COLORS OF THE MORNING

Three blocks from our house, stands this newly refurbished (since IKE) home.
It was abandoned, but now it looks ready for occupancy.
The draw, for me, was the very high lookout.

The sun only allows a dark view of these homes.

Here, the sun cooperates with the kiss of sunbeams.

The Gulf of Mexico to my back, I turn to the Intercoastal Canal and Galveston Bay.
Here is a long barge system with its pusher on the Canal.

 

The Gulf is the backdrop for the view to the south.

Looking toward the NNE is my general neighborhood.
If you knew where to look, you could see the roof of our house on the mid-left of this shot.

And toward the WSW, the water tower of Crystal Beach now has many, many new homes to serve.
In this shot, there will not be one house that is not either new or completely redone.

On the edge of Galveston Bay is the Stingaree area.

At a distance on the Gulf are the usual ships at sea.

 

Bolivar Peninsula curves along into Galveston Island. On clear days, we can see these towers.

 

Finishing my walk brought me past our bayou with a lovely reflection.

RYSUM REFORMED CHURCH

Just one or two kilometers from Loquard, where we lived for six weeks in 2011, is Rysum and its Reformed Church. We attended the Easter service here since this is one of the churches of my husband's ancesters. 

 

 

 

Within a block from this church is the Rysum Windmill, which, I believe must be one of the most photographed windmills in this part of Ostfriesland. Rysum and Loquard are both located on the coastal road that follows the dike all the way to Greetsiel.

 

 

Where have all the duckies gone?

This used to be a sight we would see often in the Spring on our ponds.

Sadly, since the storm (IKE) the ducks haven't been back

We miss them.

 

 

VOLIN, SOUTH DAKOTA

 

 

 

 Above: The Wadleigh House