Ibises and egrets, gulls and skimmers. Kathy pointed out that all the gulls were leaving, and the made quite a cloud across the bay, rising off the inches deep water. A solitary tri-colored ibis fished around the base of the blind at the end of the walkway behind the South Padre Island Convention Center, [...]

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South Padre Island, TX. Sunset was coming. The birds were active at low tide– easy pickings on the bay. One could fool oneself into believing that we were here to admire, had been given something worth adding to.

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Last week or the week before, I responded to yet another plea for funds from the Obama camp with a curt note to the effect that I was looking for some commitments before I sent any more money–actually, over a period of time, I think we’ve donated something like three-hundred dollars, not big bucks, but [...]

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