Saturday, October 2, 2010

We are getting to know the area better. 
On our daily walks we see beautiful wild flowers along the road side.  The one pictured here we see a lot.  I've asked several people what the name is & no one we have asked so far knows the name.  I googled Alabama Wild Flowers and found out there are 432 different species in the state.  I think it is the Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea Purpurea).  I don't know my flowers very well so I could be wrong.

The fall colors are starting on the river.  Hopefully by the end of the month we will see full color.  We have been exploring all the little coves around our marina in our dinghy.  Today was a beautiful day and a lot of boats were out.

Pictured is our neighbors paddle wheel tow.  The interior is luxurious.  It is for sale and we think it would make a good boat for Nora and Andy.

I have been checking the stats for our blog and it is really interesting to see how many different countries have logged on to our site; as of today there have been 11 countries with 2,754 log ins.

CO's comments:  We still have to contend with spiders while in port.  At this marina we have a new nuisance; ants.  We have been told that they are sugar ants and they are so small it takes 50 of them in one spot before you can see them.  They are driving Bobbie crazy.  I am constantly spraying and washing so that the XO doesn't chew on me. 

The XO has been taking some stats of her own and to date we have travelled 1,363.4 miles on 5 different rivers.