Today I took them to another place I spent a lot of time at when I lived in S Florida---Wakodahatchee Wetlands. The park was created on 50 acres of unused utility land and transformed into a free recreation wetlands open to the public with a three-quarter mile boardwalk. This site is part of the South section of the Great Florida Birding Trail and offers many opportunities to observe birds in their natural habitats. Each day, the Palm County Water Utilities Department’s Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility pumps approximately two million gallons of 90% treated water into the Wakodahatchee Wetlands. This water, which is free of organic contaminants but still contains excess mineral content, is naturally purified by the plants and algae in the wetlands, then released into the surface water supply. In the winter months, it becomes a rookery for lots of birds. I guess we were still a bit early for that, but it was still a beautiful day to walk the boardwalk, and see what we could find. I was surprised we didn't see any alligators.
David hamming it up because he forgot his glasses.
starting on the boardwalk.
Did see a lot of iguanas.
first find---a couple soft shelled turtles.
It was a beautiful day for another walk. And occassionally we found a bird or to---like this anhinga in it's tree.
love the clouds
a great white egret
a surprise find---a couple of spoonbills
lots of lilly pads
a tri-color egret
more of the wetlands
another great white egret
love this tunnel through the trees
Florida's state tree---the Sabal Palm
a common moorhen in breeding colors
While out in the Delray Beach area, we looked for a restaurant. I was saying how much I like Mongolian BarBQ but haven't had it in years and Nora found one for us not far from Wakodahatchee!
They even tried the Boba drinks. I don't think david was impressed. I stuck with tried and true---ice tea which was very good. As was the stir fry!
my creation.
Around sunset, we headed back to Pompano (Sea Gardens) to check out sunset on the beach. After 5 or 6, the vendors go away and you can sit on the chairs without pay.
The surf was booming. I had asked my phone earlier if there was a good beach to have a picnic on and it said , " Because of the massive 5-7' waves and 15-20mph winds, a beach blanket picnic will unfortunately turn into an obstacle course of flying sand, salt spray, and aggressive winds." I got a kick out of that, but decided to ditch a beach picnic. But it was nice to go and sit there for awhile and watch the sunset.
Nora did get her feet in the water
while David and I sat on the lounger
not much of a sunset, but nice evening to be out.
Back at the condo, we played Cribbage to wee hours of the morning again.
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