A Lovely Start to a Lovely Day

With morning lows back in the 70's, I thought it a perfect time to catch the sunrise on the Jetties, and I was right. I got to catch sight of a ship crossing the sun and to catch the first fishermen of the morning. I wanted a photo of the ship right where it was, without anyone on the Jetty, so I did my second composite photo. When I took my photo with just a few fishermen way in the background, the ship had not yet caught up with the sun, so I combined two pictures together to get what I wanted. 

A little bit later, I was able to catch a few more fishermen from a distance right as they were crossing the morning sun. Of course, as always, there had to be a string of seagulls lined up to welcome the rising sun. Beautiful morning on South Padre Island. 

A Jetties Sunrise

 

What a beautiful sunrise here at the Jetties! I've never seen it down here, as it is a couple miles to walk down here from the nearest public access. I would say my park pass just paid for itself by allowing me to drive right here through the park access. 

Another Stunning Sunset

 

I have enjoyed seeing the sunset from the Jetties since getting my park pass. I know I could just access the beach from further up, but late in the day, I don't know if I could make it back after walking all that way down. I leave my diligent walking for early in the day. 

I had an inkling that tonight's sunset just might be very pretty, with the wispy clouds and all. When I went over tonight, the loop was open, after a few months of resurfacing, so I walked along that approach to the beach and was able to get a little different perspective than I have had before. Very nice, indeed. 

I'm not sure how many sunsets I will be able to catch during the remainder of "winter." I have health issues that are triggered by cold, and both early mornings and evenings are getting to be a challenge. But if I can't get out a lot, this one could last me a while. 

An Orange-Colored Sky

I have not been going to the island to walk in the glow of a beautiful sunrise. It's just been a bit too chilly for me. But this morning, while watering my plants, I got a peek of an orange glow over the rooftops across the street, donned my jacket, and drove the six blocks to the park, just in time to catch this beautiful sunrise with the silhouetted buildings of the island lining the horizon. Made my day. 

 Later on, I decided to repot that big aloe that I got a few weeks ago, and when I removed the pot from the planter I had it setting in, I was surprised by this little lizard and a bright orange-colored butterfly (not alive) as well. Must be a day for orange.

In My Own Little Corner, On My Own Little Couch

 

If you go back to the beginning of my blog, you may figure out that I moved here to try to improve my health, as I have a condition (Periodic Paralysis) that is triggered by the cold. Granted, the 50's and 60's are certainly a step up from Nebraska winters, as far as cold temps, but, unfortunately, I am still experiencing a return of my attacks since the cold fronts have moved in, even if the temps don't dip as low as they do in Nebraska. For me, that usually means a lot more time on the couch and a lot more time spent watching some of my old movies favorites - like the old Rodgers and Hammerstein "Cinderella," starring Leslie Ann Warren and (sigh) Stuart Damon.

There's something comforting about watching movies from my childhood when I'm not feeling well. It's certainly not those dazzling backgrounds that hold the pull for me, LOL. I hope this little setback doesn't last all winter, but for now, I am just kind of resting, in my own little corner, on my own little couch. 

Peanut Butter Brittle

 

Today I made some soft peanut brittle, otherwise known as peanut butter brittle. I first had some in the Bruttles candy shop in Spokane, Washington, and have been wanting to make some ever since. I was happy with the way it turned out, and I sent some to my daughter and she gave her stamp of approval as well. I hope to be making more in the future. 

Pelicans on the Docks

 
I absolutely love the pelicans, but they are often so high in the sky or so far off shore that I can't get a good look at them. While I haven't been feeling well enough to go walking at the beach, today I did drive over to the docks in hopes of seeing a nice sunset. While the clouds were too heavy to allow the sun to do its magic, I was pleasantly surprised to find lots of pelican joining the seagulls. Very nice! 

The seagulls were a bit pesky, though, thinking they could get some of my pulled pork sandwich.