Squirrels & Such

We were in town today and upon returning to the rig we found the screen that covers the roof vent in the bedroom lying on the bed.  At first thought it had fallen on its own but soon ruled that out when we saw Jackson with his head poked into the closet and Missy standing behind him whinning.  It was soon apparent that a squirrel had fallen thru the screen after getting under the vent that we had rolled open for some air.   We put the animals in the truck and NJ soon brought to bear her old ACO skills and pried the critter out of the closet.  He was up on the bed then down the steps to the kitchen and out the door.

We attended the annual Christmas party last night for the campground.  We hold it at McCormicks a restaurant at the golf course in their upstairs area.  60 winter guests of the campground atrended.  Great food, good music from the 50's & 60's.

We are back doing our almost daily walks on the beach.  Temps have been very moderate in the high 60's and low 70's.  We picked up a bounty of "Welks" on St. Andrews today.

2012 Veteran's Day - Welcome Home to the Viet Nam Vets!

Today we attended a veterans day program that was geared toward welcoming home Vietnam Vets specifically.  The pictures were taken with the phone so they didn't come out well, but the top one is a marine honor guard.  The middle pic is of Major General James E. Livingston, a Georgia native, and the holder of the congressional medal of honor, the silver star, the bronze star with combat "v" & 3 purple hearts.   As a young captain he earned the medal of honor under some fierce combat conditions.  He was also the officer in charge of the day that the US left Vietnam.  His speech was right to the point when he spoke of the media of the day & the poor civilian leadership in Washington for the reasons that we left how we did.  Needless to say he was continually appauled thoughout his comments.  He was told in later years by the Vietanmese General that had the US continued to bomb Hanoi for even 2 more days they were ready to surrender, but we stopped bombing, basically because of politcal reasons of LBJ.  The lower pic was all the vietnam vets that were there were asked to come to the front of the room to be recognized and for the reading of the names of the 21 Georgia servicemen killed in Vietnam.  Quite a moving cermony.

Exciting afternoon at the Rookery

One of the reasons that we love this island is the rookery home to many birds, turtles and even a few   alligators.  Norma took the first three pictures including the spoonbill which is the second picture.  I took the last one and got the tri-facta: the duck, the alligator and two turtles.  Enjoy!

Back on JI Beach and a new toy!

Finally we are back at Jekyll Island!!!  But I should add that Maine is still Norma's favorite but even she admits she doesn't miss the ice and cold.  Snow yes but not the rest.  The dogs are especially excited to be back as it means long walks on the beach.  Sadie still loves to swim in the ocean and Missy loves to run on the sand.

Now, that we are back here we will be putting out more frequent posts as the Wi-Fi allows.

Sunrise on Myrtle Beach

Believe it or not it was NJ's idea to get up early this morning and be on the beach before sunrise!  For those of you who know her sleeping in is a high priority in her life now making up for all those early mornings she had in her working life.  Anyway, we were out there bright and early and managed to get a few shots.  NJ took the first two and I did the third.  Hope you enjoy!

The joys of walking on the beach - Myrtle Beach SC that is...

This is our second time to stop in Myrtle Beach and we are enjoying as much as we did before.  The beach is beautiful and the dogs love walking/swimming.  Of course only Sadie actually swims as Missy has an aversion to water.  But you can see even for an 11 year old dog she can still get into a sort of point when she spotted the seagulls.  For those of you in the north it was only about 77 degrees when we were out there yesterday afternoon. :)

Fowl of Ashville, NC KOA

While I took a nap NJ wandered over to the pond located in the KOA we were staying so we both got a bit of peace and quiet.  She thought some of you may enjoy seeing these pictures but warns she is still getting used to her new camera and did not have her shutter speed as high as she should have.