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Posted by: marsHen, 12:05 PM GMT on May 16, 2012

07:20, 71F, drizzling. roosters up. bruiser at back door. raisin bran for breakfast..
08:50, 75F, totally overcast, barely drizzling. the west side of the house is damp. the east side fairly dry. thunder to the west.. nearby..

Updated: 12:55 PM GMT on May 16, 2012

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north florida - econfina river - appalachee bay

Posted by: marsHen, 10:44 AM GMT on May 15, 2012

05:30, 69F, foggy. waning crescent moon to ESE. woke roosters up. oatmeal. going to trawl the big bend seagrass beds to sample the fishes..07:30, 70's, overcast but clearing. 2 hour trip to econfina. saw wild turkeys on the way. all swamps are dry.9:40, high tide at econfina river. several night herons along the edge. alligator in the tide. 70's, no wind. horizon obscured by clouds. water like a mirror. pretty clear down to 4 meters. specifically lookin...

Updated: 1:57 AM GMT on May 16, 2012

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north florida - wild florida

Posted by: marsHen, 12:08 PM GMT on May 14, 2012

07:10, 69F, overcast. roosters up. yellow dogs at back door. bacon and rice for breakfast.11:00, high tide at CK. wind SW, 5-8 knts. mid to upper 70's. partly cloudy. mended half of the 600 ft. seine. went to lunch with some of the crew and had an oyster po'boy.. really good!17:10, low tide at CK with willets, stilts, egrets, and small shore birds poking about the mud flats.was looking for turkeys along 345 when I spotted 2 male peacocks, with full tails drag...

Updated: 3:03 AM GMT on May 15, 2012

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north florida - wild florida

Posted by: marsHen, 11:01 AM GMT on May 13, 2012

06:30, 66F, clear. waning half/crescent moon over house to the ESE. roosters up. yellow dogs on guard. golden to the east.. big rain event in gulf petered out overnight. hoping to get some wet, though.. too dry here!08:50, 3 adult turkeys on the side of 345. picking their way through a barb wire fence. high tide at CK. low 70's, wind E, 10-12 knts. overcast. wore my jacket in church. priest said he saw 7 turkeys on the shoulder along SR24, coming into otte...

Updated: 2:23 AM GMT on May 14, 2012

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north florida - rocky hammock

Posted by: marsHen, 1:54 PM GMT on May 12, 2012

07:20, 68F. overcast. roosters woke me up.. a good thing. I got a lot to do and no energy. hoping for rain, too.. need coffee ............10:00, 78F, partly cloudy/partly sunny. got coffee. fried some mullet for breakfast! with cuban toast. walked and fed inside dogs. fed chickens. got 2 eggs. sheep need hay. they just came in from their short, very short, grass pasture.12:00, 90F at the back door. 83F at the front door under the porch roof. sunny. ...

Updated: 2:06 AM GMT on May 13, 2012

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marine biologist around the Suwannee River delta. Raise Cracker sheep on an old Cracker farm ~ 12 mi. (as the crow flies) from the Gulf.

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