Clothesline and The Fence Gossiper

My Clothesline and The Fence Gossiper by Bear July 2013

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Bear’s Neighbor’s House

Brer Terrypin’s Front Door July 2013.

Brer Terrypin’s Front Door by Bear July 2013. Brer Terrypin is a protected “Gopher”. Rattle snakes tend to winter-over in company with the their shelled cousins.

Bear’s Home

River Swamp with Cypress by Bear July 2013

 

The river is nice and high, just now, but not as high as it has been,

or will be again.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

The St. Mary’s River, is part of the Okefenokee watershed.  This river, which in dry times can be walked across, from Florida to Georgia (and back) by my home is also capable of floods spanning a mile or more in some areas, and 60 or more feet deep in the “walk to Georgia” spot.  Water, and all of Nature must always be resepected.  To my husband, especially,  this place is Paradise.

Spring is early this year, even though we haven’t had the Febuary week or so of 17 F that we have every year, the huge Piliated Red Headed Woodpeckers are back.  I heard, then saw the first one, of 2013, yesterday afternoon.——Granny

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piliated_woodpecker

male Dryocopus pileatus in a tree

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okefenokee_Swamp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_River_(Florida)  I live on the East bank of the North flowing section.  It is 10 miles in any direction to the nearest store or any sort.

St. Marys River watershed

United States Fish and Wildlife Service