Misc....

A photograph continuation of the morning at the harbor...


At Paradise Pond, a reflection of a Little Green Heron on the water's surface, and two brown pelicans on a highly damaged pier [from last year's hurricane]


A Pirate Ship [will go out in the harbor for a dinner cruise] and part of the channel

The Port A Harbor and a Great Egret on an observation tower.

All over town of the little area called Port Aransas, as you walk or drive the streets [both business and residential areas], you no doubt will notice these little boat replicas made into planters...if you don't know the history behind them, you will now...They are replicas of the actual tarpon fishing boats first designed and built in Port Aransas over 100 years ago.  And it's my understanding that the Farley Boatbuilding Works has been re-established in 2011.  Here are a few I've spotted here and there....

Charles Frederick ("Fred") Farley, a master craftsman, was living in Birmingham, Alabama, when he learned from his brother that the guides of Port Aransas needed boats to satisfy the great demand for tarpon fishing. Fred traveled to the Gulf Coast with his three brothers where they designed and built utility boats, lighthouses, and ornate bars. Eventually, Fred settled down in Port Aransas, with his son and began designing and building boats. They established Farley and Son, Boat Builders, in 1915.

source: Wikipedia