Happy Monday! Our weekend was jam packed and fun for a change. It began Friday when I was finally able to see my high school friend for a much-needed girls day. I watched her take a riding lesson on Carson, an American Saddlebred once owned by Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy). Afterwards we went to lunch, then drove down River Road, stopping along the way for photographs. Saturday was spent at my aunt and uncle's new camp on Bayou Manchac, then later that night we joined my cousin and his wife to listen to their friends' band play at a local establishment. Sunday was spent birding at Bluebonnet swamp where I saw THREE rose-breasted grosbeaks, numerous indigo buntings, and Mississippi kites flying overhead. A wonderful, fabulous three days. Now back to reality and on with the show!
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Michelle and Carson, 4/19/13
She is doing so well riding him and looks so sophisticated. |
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First ever sighting of an Orchard Oriole, female.
The male is deep orange and black, but my pics of him were blurry.
Near State Capitol, 4/19/13 |
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| Gator sculpture that came with my aunt's camp, Bayou Manchac, 4/20/13 |
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To get to the camp we were ferried across on a pontoon boat.
Uncle Bubba was our capable captain. :) |
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| Indigo bunting at Bluebonnet Swamp, 4/21/13 |
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| Rose-breasted grosbeak posing nicely on a limb, Bluebonnet Swamp, 4/21/13 |
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| Male rose-breasted grosbeaks, Bluebonnet Swamp, 4/21/13 |
PARAKEET UPDATE: Thank you ALL for the wonderful advice
on the parakeet that found its way into my yard. Before receiving your advice I kept thinking of the line by Shelby in the movie Steel Magnolias: "I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special." However, many of you swayed me with the argument that since "Charlie" was domesticated he was ill-equipped to truly fend for himself. Despite my initial misgivings, I posted his photo on our HOA Facebook page and scoured the internet for "lost parakeet Baton Rouge" and came up empty handed. The parakeet's fate is unknown at this time since he has not returned to my yard. :( I wanted to respond to you all individually since many of you had taken the time to articulate such detailed (and respectful) arguments, but time got away from me and now I feel overwhelmed. So please know how much your comments meant to me.
I will catch up on blogs later today! Wishing you all a wonderful week, praying it's better than last week.
