Picnic by the river

Waverly Ferry Recreation Area; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Coming back from vacation, we decided to wander and see where we wound up. It didn’t take long to find a side trip. About twenty minutes east of West Point Mississippi is a fantastic picnic spot where we stopped to have lunch. Our goal was the Waverly Plantation. I,…

Bon Secour National Wildlife ReFuge

Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, Gulf Shores, AL. The refuge was established as a habitat for non-game birds during their migrations North and South. Bon Secour is comprised of beaches and sand dunes, scrub forest, fresh and saltwater marshes, fresh water swamps, and uplands. A Heron wandered down the beach as we played in the water…

Commerce & Tranquility

The mighty Mississippi, Nature’s Super Highway, also has an air of tranquility. I spent my Saturday afternoon wandering a sandbar just down from the Plattin Rock Boat Club.  I saw commercial vessels, pleasure crafts, and a landscape that evoked a harsh beauty. It felt like I was transported to another place rather than the middle of the Mississippi River.