Braided

Curves

Java Joe's

Evening Stars

Pollen captured by a spider web.

Taste of Fall II

Energy

Taste of Fall

Sun Rays

Battle at the Bird Bath

Harley was just minding his own business and enjoying the nice weather. The bird bath seems to be his favorite spot under the trees at my sister's.



Suddenly, his peace was shattered by the yaps of Scrappy, a neighbor's dog. The battle was on!


Harley climbed up the tree and Scrappy went home.

Hurricane Ike's Long Reach

Thursday, Mississippi was affected by Hurricane Ike. We started to get a storm surge. Friday, even though Hurricane Ike was to our southwest, the flooding was worse. Below, are some pictures from Friday.

Shrimp and other boats seek safe harbor on Biloxi's Back Bay.


Some seek safe harbor in places like D'Iberville's Small Craft harbor. After I took this picture, the water rose another 1-2 feet before beginning to recede.


The piers and docks at D'iberville's Small Craft were covered with water.


Pelicans and other birds took advantage of the plentiful fish that came in with the water on Biloxi's Back Bay.


Pelicans catch the fish by diving head first in the water. I was lucky to get this shot just as the head went underwater. It did get the fish.

Caspian Tern?

I believe this is a very young Caspian Tern.

Day Lily at Night

Harbor Creatures

Beach Guardians

Birds on a Wire

I inverted the color image. It makes the silhouettes of the birds stand out much more. They are swallows.

Shrimp Boats at Dock

Flying at the Beach

Flutters By

A pipevine swallow tailed butterfly I spied on my lunch break.

Beach Chair

Lines

There's a stark beauty in the lines on the face of a person who has seen seven decades,

Fairley Bayou

Bayou Babes

All of these were taken the James Hill Bayou Walk in Gulfport. There are piers and walkways that allow you to meander through a portion of Bayou Bernard.

A nutria was showing her two babies proper etiquette while eating:



This sharp-tailed sparrow seemed like it was trying to distract me from a nest that may have been close by. There are only two types of sparrows that make marshy areas their home: The sharp-tailed sparrow and the seaside sparrow.



I took this shot of a very young heron from one of the piers. This section of the pier is about 7 feet above the bayou.

Regeneration

For the past few months, the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor is being rebuilt. Hurricane Katrina damaged everything from the concrete walkways to boat slips. The old slips have been torn down. The concrete walkways have been replaced. New electrical conduits are going in and as seen from this photo, the electrical stations are being built higher.

From the stage of the work I've seen, I'm hopeful that by the end of this year, the Small Craft Harbor will once again have pretty boats for me to photograph.

Biloxi is rebuilding the small craft harbor but hasn't rebuilt any of the public piers. Gulfport has rebuilt all the its public piers and is just starting on the dredging work for its small craft harbor.

Wade In

Shasta Daisies

Taken from my garden just after a rain shower.

Generations

The smoothness of the baby's contrasts with his grandmother's.

Day's End

Smoke Stacks

Smokin the Sound - 2008

The power boat races were held today. The boats can kick up a nice spray of water that smokes the coast.





Below is the AME power boat.



Number 28!



The Grimaldi Team boat and the Mercury boat put up a good race.

Light & Shadow

Washed Up

Before Its Time

Many trees still stand even though Hurricane Katrina's winds or storm surge likked them.

Faded Rose

Motion

Sun Shadows

Living on the Edge