Feathery sunset watchers of Bolivar Peninsula

The suns sets over East Bay on the Bolivar Peninsula ( on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico) while a Brown Pelican and a Gull take up their sunset posts at the dock by the Stingaree  Restaurant and bar to enjoy the view.

Mellow marsh menagerie on display on Gulf-side boardwalks

The walkways over the marsh at Sea Rim State Park give an up-close view of these "next-to-the-Gulf" habitats.

Pelican's flight floats above the froth

A brown pelican shows off his gliding skills as he skims across the Galveston, TX, shore waters looking for breakfast.

Bird Brothers

Two birds not of-a-feather share an old stand out in the swamp of the Louisiana coast, near Texas.  I suppose both are envious of each other, the large egret is jealous of the gull's maneuvering ability and ability to get into tight spaces.  The gull would be jealous of the egrets sharp beak that allows it to stab larger prey in the water and its long legs which allow the egret to wade in good fishing grounds.

--steve buser

Watching the waiters

A Coast Guard boat cuises past some ocean-gowing barges out in the pass between Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula. We were crossing on the ferry. The area is always good for ship viewing.

Look carefully between the Coast Guard boat and the barge on the right. You will see a shrimp boat, also plying the waters.
--steve buser

Houston, ship traffic, Galveston, ferry

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New bridge will be ready to battle storms

Hurricane Rita slammed the Causeway bridge that connect Texas's Pleasure Island and Louisiana's Cameron Parish on Highway 82, the Gulf Beach Highway. The next Hurricane will have a harder time of disrupting the flow of traffic, as a new highrise bridge is being built to replace the drawbridge. Here the old is to the right and the new climbs on the left over the pass into Lake Sabine.
--steve buser

Highway 82, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Texas

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Beached

Where once stood a house, now stands piers on a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas.
The peninsula runs along the Gulf of Mexico for 40 + miles. It took the brute force blow of Hurricane Ike.

Land that was reclaimed by the ocean by Ike's strong hand, will revert to the state leaving homeowners without even a lot.

--steve buser

Texas, Hurricane Ike, Bolivar Peninsula, severe weather, beach