north florida - wild florida
07:10, 75F, hazy. calm. clear skies. roosters up. early walks with the dogs. raisin bran for breakfast. fed all birds. got 1 egg.
10:20, pileated woodpecker in sand pines in lane. moved a gopher tortoise out of the limerock road. just missed a turkey vulture feeding on a dead deer on the shoulder. swerved around a black racer crossing the road.
10:50, super high tide at CK. low 80's. west wind 5-8 knts., sunny. finished the seine. cataloged some articles.
16:40, low tide going out. light chop at the sandspit. spoonbills and snowy egrets sifting through a mud flat. pileated woodpecker in the pines in the lane. unidentified large immature hawk flew across cactus field.
yard cat still missing. dogs and I looked around but no trace. got 2 eggs.
21:20, 76F, light clouds. waxing gibbous moon moving in and out of the cloud cover. faint stars showing.
just looked at the radar. perhaps rain is in the farm's future ... let it rain, let it pour ...
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Updated: 02:20 AM GMT del 01 Giugno 2012
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06:55, 76F, hazy. hazy last night, too. roosters up. sun a big red ball hanging in the east. let newdog off leash in the lane. she was happy!
08:00, 80F, thunder > brief shower > sunny.. got 0.2" rain. SW wind.
16:00, 100F by back door in the sun. 88F in front under the porch roof. sunny. hot out. fans all on.
black racer in the compost midden. yard cat is missing. got 3 eggs.
21:00, 77F, hazy. waxing gibbous moon above the house. brighter stars showing.
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Updated: 02:22 AM GMT del 31 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:30, 76F, drizzling, sporatic wind with small gusts. it didn't pour for long last night. total rainfall for this portion of the piney flatwoods in the suwannee river valley = 0.7". that's it.. who's getting all the rain? hoping the river bottoms.
roosters crowing. sheep in barn waiting for hay..
11:30, storm high tide at CK. SW wind gusting up to 20 knts. mostly cloudy. lovely out.. worked on 600 ft. seine. a great breeze kept the bugs away. the net was soaking wet thanks to beryl.
16:40, low tide at #4 bridge. oyster bars and mud banks exposed. ibis and one spoonbill swishing through the mud. still breezy and gray.
17:50, 80's, SW breeze, partly cloudy. walked newdog around the sheep field boundaries. got 1 egg. pizza for supper.
20:00, 81F, mostly cloudy. overall got almost 1" rain. other places got more. thinking we were just on the fringe.
21:30, 79F. mostly cloudy. waxing 0.53 moon at the zenith, but often hidden. thunder to the south. barred owl in grapefruit tree.
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Updated: 02:42 AM GMT del 30 Maggio 2012
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north florida - drizzly florida - rocky hammock
11:00, 77F, drizzling. mostly calm. overcast.
woke up at 06:00, walked all inside dogs, never looked at the thermometer. it was lightly drizzling. went back to bed. woke up at 9:30. been speeding through the chores ever since. harder drizzles now. but still not raining much. keeping my fingers crossed. roosters commenting on the day. birds singing, crows searching for the hidden cat food. going to walk new dog through the sheep field in the drizzle..
12:50, 80F, light rain. occasional breeze from WSW.
started raining when we got out in the sheep field but that was o.k. guard dogs like rain and I do too. got 1 egg.
14:00, lunch at CK. medium tide. 70's, SW wind.
1 roseate spoonbill flew into back bayou during lunch at annie's.
peacock sighting on the way back to the farm. overcast, windy, sporatic rain splats.
17:00, 77F, overcast/mostlycloudy, calm, gusts from SW, calm. a few drops of rain. new dog walked all over the farm. got 3 eggs.
20:30, 75F, windy (SW), totally overcast. got a good shower. I pretty much got soaked finishing up the chores. no moon visible - none.
21:40, drizzling.
let it rain..
let it pour..
let it rain a whole lot more
'cause I got those
deep river blues ...
22:00, pouring.
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Updated: 02:01 AM GMT del 29 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:05, 69F at back door, 71F in front. and so much for that.. roosters up, sun's up too. yellow dogs at back door. squirrels playing in cabbage palm. donkeys braying. dogs yodeling.
