Watching the storms roll in

We were expecting rain before lunch in mid-January so I went out for a late walk on the Dunedin causeway hoping to see the storm coming in. Looking back towards land I could see the sunlight peeking out underneath the cloud cover.

Looking north I could see the rain. I was hoping to get some lightning shots but didn’t see any and was on the lookout for it. I would have to make a mad dash back to the car.

Rain was coming from the south side as well as I walked back over the bridge.

I noticed a sailboat that had sunk right underneath the bridge. I could barely make out the boat underneath the water and could see the broken masts stuck on the bridge bumpers. That boat was probably abandoned and the city will have to get it towed and pulled out. As of this post date, it’s still there.

Crossing under the bridge to get to the other side.

The storms were moving in quickly so I headed back to the car.

I noticed all of the moss (or is it algae?) growing on the exposed rocks at low tide. It looked pretty but I’m sure it’s slippery.

A great blue heron was keeping watch over this fisherman’s stuff, hoping he turns his back on his bait fish.

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Here comes the sun

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I knew it was going to be a good morning when I walked out on the trail at Circle B Bar Reserve at 8am and this was the view.

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I had not been out here since May so it was great to get out and walk around without it being terribly hot.

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The trails were quiet except for the birds making noise. The limpkins and phoebes were loud. It felt like a lot more moss had grown on trees.

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A very large bee hive right on the trail.

I only had my 300mm lens with me so all of these were taken with my Iphone.  That bee hive was so close that I would have only gotten an inch of it with my longer lens.  I’m looking forward to lots of long walks here this winter.

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