Lonesome

lonely fence post No wire of any kind was visible. Nor were any other fence posts. But this old post was still standing tall. Proud of its past, always ready to serve when called upon. Thought for the Day: Never take a fence down until you know why it was put up.Robert Frost

Posing Pelican

On the same morning I saw my first reddish heron,  I found a pelican nesting site nearby. It was in the backwaters of Sarasota Bay, near a public boat dock surrounded by mangroves.  Early morning, active birds, including heron and egrets, and very noisy. Birds were everywhere.  Locals told me the wild birds put up …