Day Trippin' on a Blustery Windy Morning in November....

Altho now, it's warmed up and cleared out before the next cold front moves into our area, last week there were a couple of days that were windy, over-cast, chilly and the sea air filled with a threat of rain and South Texas winter-like weather! I walked along Ocean Drive and watched the sea come crashing in against the rock outcroppings along the road. The 'white caps' on the Gulf were minimal, but somewhat turbulent. For a while, while walking, it did sprinkle on me, but soon dissipated...

Lots of birds taking shelter from the wind on the opposite side of the open water on the bay side with the likes of both brown and white pelicans, skimmers, herons, egrets, willets, gulls, sandpipers, ibis and more...as I walked back to the car after watching the breakwater, I spotted a Sanderling just ahead of me, at my feet ...