Oriental, Sailing Capital of NC

Oriental, Sailing Capital of NC

Greetings from the Neuse River

Life here along the banks of the Neuse River, overlooking close to four miles of water, is a sharp contrast to living in a city. Most months, it is idyllic; then, there are the months that remind you that Mother Nature is definitely in charge.

This neighborhood of houses face the Neuse River and backs up to several acres of farmland -- most years, soybean --- then thick tracts of pine forests to the main road.

I love to watch the sea gulls, sometimes the pelicans, and cormorants or egrets and the occasional eagle or osprey. The cute visitors are "chickens" that my neighbor called me about photographing who were grazing in her yard. Even at 100 feet away, they were skittish and flew to the further neighbor's yard but just enough for me to photograph them for identification. These "chickens" turned out to be cattle egrets. The flock numbered about thirty -- by the river bank...not sure why they picked her yard.

I suppose you could say this blog is an occasional picture-book of life in Pamlico County or whatever comes to mind at the time.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

BEFORE THE STORM

Some folks would never live as close to the water as we do. It has its drawbacks especially when there's a hurricane like Irene surging towards us. Then there are days watching the dolphins go by...not usually this close except with binoculars. After all, we are at the mouth of the Neuse River which opens into the Pamlico Sound. One never tires of the beauty and grace of these lovely creatures. Before my friend, Estelle passed away, we would excitedly call at an alert to each other to look out the riverside. This dolphin was heading up river. We are choosing to stay by the river when Irene passes by.
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