Henderson Beach State Park, Destin FL

Wandering the state park beach in the evening.

Blue herons are everywhere and anywhere in the area.

For some reason, maybe my daily ration of a large cod liver oil capsule, blue herons have landed without warning close to my location. This must be one of the little known side effects of taking cod liver oil. I must check the packaging information.

The park sites are spacious.

Can't seem to find out what kind of caterpillar type creature this three inch species could be!

Oh well, each day we walk together and I don't have to feed it or put it on a leash.

Maggie is enjoying her new hair do and already has Christmas  lights in her room.

The boardwalk to the beach is a treat,

Sunsets from the boardwalk are almost as good as Dorcas Bay.

A wide variety of plants and wildlife are encountered on our strolls.

AH!! A beach landing.

A small theatre in the park was showing an interesting movie.

Everyone enjoys a "Love Story".

Walking trail.

Weather moves across the beach.

Retail Christmas is in the air.

Panama City Beach

On the trip down we passed through Godrich Ontario.

Still much evidence of the storm damage from last spring.

The town square was completely covered by large trees and all were lost.

Lots of retail buildings and  homes were still in the recovery stage.

After four hotel stops ..........

thanksgivivg dinner.........

and great Mexican dishes........

we arrived in Panama City Beach.

Unfortunately after two nights at a local US navy base, they decided to escort us off the base due to updated security concerns. NOTE TO SELF.....when two well armed, retired marine military police request you to leave it is not a good idea to say " I'm Canadian and won't leave without a fight".

It was a good thing the biggest marine had a tuned sense of humour and started to laugh!!!

Maybe I should have mentioned I had a "fully loaded" Tim Horton card concealed in my wallet!

We booked into the St. Andrews State Park located at the entrance to Panama City harbour.

Park Beach

Chris "waving"!

Interesting sand dunes.

Temperatures in the high 60's at day and mid 30's at night.

A crab washed to shore with the high winds.

Lots of local deer in the campground.

Chris is attending an art course at the state college today.

TRIPIN" SOUTH

Forget the snow blower!!

This is a cotton field in Alabama.

FALL MATURES ON THE BAY

No crowds on Singing Sands beach today.

Ann battles the winds of November.

Green is still around this time of year.

Latest in scarfs for local livestock.

Our lakes are not very inviting this time of year.

Our tamaracks are displayed in "HD"during the fall.

Wetlands are quietly waiting for winter.

The otters like to make a surprise visit every fall.

Mornings can take on a "frosty coat".

When Dottie visits Maggie, it's difficult to get a window seat.

O YEA! A touch of snow.

LEST WE FORGET

Wiarton Ontario

FROST ON THE BRUCE

"Bruce" experienced the first frost of the fall.

Frosty morning in the backyard.

Wetland frost cover.

Evening view alongside the bridge.

Red sky at night - what a delight!