09:00, medium tide. flock of ibis. church was good. got a sub at the market and headed for home.
snagged a paper at the jiffy on the way out.
14:30, 96F, slight NE breeze, partly cloudy. hot. vegetable garden all wilting although I watered it 2 nights ago. put water on it again.
heading for g'ville and high springs to pick up a dog. actually raked out the truck some. and gave the russell a bath because she was complaining about fleas. that'll teach her to complain ...
15:20, encountered a heavy band of rain just east of bronson. then another band around I-75. otherwise, gray, damp, and muggy in g'ville.
18:00,overcast and green in the rural landscape in north central fl. lots of cows. new guard dog a charmer.. we'll see how she's accepted.
21:00 returned to the farm at sundown. we might have had a brief shower. the dust wasn't so bad. rushed through chores with new dog. 1 year old and never seen a sheep.. seen goats though. nature vs. nuture.. stay tuned.
21:50, 78F, waxing crescent moon in hazy sky. streaks of clouds hiding and uncovering stars.
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Updated: 04:52 AM GMT del 28 Maggio 2012
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north florida - rocky hammock
07:50, 71F, calm. everyone up. yellow dogs under pear tree. keeps the squirrels out. crows calling..
11:20, 88F at back door, 81F at front door under the porch roof. (sometimes the thermometers agree, so thinking there's poor circulation in the front.)
nice walk with dogs. the sun's track is far enough to the north so that the lane(running east-west with tall pines and cedars on either side.) is in shade now. a pleasant walk. donkeys are complaining so will go fork out some hay. I understand that a few hay farmers who irrigated have done a cutting. no telling what the prices are ...
13:40, 87F in front, 95F, at back door. sunny, hardly a breeze. everyone glad to get their hay and relax in the barn. I took my socks off and turned the ceiling fans on..
15:20, 90F in front. 98F in back in the sun. mostly cloudy, sun comes and goes. periods of calm, then NNE wind with gusts. buzzards are soaring way high up. clouds moving to SW in fits and starts. pleasant in the shade when the breeze moves in. got 2 eggs. cleaned mud porch.
17:00. went to feed store in cow town. hot. cows along the way were looking for shade.
18:15, 91F, calm. overcast. unloaded feed. over-fed everyone. got 1 egg. pizza for supper.
22:00, 79F by back door. 80F at the front under the porch roof. calm. waxing crescent moon setting. a haze.
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Updated: 02:46 AM GMT del 27 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:00, 70F. roosters crowing. yellow dogs at back door. ground nice and wet from last night's shower. got 0.2". hoping that system that dumped so much rain on south florida will come over here to visit...
10:10, 76F under front porch roof, 85F at back door. partly cloudy. mom and new ram lamb moving around the barn and barn yard. got 0 eggs. rooster's happy, though. tomatoes slowly ripening. field peas getting high. yellow dogs under house already. hot out. fleas still bad. horseflies, too.
11:35, medium tide at CK. low 80's, sunny. NE wind, 5-8 knts., clocked to SSW, 6-9. light chop at sandspit. mended another length of the 600' seine. ospreys went fishing and brought back mullets. ibis on the side of the road on the causeway.
17:05, high tide at #4 bridge leaving the island. got shrimp for supper from the shrimp guy!
17:40, 92F at the back door. sunny, no breeze. boiled shrimps for supper. got 3 eggs. found a sandspur in ram lamb's wool so thinking he made his first trip out into the pasture today.
21:40, 80F, nothing stirring. waxing crescent moon sinking behind the donkey woodlot. dogs barking.
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Updated: 02:46 AM GMT del 26 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:00, 66F, fog in pastures. yellow dogs at back door. roosters up. sun's up too.
10:40, 85F at back door (west). 80F at front door, (south) under porch roof. NE breeze. ram lamb born this morning! to gray who lost her day-old lamb last december. all seems well, thanks be to God!
fleas bad out by garden. will have to do something about that when I get home.
we need rain!
11:30, high tide at CK. upper 70's to mid-80's. wind NE clocking to SW, 6-9 knts in the afternoon.
began mending the 600 ft. seine. mockingbirds arguing over territory around the lab. downy woodpeckers perusing the pruned oaks and bays. pleasant back there once the breeze kicked in.
