Well, here it is. Number 203 (204?). The Hudsonian Godwit. This is a really nice campground. Situated on the Indian River Inlet, with the river to our north, the ocean to our east, a large salt marsh to our south and the Indian River Bay to our west, this is a prolific birding area. I was thrilled to get this Godwit. There are many shore birds here in the marsh, but this one is a real prize.
Sherry and the Blue Dog stop along the jetty for a picture, and to enjoy the scenery.
Sherry stopped along the quay that runs along the inlet for a shot of the North Shore.
The camp sites are large and clean. We are right on the marsh!
And The Blue Dog is enjoying a dip in the Atlantic Ocean!

Scattered clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm developing this afternoon. Hot! High of 91F. Low 66F. Winds west/southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%, We has a big blow last evening. Really high winds and heavy rains along with a lot of thunder strikes. The Blue Dog was a nervous wreck!

Sherry continues to catch hard crabs. The Hard Head are in a full run right now, with a strike on every cast. Yesterday I caught the first Perch of the season. A large buck that will be delicious fried!The prettiest crabber on the river!
Rainbow over Newtowne Neck.


This was the biggest rainbow I have ever seen in front of the house. It started over the Old Newtown Neck Catholic Church and ended south of Coles Point, in the Nomini Bay area of Virginia. It was beautiful, and stayed around for about 20 minutes.

Today we load up and head over to Delaware for the Bethany Beach Seaside Art & Craft Festival. We are booked into Seaside State Park in Delaware. It is a new park, so we are anxious to see what is in store. Plus, it is the first time we will utilize "Fat Forest" in a full hook-up park. Fun fun fun!

Here is a bit of good news, the raspberries are leafing out! only two right now, but we hold out hopes for the rest!

We departed at 10:30AM. At the moment, we are parked in the Outlet Mall parking lot on the Eastern Shore. I am in Fat Forest while Sherry continues to shop. I think I might hook up the TV and see what I get!

Scattered thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon hours. A few storms may be severe. High 89F. Low 68F.Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. So here is my life. What a pain. Has to be done though. So I might as well forge ahead!

Today is pack-up and tag&bag day. Sherry is off to Dr.Mark, after which she has to get some shopping done, and she will finish up her day out with a luncheon date with Jess (and probably John).

The croaker are in a really good run right now, and the crabs are coming on. Life is good (except for all of this paperwork!).

Today, partly cloudy skies with Highs in the lower 80'sF. and Lows in the upper 60'sF., with winds out of the south at 5 to 10 mph. I started the day with a big load of paperwork that has been awaiting me. I stopped about 11AM, (because that was all I could stand) and cleaned gutters on the house and the shed.

I got this great shot of a Bald Eagle flying into the wild blue.
Sherry caught some soft crabs today. I cleaned these and put them in the freezer for John.
Jess has me taking pictures of the house, as we are about to relist. This will mean much work, as the house has got to be ready to show at any time.
I mowed the lawn, and trimmed back the limbs on the Pecan Trees, and the lower branches obscure the view of the Island.
Once the lawn was mowed, and all of the trimming complete, the house looked really good. I hope someone thinks so, as it has been too long on the market. Maybe with this new lower price, the right buyer will come along. We will see.

Mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. High 83F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Sunshine and a few clouds. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High in the low 80's, Lows in thef upper 60's. Winds out of the south at 5 to 10mph.Killian started off the day fishing, while MiMi cooked a breakfast of fresh eggs (thanks Jess & John!) bacon and toast. Blue Dog enjoyed her plate. Jess is coming over this morning to gather up the children. We are to go to the Raley's for a cookout this afternoon. Killian is upset, as he will not be fishing this afternoon. I told him that school is soon over, and he will spend the summer here, fishing to his hearts content.Plans changed at noon. We headed over to Jess & John's with the kids in tow. John was just finishing up mowing the lawn. I am envious of his raspberries. They have leafed out and are looking really good (for the most part), while mine look very sad.We started off straight away on the outdoor plants. We trimmed up the plants that got burnt during the winter, and pitched out the plants that did not make the cut. We moved the dirt from the dead plants into the potato planters, to better bury the rather long potato plants. John went for the tractor and got an additional bucket of dirt for the potatoes. Once the dirt was in the planters, we started on cleaning out the chicken coop. This done we assembled a swing (glider) and began working on cabinet hardware. Alas, it was time for dinner, and John's folks showed up, as did Capt.Bill & Ms. Emmy. The old folks hit it off immediately. Jess and Sherry had thrown together at great meal of BBQ Ribs, corn on the cob, squash, baked potatoes, tomatoes, fruit and other goodies. We all really had a great time. Afterwards, we all watched the Wedding Video and the CD Photo's. A good time was had by all!

Back at the house, after a great day with the Great Grandparents, Killian insists on fishing. Apparently, an entire day of fishing at Papa's & Grandma's is just not enough.
Killian caught an eel, that Madison had no trouble grabbing.
Croakers abound...

but som birdwatching was in order.
This is a great way to check out what the other fisherman out on the river are catching.,