Mississippi Nature Photo and Commentary Blog

More Rehab!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:10:00 +0000

In case you are wondering, he bites!

Mississippi Rehab!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:21:00 +0000

This is pictures taken at a local rehab here in Mississippi. They specialize in exotic animals! They are a special family to spend their time and money. They do it at thier own expense. Pretty cool huh?

Fox.

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +0000

These are unedited shots! I think I like the last one best! Hope you enjoy!

This was fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0000

I was lucky enough to catch this one in his den!

Lt. Rob Curry

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:56:00 +0000

Today, Mississippi lost one of the finest officers ever to wear a badge. Lt. Rob Curry of the Gulfport Police Department was traveling on US Hwy 49, when a vehicle pulled out in front of his police bike. He was unable to stop and subsequently died of injuries substained from the crash. Curry was a member of several organization to include Sobriety Trained Officers Representing Mississippi (STORM). He has served this organization for many years on the Executive Board. I have had the pleasure of knowing him for more than eleven years. During Hurricane Katrina, he work around the clock to save many of the citizens of Gulfport, MS. He was a Hero many times over, however he would never admit it. I remeber talking to him in the weeks that followed Katrina. He was so crushed by the plight of his fellow citizens around him. His heart was so big that he suffered each loss as if it were his own. To him, they were very personal losses. Today, I recieved the call telling me what had happened and I understood fully what he was talking about. I can not imagine what his wife, children, family and coworkers are feeling but I ache from his loss. I spent several hours trying to think of how I could best honor his memory. The best that I can come up with is to carry on in his foot steps. I only hope that I am up to the task. He will be missed.

Please add a special prayer for our Hero and his family tonight! They will need it!

Skywatch Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:33:00 +0000

For more Skywatch!

Maine Moose

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Coast of Maine IV

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:00 +0000

These were small pockets of water trapped during low tide! The colors are great!

Coast of Maine III

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:25:00 +0000

Still having a great time. On average it has been 30 degrees cooler everyday here!

Coast of Maine II

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:23:00 +0000

These are actually taken near the Maine/New Hampshire line. We are having a blast!

Coast of Maine I

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:22:00 +0000

More of the ranch!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:52:00 +0000

Geese 2

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:50:00 +0000

Geese in the Pasture

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:46:00 +0000

Taken at Poison Ivy Ranch

Sorry!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:26:00 +0000

As most of you know, I have never missed a day in posting! Except for the last four days! We had a bad storm and have been without power for the last few days, which means no internet! Will get back on tract. Over the next nine days, post will be automatic as we will be on vacation in Maine. I will not be as acessable to the internet so I may not get by your sites. So sorry. Hang in there one more week!

Skywatch

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:22:00 +0000

For more Skywatch!

Wordless Wednesday!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:42:00 +0000

For more Wordless Wednesday!

My Baby Girl is sick.

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Daddy's little Angel had here wisdom teeth removed today! Poor thing can't even keep liquid in her mouth. Then she got sick! I got her cleaned up and in the bed now! I hate it when her or Michele is sick. Makes me feel so sad. But, I will be right next to her for most of the day and night if need be. Sorry but I want be able to get by too many sites today. Have a great day. BTW, it is only 102 here today with a heat indices reaching 110 plus!

Majestic

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:04:00 +0000

This was a lucky capture of such a graceful bird!

MIxture

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:19:00 +0000

These are just some action shots I took for fun! Nothing particularly good about them, just cute!

Geese!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:52:00 +0000

These are a few shots of the Canadian Geese that are rasing a group of young! They have been here for several weeks. They have gotten so used to us and our vehicles, they refuse to move out of the road. My wife have to drive through the yard yesterday to leave. I laughed at her as she drove around because she is always telling me what a sucker I am for animals.

Butterfly Series # 1

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:38:00 +0000

Did you know that there are more than 28,000 different species of Butterflies world-wide? In North America there are only about 725, most species are found in the Tropics. While these beautiful creatures can live up to 11 months, they usually live 2 to 4 days due to predators, weather and other factors. Most of this information was pulled from a site called: The Butterfly Website

I took these shots in Copiah County, MS, on the banks of the Pearl River, near Georgetown.

I hope you enjoy them. I chased this little sucker for 15 minutes in 100 degree heat trying to get a shot of the inside of his wings. Never happened! Sorry, because they were so beautiful.

Sky Watch Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Hey these are some shots of the July 4th Celebration here in Mississippi. While doing this post, I got curious about fireworks and found some great information on the history of them here!

Did you know they orginated in China during the Han Dynesty (200 B.C.)? That is crazy considering that gunpowder was not discovered until at least 600 A.D. Again, the Chinese during the Sui and Tang dynasties! If you have time today or over the weekend you should go by a read about it at the link above! It is not too long but great info!

For more Skywatch click the link! If you have never been a part of this event, you got to check it out! Tom, Dot, Sandy and others have started a spectacular way for you to travel around the world in just a few minutes. I promise you will not be disappointed! It officially starts at 19:30 hours GMT. For all you fellow Americans, that is 01:30 P.M. Central Time! If that makes no sense to you just go there now!

Fishing at Poison Ivy Ranch

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:30:00 +0000

This is my neighbor goofing around with a fish he just caught. He was justifiably proud of this catch. It was on the frist cast and weighed just over 8 pounds. For the rest of the world outside the US, what would be the metric weight?

I just added this for fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Mississippi Nature) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:39:00 +0000

I was pleasantly surprise to recieve from Lisa this afternoon. I visit her blog often and have really enjoyed her place. This was a welcome surprise. The first I have recieved. I am going to pass it on to seven others. Here are the rules for the receipants:

1. Put the Logo on your blog

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you

3. Nominate 5 fellow bloggers for this award

4. Add Links to the recipients

5. Leave a comment to recipients or email them to let them know they have an award

Here they are: