I wonder how cold it is?
I forgot to ask my sister when I talked with her how cold it was in Williston. I brought my key lime tree in and covered up the old tomato plant and mom's crocus spuds. I am not sure if this pelican is diving for food or if he is being pulled under by a fishing line? I kind of think he is being pulled under by a fishing line. I think the white spot on top of the water is the top of the pelican's head. I did get a picture where the pelican's leg was wrapped in a fishing line. I also have another picture where only one wing is showing above the water. Somehow this pelican broke free. I don't know what the fishermen did to release the bird, but it was nice to see all four pelicans swimming together still hoping for a fish handout. The pelican wasn't hurt, but this picture clearly indicate stress on the bird. I am suppose to take my neighbor to the beauty shop later. I guess this will get me out of the house so I may pick up a few items before returning later to pick her up. The weatherman says a warm up after today. I will wait and see.
posted by seaside @ 1:28 AM
1 Comments:
At 7:03 AM,
Lew said…
I may have been a little too hard on the fishermen and the discarding of the fishing line into the water. I know that I told you of the time that I was fishing in the bay of Miami on a boat near shore. Whenever I would cast my line out this pelican would go after the bait. I was worried that he would take the bait with the hook in it and get himself hooked. I would reel in my line as fast as I could so he couldn't get the bait. I tried casting 3 or 4 times but the pelican kept making a pest of himself and making me rapidly reel my line in. I finally decided to give up and leave the area because of the pesky pelican. However, I knew this fellow Bill once who use to go deep sea fishing. I have never been deep seas fishing and he was telling me about it. He said that after about 10 times of casting and reeling in the line, he would have to get rid of the old line because it is worn and might break if he happens to get a large fish. I asked him how he did that. He said that he would tie a lead weight to the end of the line, drop it into the water, put the fishing reel on free-spinning, and have his partner drive the boat off causing the line to come off the reel into the water. He said that he would do this for about a hundred feet and then cut the line. I told him that I thought that the cut fishing line would sink to the bottom of the ocean and that sealife would get tangled up in it. He just shrugged his shoulders and gave a "I don't care" expression on his face. I didn't think much of him for putting the line in the water but more dislike because of his attitude. People like that are really tough on the environment. Thank goodness he is in Miami and I am here in Orlando. Today will be a trip to the library and some more battling of the leaves. It is in a sense a losing battle because in the long run more leaves keep dropping off. Have a nice day and stay warm. Lew
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