My SIL, Tina, and my nephew, Kevin, came to visit this past weekend. They weren't able to stay too long, but we still really enjoyed being able to visit with them! They wanted to do something while here that they couldn't do in Ohio, so we found a swamp tour to take them on. We tried to make an appointment to see the Alligator Bayou here in Baton Rouge, but though they were open, they didn't have enough people signed up to do a tour...they wouldn't even allow us to do a walking tour...oh, well. Instead we headed out to Slidell to tour Honey Island Swamp. I didn't think we'd see too many gators and such being that it's been so cold. I was hoping though.
We did see a blue heron, other smaller birds, an osprey with a huge catfish hanging from it's talons, we saw lots of red-eared slider turtles and other swamp stuff. It was cool out, but the sky was blue (which it hasn't been in the last few weeks and of course today it started back up...did I ever mention how much I hate Louisiana's wet winters?). We did get to touch a young gator. It was neat.
Oh and on another note...Tucker, the boxer we were fostering, found a new home and a new pal. Kevin just fell in love with him and Tucker sure thinks the same of Kev. It was so funny to see the two of them play. My niece has been looking for a dog now that she's in an apartment. Kevin sent a pic and a little info to her via his phone and she wanted him immediately! We were excited here, she is excited there and Kevin will still be able to see and play with him! I'll also get to still see the goofy boy when we visit.
Honey Island Swamp...
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