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Beautiful Fall Weekend: Friends, Festival & Nature
Upper & Lower Rhymes Lakes, My favorite, and Patty’s go-to spot, Ward Bayou. On Friday, we drove up to Upper & Lower Rhymes lakes (1) in George County, MS. This is one of my favorite locations within 55 minutes of home. It is absolutely beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. These are oxbow lakes, previously part of…
Halloween 2025
Story Celtic origins: Samhain Roman and Christian influence Modern Halloween Modern rituals: Today’s traditions like “trick-or-treating,” wearing costumes, and carving jack-o’-lanterns have roots in these ancient customs. Write Your Story Here Evolution of traditions: Over time, the pagan and Christian traditions combined to form the basis of the modern celebration. Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep. A Nightmare…
Clay Point Park 10/28/25
Seeking birds in Biloxi Patty heard there was a Clay-Colored Sparrow sighted at South Clay Point Park, so yesterday morning, we headed across the bay and down Back Bay Blvd. It was a gorgeous Fall Mississippi Coast morning, with lots of birds but no Clay-Colored Sparrow. We also stopped by the Drain Pipe to find…
Clay Point Park – Biloxi Back Bay Blvd 10-23-25
Western Kingbird Sighting You have all heard me repeatedly marvel at our access to the great outdoors, the waterway, the national and state forest, then turn around and post photos of and tell of our discoveries right in town. Patty got word of sightings of the Western Kingbird around Clay Point Park in Biloxi, so…
Morning at Ward Bayou 10/17/25
A relatively quite morning. Lovely Fall Morning at Ward Bayou Friday morning at Ward Bayou, and it started out great. At the entrance, Patty was seeing and hearing quite a few forest birds, mostly deep into the trees where it is difficult to photograph. Normally we have Ward Bayou to ourselves but it is hunting…
First week of October and signs of Fall
Ready for Fall and a bit of Rain Patty is home, and Holly Berry, her dog companion, is so pleased! While getting settled, we have not done a great deal of exploring. We checked out Clower Thorton Park in Gulfport the other morning, and Jones Park while we were there. Yesterday morning, after breakfast at…
Before Patty’s Departure 9/9 thru 9/15
Between Patty’s Packing and appointments, we worked on a few birding explorations. Patty is off to meet up with her birding buddy Hap, with a brief stop to see sister Sally in Nashville, then up to Murray, KY, for the annual KY Ornithology Meeting, travel to South Carolina to another Birding event, and meet prominent…
Pensacola Beach
Stopped at old haunts; The Dog Beach & Fort Pickens The kids and I dropped Patty off at the Pensacola International Airport for her trip to Nashville, Tennessee, Murray, Kentucky, and then on to Edisto Island, SC. Then we headed to Pensacola Beach. I love the beautiful white sand and clear greenish blue water of…
Old Shell Landing Road
Blue Dog & Butterflies After our Sunday morning breakfast at the Blue Dog Bistro, the kids, Patty, and I headed to Old Shell Landing to see what we could find. Patty saw and heard a good variety of birds, but unfortunately, her photographer got a bit distracted. There are quite a few pictures, more than…
Old Fort Bayou Sunrise
Sunrise & Breakfast at Phoenicia’s The kids and I headed to Phoenicia restaurant in downtown Ocean Springs for breakfast this morning. I really like their pancakes and bacon. It was too early to arrive, so we pulled underneath the Ocen Spring bridge, which is often a pretty spot to greet the sun rising above Old…
