Wednesday April 12th 2023

It was very windy and a little wet today. The day was overcast with occasional light showers. The rain was very random, but the wind was almost constant. The east to southeast wind was constant in the teens with a gusts into the upper twenties and maybe beyond. The temperature peaked in the mid seventies.

I tried to time my walks by the weather radar. When it looked like it was going to be dry for a while I set out toward the river. The radar was correct for one walk and not for the other. I got rained on before I got back from my first walk of the day. It was a little chilly on my evening walk, but I remained dry.

There were more alligators on the banks of the river during the middle of the day today. This evening I only saw a couple of noses and eyes above the surface. The majority of the alligators were on the bottom. Even the wild pigs weren’t getting their attention. If the pig family on the river bank this evening was the same one I saw this weekend, an alligator or two got lucky. This group only had five piglets and the other one had nine. I know there are at least three adult hogs, so it is possible there are several families in the woods near the river.

The few birds that I saw on my early walk were all sheltering from the wind. The Great Blue Heron had its neck curled up in flying formation until I disturbed it. I moved on before it flew away. Watching from a greater distance I saw it go back into its relaxed state.