16:30, higher tide at #4 bridge. large flock of ibis congregating in the marsh.
17:40, 93F, partly cloudy. hot and still. got 0 eggs. mom and new lamb hanging in the barn.
19:30, thunder, dark clouds moved in from the south and gave us a good shower!
20:20, 77F, clearing. waxing crescent moon fading and appearing. damp.
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Updated: 02:40 AM GMT del 25 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:30, 71F, calm with a distant mist. yellow dogs under pear tree. roosters crowing. slept late ...
10:50, 85F, partly cloudy. gave out hay. fed chickens, got 1 egg. re-potted marigolds. filled bird feeder. hot out! sweaty..
11:30, medium high tide at CK. herons in spartina. south wind, 5-8 knts. upper 70's. took awhile to mend the 70' bait seine. kept finding holes. esp. in the bag - not good.. there was shade along the fence and enough breeze to keep most of the bugs away. finished map for june sampling.
16:40, high tide going over #4 bridge. miss the ducks.
18:10, 84F at the farm, calm. watered the side yard. got 3 eggs. lo mein for supper.
21:00, 76F, waxing slice-of-cantalope moon lovely in the WNW. venus low to the NW. great views from the sheep pasture...
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Updated: 01:57 AM GMT del 24 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:00, 65F, calm. yellow dogs at back door. roosters up. very dry out - no dew, no fog. birds singing. tomatoes turning red. fleas bad.
11:00, high tide at CK, calm, low 80's. washed and mended nets again. washed boats, put gear away. think ospreys in the pine across the road have chicks..
16:00, tide even higher.. a few great egrets out fishing in the spartina. went to cowtown. mid-80's - groceries and feed. got a summer hair cut.
18:20, calm. 80's at the farm. unloaded truck. chicken lo mein for supper. sheep want hay! got 3 eggs.
21:10, waxing sliver moon setting in the WNW accompanied by brilliant venus. wow!
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Updated: 02:17 AM GMT del 23 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
06:55, 54F, calm. sun's coming up. slight fog. roosters up. yellow dogs at back door. chilly out, but it feels great.
10:00, medium tide coming in at CK. upper 70's already. wind, north backing to the west - 5-10 with gusts. washed and mended 1 bait seine and washed and dried 1 trawl that gets perused tomorrow. nice breeze for mending nets.
16:30, high tide going home. flock of ibis in a flooded salt flat. swallow-tailed kites along 345.
17:30, 81F at the farm. north breeze, sunny. racoon crossing the lane when I came in. kite flying over farm yard. 2 deer in cow pasture. br'er rabbit out by the donkey water. barred owl calling from NW. got 1 egg.
21:20, 73F, misty. brighter stars out. not as clear as last night. we need rain.
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Updated: 02:28 AM GMT del 22 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
05:50, 61F, slight fog. roosters up. yellow dogs at back door. new moon. solar eclipse but we won't see it. chilly..
08:50, 2 rabbits at the front gate. low tide with herons at CK. warm. 70's. tide coming in. sold 2 doz. eggs. went home after p.o. and the market for milk.. got paper.
11:10, 89F at the farm. ate all the left-overs for lunch. a nap sounds good. lazy me ...
m. connelly's "5th witness" is boring but has an interesting ending. r.w. white's latest is dumb and boring but the boat chase at the end is good. the publishers need to quit pushing these writers so hard..
15:00, upper 80's, NE breeze. let sheep into the yard again. they did a good job on the weeds and patches of grass but they didn't touch the virginia creeper or the patches of coastal so I need to cut the baling twine off the mower blade.. got 4 eggs.
21:50, 72F, calm. stars all out. even the dimmer ones. venus lovely in the low NW. unknown owl hoo-ing in the grapefruit tree. saw a satellite several nights ago but not tonight. strange things, satellites ...
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Updated: 02:55 AM GMT del 21 Maggio 2012
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north florida - rocky hammock
07:18, 69F, overcast. roosters up. frogs croaking in the horse barn trough. fixin' to fry some bacon.
