What a Day for a Daydream

 

What a Day for a Daydream (SONG)

Oh, I told you all that we were going to have a nice weather week...and boy have we!  Daytime temps in the low 70's, nighttime temps in upper 50's.  A little bit of fog to start the day (not FOG like I knew when I was a kid!), but by noon the sun is shinning, the birds are singing, and Indy and I are out and about enjoying it all.

This tour boat, above, is the Sponge-O-Rama's Dolphin Cruise Lines.  From $15 to $30 they will take you out, try and find some wildlife which includes Dolphins, Manatees, Whales (rare), Birds and such.  The more expensive cruise is the sunset cruise.  No sunset or animals guarantee, but they are sure to inform you of the local sponge business, the various islands, and I think they stop at an island for a short time period.  There are other cruises that not only explain the sponge business, but they will have a diver go down and pull a sponge up onto the boat...problem is, it is one that has already been caught, cleaned, and used for this "EXHIBIT" cruise, because everyone would probably loose their lunch if they pulled up a real, smelly, living sponge.

A bit of fog along the Gulf of America (above), the Anclote River facing east (below).  The river is essentially the Northern Boundary of Tarpon Springs, though the city limits extends just beyond it.  Holiday, an unincorporated city, is just north of Tarpon Springs, and that is where we live.  We live in Paco County, Tarpon Springs is in Pinellas County...the River is only 29 miles in length, and most of it is in Pasco County...now you know the logistics of it all.

 The rest of today's blog will be some pictures of birds, starting with Eagles, then Ospreys, then other birds.  

EAGLES

(This is a new nest I have found, but will be harder to get pics of)

 OSPREYS

 OTHER BIRDS