-(17)-Tufted-Titmouse — Tufted Titmouse

20180613Garden-(3) — Ruby Throated Hummingbird

20180612Cardinal-(7) — The cardinals search for dropped seeds on the ground beneath the bird feeder

Happy Summer!

Linked to Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday – Flowers

Waterfront Camping

June 21, 2018Posted in Nature, Photography, RVing, SunsetTagged Live Laugh RV, Wandering Wednesday, water, waterfront campsites10 Comments

There’s nothing better than having a view of water from our campsite. During our twelve years of part time RV’ing we have found waterfront campsites in many different places.

Skagway boat harbor as seen from our campsite — Pullen Creek RV Park, Skagway, Alaska

Watching for whales in Haines, Alaska — Oceanside RV Park, Haines, Alaska

View of Mount Redoubt from our campsite — Deep Creek Beach State Park, Alaska

We enjoyed watching the boats going out in the bay our last morning in Homer — Baycrest RV Park, Homer, Alaska

Sunset over Lake Seminole at Eastbank Campground — Eastbank COE Campground, Georgia

Morning sky from our site at Goose Island State Park — Goose Island State Park, Texas

Relaxing behind our campsite at Inks Lake State Park, Burnett, Texas — Inks Lake State Park, Burnett, Texas

Cypress Trees in Lake Bistineau — Lake Bistineau State Park, Louisiana

This post was inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday – Water.

Wandering Wednesday – Water

June 20, 2018Posted in Birds, Georgia, NatureTagged Live Laugh RV, Photo Inspiration, salt water tidal creek, Wandering Wednesday, water16 Comments

I have lived within a few miles of the Atlantic Ocean for most of my life. A dock connects our back yard to a tidal creek.

At low tide, there’s just a trickle of water in the creek.

20180619Creek-(6) — Georgia Tidal Creek at low tide

During the low tide, wading birds walk along the creek bed searching for food.

Roseate Spoonbill in Georgia salt water tidal creek — Roseate Spoonbill

Tri Colored Heron finds a snack in a Georgia creek

Juvenile Little Blue Heron — Searching for a treat in the tidal creek

When the tide is high, it’s a different world.

20180615Creek-(2) — When the tide is high enough, we can hop in the boat and go for a ride

At the mouth of the creek we enter a river and explore the coastal waters.

20180503Boat-Ride-(1) — Boat ride in Georgia waters near Tybee Island

20160603Boat-Ride-(8) — Uninhabited Georgia Barrier Island only reachable by boat

And during the summer, when the tide is just right, we can catch fresh blue crabs for supper.

Nothing better than catching, cooking, and eating Georgia Blue Crabs

This post was inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday.

Mosley’s Wiregrass Junction

June 1, 2018Posted in Georgia, Nature, Road Trip, Tourist Attractions, WildlifeTagged Animal Exit, Camel, Mosley's Wiregrass Junction, roadside attractions20 Comments

When was the last time you were driving down the interstate in the state of Georgia and saw a camel or a buffalo?

The first time we saw a buffalo from the interstate as we were traveling east on I-16 towards home we knew we were going to have to stop. Ever since then Moseley’s Wiregrass Junction has become a favorite stopping place when we are traveling along that route.

Usually we just watch the animals from the parking lot but the last time we were there we opted to pay the $2 per person fee to see them up close. We also bought a bag of animal food before going through the gate to see animals.