19:00, 81F, variable breezes, mostly cloudy but sunny too.. hung out a wash at 13:00, it was dry by 16:00. instead of mowing, I put sheep in yard for afternoon. (dogs in pen.) had to watch them sheep - keep them off the pear tree and the roses. swallow-tail kite circling the farm yard. 5-line skink at back door.. just about time to start the chores. got 2 eggs. damn sheep got into the oat hay. scattered half a bale all over the barn. pitchforked it up for them and the donkeys.
22:00, 75F, east breeze. stars out and all sparkly. venus low in the NW. dogs barking. fed red chickens late. eggs in a dark corner. left them for tomorrow.
so dry here. have to water plants and garden every evening. the farmers are hoping for rain. the pastures get shorter and shorter. we need rain bad.
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Updated: 02:24 AM GMT del 20 Maggio 2012
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north florida - suwannee river
05:50, 65F. foggy. roosters crowing, songbirds singing. doo-dah.. dixie at back door.. oatmeal.
09:30, high tide on suwannee river. salt tide coming in. water temps: 27C, 79F. probably cooler on the bottom of the river. we trawled in an area deeper than 7 meters (22'). air temps upper 70's, wind NE, 5-7 knts. did mostly trawls. low catches, YOY sand trout, whiting.. and both salt and fresh water catfish, anchovies, mojarra, some blue crabs, plus a juvenile gray snapper and a flounder (Par. lethostigma.) sunny, but chilly when running. water felt warm. wildlife scarce today. river very pretty and green..
16:00, low 80's at the farm. took a nap. woke up ready to do chores! got 2 eggs. NE breeze.
20:40, 76F, calm. stars coming out. venus low in the NW.
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Updated: 03:25 AM GMT del 19 Maggio 2012
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north florida - the cedar keys
05:30, 67F. partly cloudy, a few stars, no moon in sight. roosters waking up. dixie at back door. oatmeal for breakfast.
08:00, medium high tide at CK coming in. CK had 2" of rain last night. on the water by 08:40, low 70's. slight breeze. began fishing at porpoise creek south of corrigans reef. we were mobbed by dolphin.. they watched us deploy the bait seine. they came in close. they rode the bow wave. they played in the wake.. wonderful critters even though the fisherfolk think of them as "eco-terrorists," since they compete for the fish..
went on to sea horse key and atsena otie to pull the 600 ft. seine. got a half doz. female bonnet-head sharks at seahorse. got a dozen redfish in another pull on the west side of the island. got stingrays and baitfish and sheepshead and mullet. water temps: 24.6C-26c. (74-77F) calm. sunny. water clear. most of the pulls were on white sandy beaches! a super day. saw an eagle out by scale key. tide was high and turned while we were finishing up fishing..
18:30, 82F at the farm. went by the hay guy's and got 5 more bales. he's almost out and irrigating a small hay plot. we need rain!!!!!!!!!!!!
saw some turkeys on the way home.
got 2 eggs.
21:00, 73F. clear, stars showing - big dipper, north star, mars, and on and on.. big lightning show to NE!
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Updated: 03:15 AM GMT del 18 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:20, 71F, drizzling. roosters up. bruiser at back door. raisin bran for breakfast..
08:50, 75F, totally overcast, barely drizzling. the west side of the house is damp. the east side fairly dry. thunder to the west.. nearby.. yellow dogs move under house.
12:00, high tide at CK. had to run in for a little while. great egrets spotted the spartina. a flock of ibis poked around on a salt flat near the road into CK. mid-70's, overcast. rain all around and in the gulf according to the radar but we're not getting it.
15:00, 76F at the farm, overcast and calm. got 1 egg. aggravated over the lack of rain.
16:10 77F, slight breeze from SW, overcast. got 3 eggs. did chores. chili for supper. yellow dogs by back door. chickadee at the bird feeder along with cardinals and a titmouse. thin clouds moving to NE. dark to the south.
21:30, 74F, calm. no stars showing except in the far west. venus behind trees. dark out here..
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Updated: 01:51 AM GMT del 17 Maggio 2012
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north florida - econfina river - appalachee bay
05:30, 69F, foggy. waning crescent moon to ESE. woke roosters up. oatmeal. going to trawl the big bend seagrass beds to sample the fishes..
