‘An old dog, even more than an old spouse, always feels like doing what you feel like doing.” — Robert Brault
White ibis coming in for a landing at the Sea Center in Lake Jackson on a cold morning. -- Photo by Pat Bean
Travels With Maggie
I braved the cold yesterday morning to walk the boardwalk at the Sea Center in Lake Jackson. It’s a great place to watch birds, as well as being a fish hatchery, beach/seashore museum and an aquarium.
Check it out at: http://www.texasexplorer.com/SeaCenterTexas.htm
A new sign marks the Bobcat Woods Trail in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge. That's my son, Lewis, in the background. -- Photo by Pat Bean
While I had a pair of warm gloves, I never kept them on long enough for my fingers to warm up. I was too busy checking out the Audubon Bird App on the new smart phone my son gave me as an early Christmas present and taking pictures. I can use my binoculars with my gloves on, but not the phone or camera.
My photo above of the white ibis was my reward for braving the cold. It did warm up later on in the day, and my son, Lewis, and I found about 40 species. After the Sea Center, we walked Bobcat Trail at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
My dog, Maggie, wasn’t happy, however. I had left her home so she could stay warm and cozy in the RV. But the dirty looks she gave me for the rest of the afternoon indicated she had wanted to go birding, too. Or at least gone for the ride.
Gypsy Lee has been parked for a week and Maggie is already getting antsy.
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Pat – you need some fingerless gloves. I’ve been crocheting them for friends. They are the “newest” (old) thing in the knit/crochet world.
I used to have some Deborah. I seem to have left them someplace. They were mittens with a finger hood that could be slipped off.
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Pat, I like how you live!
Thanks Len. Me, too
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Pat , FYI- You can get a good pair of fingerless gloves w/ cover at Eddie Bauer. or Adorama sells them with water resistant polyester and a grip surface on the palm side. Adorama.com. Cost $21.95 ( Finger shooting gloves). I think I’m gonna order the Adorama ones, they only flip the fingers off and look warmer and sleek. Your white ibis are beautiful!
Beautiful photos, Pat. I enjoy your blog both for the content and the photos and was rooting for you all the way with your writing project. Such discipline!
I saw some gloves at Sam’s this week with fingers that stayed on but were designed for use with a smart phone. Don’t know how they would work with a camera. Carry on, dear. I’ll be reading.
Thanks for the kind words Barbara ,
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The white ibis is such a beautiful bird. Wonderful photo, Pat. 🙂
I see you already have glove suggestions so no need for me to add to them. They used to make those kind of gloves for photographers. Now smart phone users need them too, which has turned out to be a good thing for photographers as it has lowered the price (unless you buy them from a photography store or website).
Thanks Robin. I think all birds are beautiful, some of course more than others. But a few, like the turkey vulture, are beautiful in their ugliness. And just as I was typing this, a beautiful little carolina wren dropped by my RV to say hi.