Hello again, fellow Blue Bird enthusiasts, and welcome to the April 17, 2009, Week #7, of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird trail Survey, on the campus of the South Mississippi Regional Center, in Long beach.
It was good this week to be able to conduct the Blue Bird Trail Survey with Master Naturalist Buddy John [...]
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2009 – Week #6: Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail Update: MORE BLUE BIRD BABIES!
Posted in Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird babies, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail, tree climbing dog, tagged Blue Bird babies, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Bird nesting boxes, Blue Bird Trail, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail, Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Long Beach Mississippi Blue Birds, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Friday, April 10, 2009 Blue Bird Trail Survey results shows additional new Blue Bird activity, as after reporting a total of 22 Blue Bird babies in the Trail nesting boxes last week, we now have 26 hungry little Blue Bird babies and 7 Blue Bird eggs, including 2 new eggs, in the Trail nesting [...]
2009 – Week #5: Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail Update: BLUE BIRD BABIES!
Posted in Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird babies, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Long Beach Mississippi, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail, flood waters, tagged Blue Bird babies, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Bird nesting boxes, Blue Bird Trail, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail, Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Long Beach Mississippi Blue Birds, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail on April 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Hello again, Blue Bird fans, and welcome to Week #5 Survey results of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail, on the campus of the South Mississippi Regional Center in Long Beach.
The Blue Bird Trail was not nearly as WET this week Friday, as it was last Saturday morning, as the following image from then [...]
2009 – Week #4: Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail Update: FLOOD WATERS!
Posted in Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Long Beach Mississippi, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail, flood waters, tree climbing dog, tagged Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Bird nesting boxes, Blue Bird Trail, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Gulf Coast Blue Birds, heavy Gulf Coast rains equal flooding on the Blue Bird Trail, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, SMRC Blue Bird Trail on March 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Note: The last couple of days heavy rains here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have changed the look of the north side of the Blue Bird Trail. The following images are from Saturday morning, after two days of heavy rains. The survey was taken Friday morning, when there was only about 6″-12″ of flood water [...]
2009 – Week #3: Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail Update
Posted in Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Emily the Tree Climbing Wonder Dog, Long Beach Mississippi, Master Naturalist Buddy John, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Wild Flowers, Mississippi Wild Flowers, SMRC Blue Bird Trail, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail, Spring Flowers, Uncategorized, tagged Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Blue Bird nesting, Mississippi Blue birds, Blue Birds, South Mississippi Regional Center Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird eggs, Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail, Blue Bird nesting boxes, Blue Bird Trail, Halie the cat on March 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s time to do Week #3 of the 2009 Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail Survey in Long Beach, but, something is wrong.
Normally, the Blue Bird Trail Survey crew includes Master Naturalist Buddy John, Emily, the Tree-Climbing Wonder Dog, and myself.
Today, though, the survey crew included……… me.
Master Naturalist Buddy John.
Master Naturalist Buddy John was [...]
FINALLY, A BIT OF RELIEF!
Posted in sinus head cold, tagged miserable cold, sinus head cold on January 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Late last Sunday afternoon, as I was here tidying up my travel trailer just a bit, I suddenly had the urge to sneeze.
And then it hit: AAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
And it was a powerful sneeze!
Most of the time, when I sneeze, nothing much else happens.
That sneeze, though, was the opening salvo of five rotten days of of runny [...]
THE SECRET OF LIFE
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | 13 Comments »
As I was driving home this evening, along the coast highway from Biloxi, over to my travel trailer in Long Beach, I was listening to a CD by Faith Hill, one of my favorite recording artists.
The winds had quieted down, and the lights reflected off the gulf waters at the port complex in Gulfport, made [...]
TUESDAY MEME
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I hardly ever do this, but I’m going to post this meme that I stole from Ree at The Hotfessional, who stole it from Jesse at DaysGoBy.
Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to – leave in plain font
1. Started your own blog. Yep.
2. Slept under [...]
LISTEN, AND I WILL LEAD YOU…
Posted in Thanksgiving mission volunteers, angels of the night, missions of mercy, tagged Add new tag, angels of the night, mission of mercy, Thanksgiving mission volunteers on September 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I very much appreciate the opportunity to be a “pinch-hit” host for my friend, Sometimes Serendipitous Girl, one of my very favorite bloggers. This true story was written to also appear on her blog during the time she will be on her upcoming trip to France.
Have a great trip, SSG!
LISTEN, AND I WILL LEAD YOU…
By [...]
HURRICANE SEASON UPDATE: IKE WILL HOPEFULLY MISS THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
Posted in Hurricane Ike preparations, Hurricane Ike projected storm tracks, Hurricane Ike projected to enter the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina memories, Mississippi Gulf Coast, hurricane anxieties, tagged hurricane anxieties, hurricane fatique, Hurricane Ike preparations, Hurricane Ike projected storm tracks, Hurricane Ike projected to enter the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina memories, special needs client safety from hurricanes, WeatherUnderground hurricane models on September 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As the hours pass and Hurricane IKE continues on its path through Cuba, the 8:00PM WeatherUnderground Model Tracks tentatively have IKE sliding west of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and probably coming ashore Saturday on either the Louisiana, Texas or Mexican Gulf Coast.
GO, IKE!
GO! GO! GO!
To the western Gulf Coast.
The computer model tracking report of [...]