07:30, 70's, overcast but clearing. 2 hour trip to econfina. saw wild turkeys on the way. all swamps are dry.
9:40, high tide at econfina river. several night herons along the edge. alligator in the tide. 70's, no wind. horizon obscured by clouds. water like a mirror. pretty clear down to 4 meters. specifically looking for young-of-the-year (YOY) hog fish, gag grouper, red grouper, sea bass, gray snapper and lane snapper. got a few hogfish and more sea bass. also got file fish, pinfish, pig fish, silver perch, pipefish, grass porgies, spot-tail pinfish, etc.. fish that live in seagrass beds. did 10 trawls, identified and measured everyone. stayed calm all day. got sunny at noon and we put up the bimini top. by-catch was manageable.. a stellar day!! still high tide back in the river. saw more turkeys on the way home.
18:00, low 80's in the cow town.. got groceries, hay, and fuel.
19:00, low 80's at the farm. unloaded truck, fed stock. got 3 eggs. chili for supper.
21:10, 78F, occasional breeze. overcast with a few stars. tired.
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Updated: 01:57 AM GMT del 16 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
07:10, 69F, overcast. roosters up. yellow dogs at back door. bacon and rice for breakfast.
11:00, high tide at CK. wind SW, 5-8 knts. mid to upper 70's. partly cloudy. mended half of the 600 ft. seine. went to lunch with some of the crew and had an oyster po'boy.. really good!
17:10, low tide at CK with willets, stilts, egrets, and small shore birds poking about the mud flats.
was looking for turkeys along 345 when I spotted 2 male peacocks, with full tails dragging behind, perusing the ditch along side of the road.. made me smile.. I had peacocks once.. for years, and then the fox discovered them when the hens were nesting in the bushes, and that's it.
gray foxes, not red.. natives that climb trees.
18:00, low 80's, mostly cloudy. SW breeze, got 3 eggs. raisin bran and banana for supper.
21:50, 75F, overcast. brighter stars visible but fuzzy.
supposed to go to econfina tomorrow. early to bed, early to rise..
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Updated: 03:03 AM GMT del 15 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
06:30, 66F, clear. waning half/crescent moon over house to the ESE. roosters up. yellow dogs on guard. golden to the east.. big rain event in gulf petered out overnight. hoping to get some wet, though.. too dry here!
08:50, 3 adult turkeys on the side of 345. picking their way through a barb wire fence.
high tide at CK. low 70's, wind E, 10-12 knts. overcast. wore my jacket in church. priest said he saw 7 turkeys on the shoulder along SR24, coming into otter creek.
sandspit, light chop, high tide.
11:50, high moon tide, white egrets scattered through the spartina. imbibed some high-test coffee with a friend and I'm going home to mend fences..
15:00, 80F. overcast. good breeze from the west. mother's day call from son.. mended 130ft. of fence in scattered sections. back hurts. hands hurt. but happy about it getting done. sandspurs in the pasture already.. definitely not good.
did chores. got 4 eggs.
21:30, 76F. overcast although some of the brighter heavenly bodies show as faint smudges..
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Updated: 02:23 AM GMT del 14 Maggio 2012
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north florida - rocky hammock
07:20, 68F. overcast. roosters woke me up.. a good thing. I got a lot to do and no energy. hoping for rain, too.. need coffee ............
10:00, 78F, partly cloudy/partly sunny. got coffee. fried some mullet for breakfast! with cuban toast. walked and fed inside dogs. fed chickens. got 2 eggs. sheep need hay. they just came in from their short, very short, grass pasture.
12:00, 90F at the back door. 83F at the front door under the porch roof. sunny. fed red chickens. got one egg. hay to sheep, coastal and oat.. donkeys cleaned their hay pile up this a.m. and got another book. black racer by the garden, then by the sheep water. think it's looking for water. have to put a water pan down out in that area. watered red rose, plumbago, and camellia.
doing a wash. think it will be dry by 15:00.
19:20, 83F, overcast. intermitant NE breeze. wash bone dry by 16:00. filled gambusia tanks and added vegetation. washed kitchen and mud porch floors. gave sheep grapefruit.
22:00, 78F, overcast. dark. no stars.
