Work week

I've been working this week...every day from early till late. I've been from Hatteras to Elizabeth City and back and I'm "wore out".

On the brighter side, the weather on the Outer Banks has been unbelievably nice this week. We've had our heat off and windows open for most of the week. Except for Tuesday when the fog socked everything in and stayed around all day, the sun has been out and it's been a real pleasure to be out and about.

There are lots of birds on Pea Island now, so that part of the week's travels was very pleasant. I saw a pretty good flock of Tundra Swans, a lot of Snow Geese, assorted puddle ducks and gulls, and a whole flock of Ibis. The latter was a real treat to watch as they took off from one of the fresh ponds on the island and cruised right over the road as I was passing by, must have been at least a hundred of them.

As I pass by Pea Island on my way to Hatteras or Buxton, I get kind of wistful for the wonderful days on the beach there, but even though the weather's nice, it isn't really serious beach weather, so I just keep on driving and daydream a little about warmer, sunnier days.

I'm afraid the weather outlook for the next few days isn't quite so good, they say we're going to get a bit of a blow, but I guess we deserve to have at least a little winter to make us appreciate the rest of the year here.