Ah...we awoke to sunshine and no more rain! But behind the storm came a mass of cold air, so that it was a COLD 48 degrees this morning for Ranger's walk.
Once the sun was up and the air was warming, we headed out in the car to explore the area. First stop: Oscar Scherer State Park. We walked around the campground to check it out: good sites in a good location but bad showers! We will consider this park for the future. It is supposed to be a great place to spot Florida scrub jays, but no luck in seeing any.
From there, we headed to the Celery Fields, a park run by Sarasota Audubon Society and well-known as a good place for bird-watchers. Ranger enjoyed a long walk along the trails there, where we saw scaups, palm warblers, and a loggerhead shrike. We then did a little grocery-shopping, stopped at the campground to put away food, and then did some bird-watching up at the Birdwalk in Myakka River.
This evening the temperature is dropping, with lows expected in the 40's. BRRRR! Pretty cold for Florida! We had a campfire and Dan cooked hot dogs over the coals. (It seems that we only eat hot dogs while camping.) Tomorrow we'll be heading up to the next park for four days.
I've been taking photos, but the internet here is quite weak, so I'll need to catch up on pictures at the next location.....perhaps.
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