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Updated: 02:06 AM GMT del 13 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
06:50, 60F, fog in pastures, calm. waning gibbous moon over cabbage palms to SSW. roosters up. hasn't been much song bird activity lately. must be settled down and tending young'uns.. chilly out. feels good. yellow dogs at back door.
11:00, high tide at CK. upper 70's, variable breeze. worked on 600 ft. seine which was soaking wet. needs lead-line work but not until I get it dried out.
14:00, high tide at sand-spit. slight chop. warm.
16:10, high tide at #4 bridge. heading for fowlers bluff to the treasure camp for an early dinner.
pleasant on the suwannee. warm but fans kept it comfortable. slight breeze.
17:20, headed to hay guy. bought 10 bales. he's almost out. back at farm, upper 70's, variable breeze, unloaded hay. got 4 eggs. sheep ate 1/3rd of a bale of the new (dry but still green) hay.
21:20, 75F. occasional gust from the north. mostly cloudy - hazy. brighter stars appear and disappear. clouds moving from the ESE. mars appeared, and venus, veiled, and the big dipper briefly showed me the north star.
hoping for the rain that was out in the gulf this afternoon..
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Updated: 02:27 AM GMT del 12 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida - the cedar keys
05:45, 65F, foggy. bright waning gibbous moon over the cabbage palms in the SSW. roosters up. oatmeal. got 0.25" rain last night.
09:00, tide going out. 70's, NW wind, 5-7 knts. veering to the W. choppy offshore. sampled the fish from snake key to rattlesnake. 4 sets with the 600 ft. seine. got 4 species of stingrays, a bonnethead shark, some redfish, sheepshead, black drum (large and eating size) and a snook. got mostly pinfish, pigfish, and silver perch in the bait seine. tide turned in late morning. water temps, 25C, 77F. wind was chilly.
oyster catchers at the channel islands. otherwise, the usual birds.. worked hard getting the big seine in but it was a pleasant day.
16:30, high tide. egrets in the spartina.
18:30, 82F, calm. dogs sleeping under the house. got 3 eggs. smallest lamb bites tail of cheeky squirrel at the feed troughs.
21:20, 69F, calm. stars out. venus already behind the trees in the donkey woodlot. barred owl carrying on with another owl in the pecan trees.. a lot of hooting. dogs barking, too..
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Updated: 02:58 AM GMT del 11 Maggio 2012
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north florida - suwannee sound
06:00, 65F, fog in pastures. waning gibbous moon above the palmettos in the SW. roosters up. yellow dogs at back door. oatmeal.
09:50, medium high tide at suwannee. SW wind, 8 knts. choppy. water temps, 28.6C, 83F. air temps, upper 70's to low 80's.
trawling offshore. small catches - stingrays, baitfish. saw 2 sea turtles, unidentified. trawled up a lot of rotting brown algae north of west pass. no fish in that, just some portunus crabs. a pleasant day. big high tide back in the river. brown pelicans circling at the mouth.
16:20, sun at the back door, 94F, partly cloudy, SW breeze. have hay to unload and 100 feet of welded wire to fix some of my fences with. dogs all napping.
18:20 low 80's, slight breeze, muggy. unloaded hay, feed, wire, and groceries. got 4 eggs - 1 was broken. everyone's drinking a lot of water..
21:10, 76F, overcast, slight drizzle. it began just when I finished watering the herb/flower garden. venus obscured. lightning to the west and north. no thunder audible.
21:30. drizzle just became a downpour! with gusts that are moving through the open house.. thanks be to God! we desperately need rain.
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Updated: 01:38 AM GMT del 10 Maggio 2012
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north florida - wild florida
06:40, 65F, fog in pastures. roosters up. crows calling. yellow dogs at back door. raisin bran for breakfast.
11:00, med. high tide at CK. upper 70's, breeze from SW. worked on crab trap harnesses. reviewed shore code vegetation and by-catch. loaded 2nd boat for trawling tomorrow.
light chop at sand spit. swift tide coming in. dophins playing and leaping in the channel.
16:00, high moon tide at #4 bridge. marsh flooded. large flock of egrets huddled in the spartina.
