July 2, 2026 It is pretty cool to be able to quietly sit in ones own back yard and be visited by such beautiful fellow creatures! Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. “Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.” Gary Snyder Return to MY VIEW Home Page

June 26, 2026 These images are from in and around Claypoint Park on Back Bay Boulevard, where a Bronzed Cowbird had been spotted. We didn’t find it — yet — but we had plenty of other residents to admire. From Claypoint Park, we headed to Old Beaver Pond and were treated to a family of…

A few random shots over these couple of days between storms, each is identified as well as the location. Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. “I drifted into a summer-napunder the hot shade of Julyserenaded by a cicadae lullabyto drowsy-warm dreamsof distant thunder…” Terri Guillemets, Summer-nap

June 11, 2026 Fair warning up front — I made a rookie mistake and had my camera set to JPEG, which significantly limits both image quality and my ability to make post-processing adjustments. We have quite a bit of flooding, especially around the rivers, and Ward Bayou gates were closed, so we were only able…

June 12, 2026 The Frangipani is a tropical shrub or small tree that wouldn’t survive our winters, so every fall I load her up in the bucket of my tractor and haul her to the outbuilding, set her on dollies, and wheel her through the door. She barely fit last year, so this winter I’ll…

June 9, 2026 Soon to Fledge The first nest, at the intersection of East Beach Boulevard and Shearwater, looks like it could fledge any day now. Three chicks, all looking strong and healthy — when I was there, one of the parents had brought in a nice sized fish and was feeding all three. They…

Natures Beauty I have combined the bits and pieces of the week. There are images from Whitehead Wildlife Mgt, Tuxachanie Trail, Ward Bayou, our back yard & Cedar Hammock Rd. I think it works. Each image is labeled and tells its own small story.  Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery.…

May 24, 2026 With a Guest appearance from Mars Lake All of our Sunday morning restaurants open at seven, and we’re always there at opening time. Us and the three kids. Sunday morning, we decided to try a restaurant that we had tried several years ago, and it didn’t open till eight. So having a…

Flowers, another love Patty & I share We’ve had a nice soft rain most of the week — 3.52 inches so far, with more forecast every day through Thursday. By then I suspect we’ll be ready for a break. The garden and flowers are loving it though: temperatures in the high 70s to mid-80s °F,…

In search for a visiting Caracara We had a wonderful morning skirting the island. A bit windy and choppy, but absolutely beautiful. At one point a large bird in the pines near the new dredging area got our hearts racing — but our excitement shifted from Caracara to Bald Eagles. Word had been that the…

April 26, 2026 Patty and I were out birding at Whitehead Wildlife Mgt Area when we noticed some serious dark clouds building to the west. We were already thinking about heading in when her phone buzzed — a text from a birding friend saying she was looking at a rare Iceland Gull over in Biloxi,…

A few photos of visitors in the back yard, a couple residence, and flowers. Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. “I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that…