Wednesday March 27th 2024

Another weather transition began today. It was much more humid. The day began with more cloud cover than the pervious couple of days and it just got thicker as the day progressed. The temperature peaked in the low eighties again, but because of the humidity it was a less comfortable day than the previous low eighties days. Rain has begun as I am writing this blog entry in the evening.

I intended to get some laundry done today, but alligator and bird viewing got in the way. There is one set of machines at each of the two bathhouses in the campground. Catching them available is the challenge. I had the laundry bag full and ready to go. Each time I checked the machines they were in use. I decided to take a short walk to the river while I waited for a machine to become available. The short walk turned into a long walk. By the time I got back someone else was using the machines. The pattern repeated with lunch taking the place of a walk to the river. It will get done eventually. I just have to keep checking.

On today’s walk I spotted a log with three small alligators. Each alligator was about two feet long. The log was in the same area that I saw a group of young alligators last year. That group was about a foot long. Alligators are supposed to grow about a foot a year, so I’d like to think these are the same alligators I saw last year.

Today was also the day of the Limpkin. It seemed everywhere I walked there was a limpkin or two on the river bank. I think only one has been in my area of observation on this trip until today. They aren’t a particularly pretty bird, but they are very vocal and interesting to watch.