Found It

Foggy and warm this morning with the temperature climbing to about 80F.

This morning was laundry time, and in the afternoon we intended to find the elusive Frank Jones Wild Life Sanctuary. We headed out after lunch and found the place with no problem; however I have to admit to being a little disappointed when we got there. To me the place  was nothing more than an overgrown area of land with a few walking trails beaten through it. There was hardly any wildlife / birds there at all. However there was one thing there I had not seen before. As we walked along the downtrodden track there was a brown line, about 4 inches wide crossing it. On closer inspection it was an ant superhighway. There were ants moving in two directions along the highway, in one direction they were carrying bits of leaves and plants, in the other direction they were empty “handed” heading back for more. Kind of neat really.

Rather than head back home we went down to the bay to visit Indian Point Park, as we turned off the highway we saw a small (as opposed to great) blue heron. This heron is smaller (obviously) and has a reddish brown colouring on the head and neck.

Small Blue Heron, Indian Pt Park, Portland Tx

and also a flowering cactus

Flowering Cactus, Indian Pt Park, Portland Tx

As we crossed under the highway we were right on the coast so we stopped for a few minutes and sat on the rocks watching the waves. We drove on a little bit to a large pier maintained by the city and took a walk along it hoping to see some more sea birds, unfortunately there were none.

The fog and drizzle closed in again this evening, but we were still able to manage a BBQ; just like real camping!! Right Hazel?????