Friday, October 25, 2013

It's Over...

The government shutdown that is!!!  After 16 days of loafing around, we got back to work.

The first thing we did was put up the interp panels that were taken down with that last threat of a hurricane.  This is out on Lake Road.





A work in progress, I almost forgot to take pictures.  Of course, I was helping with those big signs, holding them in place and making sure they were even, while Wallace was just screwing around! hehe.




The emptiness is now filled and completed after we filled the brochure racks.  Those signs are heavy!!!  Then we went over to Boy Scout parking area and put up three more of them.



The next day, we drove over 200 miles taking care of the Bogue Chitto refuge.  Filling the brochure kiosks at several places around the refuge.  This shot was taken at Walkiah Bluff on the Pearl River where there is a boat launch.


Monday, we were asked to drive the boat back over to Delta NWR.  They had been brought over here to be safe from the storm.  Another 200 plus miles, and driving through New Orleans.  This is just one of the air boats this refuge has.




Let me tell you, it was white knuckling time!!! But we made it through all that traffic without incidence.





We really doubt if we will ever see Breton NWR as it is a long boat ride to get there.  But we did get to enjoy looking around Delta.  Breton is a chain of islands in the gulf.






A very lovely spot to sit and watch the big vessels going by on the mighty Mississippi River.  This is right in front of the entrance to the refuge.





This is Max Latham, who took us out on a boat ride all around the refuge out to the Gulf of Mexico.  What fun...and lots of good birds!!! 




So, we had a wonderful respite, but it is now time to go to work. It really isn't a tough assignment.  We are now replacing some boards in several boardwalks and the guys are helping to install a bat house.  More on that at another time.


Until next time...

















10 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun place to be... not sure I'd like the 200 miles per day, but I guess that's a quick way to learn the area. Looking forward to seeing all those birds!

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  2. Boy, you ARE quick!!! Thanks for your comment!!!

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  3. I think that was a neat assignment. I should finally be to Bayou Cocodrie on Tuesday. Hooray!

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  4. You will see so many birds there. Hope you share the photos. I don't care much for LBJs, (as we learned the small birds are called while we were at Santa Ana), but water birds are fun to see and identify.

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    1. The birds are just about the same as we have in South Texas, so I'm not taking too many pictures yet.

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  5. what a wonderful photo of the tern. . .really great!

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    1. Thank you Janice...that is one bird that I have found HARD to get a decent photo of. Still, it could have been better!!!

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  6. SELANWR has some amazing watercraft! While we were there Pon took us out for an airboat ride. Lots of fun and he was very interesting to listen too as he told us about all of the replanting of marshes etc. after Katrina. We also ended up taking a boat back to Bayou Tech so I know what you mean about the "white knuckle drive", was definitely worth it though because we got to go for a "mud boat" ride when we got there. Growing up on the Mississippi River I thought I knew just about every kind of boat there was but that was a new one on me.................and boy was it fun! Keep enjoying!

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  7. They are talking about an air boat ride for us...maybe Bayou Savage. Thanks for staying in touch Penny.

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