More from Galveston

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Sunset over Laguna Madre

These are from the Bird Island Basin section of the park on the Laguna Madre side of the island.






The two tiny dots to the left of the sign pole are fishermen standing in waist deep water.

Padre Island, segunda parte

The nights were really nice with the breeze and all the stars out.


Sunrise over the Gulf.


This dude pulled onto the beach at 10:30pm one night and immediately drove his pickup directly into the dunes, nearly hitting the welcome sign in the process. He then came over to our camp and asked for assistance getting his truck unstuck. :P [See Al's write-up for more on this and other characters we came across.]


Beginning of 4x4 zone.


Mile marker ten.

Padre Island

More to come . . .

Summer concert season: Los Lonely Boys

Stella and I went up to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire last night to see Los Lonely Boys. It was a great show, including opening act deSol. [Right, Stella? :P] Here are some of my pics.















See also my Flickr set Los Lonely Boys @ the Casino Ballroom.

Plum Island

These were taken on Memorial Day at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Massachusetts.




A very well-maintained gravel road. It was hot, and the insects were buzzin'.


Most of the beaches were closed. Probably for nesting shorebirds.




Some swans in the marsh.





From parking lot #1.


Heading to the beach.

Yeah, baby!

I got the job! I'll be starting work at a mid-sized company in Cambridge in two weeks. And they offered me a higher salary than I asked for, so:
YAYYYYYUH!

Here's a few pics of yesterday's sunset as seen from the Winthrop boat ramp parking lot. As you can see, it's close to Logan Airport. Planes were zooming in every couple of minutes.


The boy loves his planes. :)










These last two were taken from the harborwalk on Deer Island. Click through the panoramic montage for a bigger version.

Why is Deer Island not an island? Once it was, but it has been connected to the mainland since the famous 1938 hurricane. The island has been used by Native Americans, quarantined immigrants, farmers, orphans, paupers, military personnel, and tens of thousands of prisoners at the now-demolished county house of corrections. The new waste water treatment plant continues long-standing use of the island for sewage disposal facilities, which began in the late 1800s.

I'll be returning there on a warmer day to walk the whole trail and climb the hills, which should allow for even better views.