18:00, 83F at the farm. stacked another load of firewood, cedar and red bay, in the barn. everyone snoozing. distant grumble of thunder to the east. got 1 egg. buzzards by the downed tree on the west fence. one deer grazing in the south pasture at the edge of the woods.
21:30, 75F, partly cloudy, partly starry. venus still sports a dim star to her north.. mars up there. big dipper swinging a round..
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07:10, 67F, overcast.
11:00, med. high tide at CK. mid to high 70's, SE-SW winds 5-8 knts. screwed baitcups and slats into stone crab traps. tomorrow we do the harnesses.
brown pelicans in the tide.
16:15, high moon tide. marsh inundated.
one wild turkey poking through a dry swamp off CR 345.
15:30, low 80's, slight breeze. got 2 eggs. BIG broad-headed skink at back door.
21:10, 75F. venus a presence in the evening sky with a faint star close to the north of her.
north florida - wild florida
05:50, 66F, foggy. roosters up. let dogs out of pen where I made them stay all night 'cause I had to treat around the house for fleas..
08:10, 71F, great ride to church! b'rer rabbit's young'un in the lane - about squirrel size. saw a doe with a buck in velvet and two wild turkeys on the shoulder, about 3 miles apart.
08:35, low tide at CK with herons. an ibis flew over. tide coming in. bunch of small sailboats downtown. a slight breeze once you got away from the island. looked like it was fun out in the channel. sometimes I miss my sailing days.
11:10, high tide leaving the island. saw 2 more turkeys on the way back to the farm including a mama turkey with 8 poults following her! glad turkey hunting season is over with and the survivors can come out and show themselves again.
14:05, 83F at the farm, and a breeze. partly cloudy. weeded the garden yesterday. gave the bolted turnips to the sheep and the weeds to the chickens. planted more peas. repotted some purchases from last week -flowers, mostly native, butterfly attractors.
seems like a good time to take a nap ...
16:00 great nap with a breeze coming thru the window and the ceiling fan on low!
19:30, 77F. got 3 eggs. hay to all. dogs walked. a doe deer by the pecan tree when I went to feed donkeys. think the fawn was in the palmettos 'cause the donkeys kept looking in that direction as they ate their dinner. watered both gardens. venus glaring over the old horse barn.
22:50, 73F. moon finally up over the sheep pasture.
silver moon!
we need rain! it's so dry here the native plants wilt in the afternoon..
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Updated: 03:08 AM GMT del 07 Maggio 2012
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north florida - suwannee delta
07:10, 68F at the farm and foggy.
10:30, high tide at CK, mid-70's, SSW breeze.
yesterday, 5-3-12, we sampled the fish populations between east pass and deer island. mid-70's, extreme high tide, SW wind 10-12, mostly cloudy. water temps ran between 24-25.5C, 75-77F. a great day. almost like a fall day after a hot august. caught a lot of stingrays, 3 kinds.. and a bunch of huge black drum. some ladyfish and mullet. bait seine pulled in mostly anchovies and one big blunt nosed ray. saw one little gator, a bald eagle, and a few ducks in the back creeks. the horse flies were bad but it was such a great day it didn't matter. worked in water up to my shoulders twice. I love my job!
22:30, 75F at the farm, dogs and I sat out and watched the waxing gibbous moon shine from behind the clouds. no stars but a large ring a fair distance from the moon.
north florida - wild florida - suwannee sound
5-01-12
went sampling north of the river. upper 70's, SE wind, 10-12 knts.. water temps = 25C, 77F. a few pairs of ducks left in the back creeks. passed one manatee. a breezy lovely day. caught a lot of anchovies in the bait seine. some stingrays, baitfish, lady fish, one sheepshead, and a huge black drum in the 600 ft. seine. tide was very high!! the sawgrass is already putting up bloom spikes.. last year I thought it was early in june.
this is unprecedented for up here, I'm thinking..
5-02-12
07:20, 69F at the farm. a large black racer at the sheep barn. flies are bad.
11:00, high tide at CK. upper 70's with a light variable breeze. helped build some crab traps.
my resume would fill a book, but does not include any computer savy.. still no internet at the farm.
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Updated: 06:41 PM GMT del 02 Maggio 2012
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