Friday, December 14, 2007

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge


We spent most of today at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore. We saw many interesting birds (including eagles), alligators and manatees. The first picture is a Roseate Spoonbill and the other I haven't identified yet (double-click on picture for a larger view).

We heard on the news last night that the shuttle launch is now scheduled for January 10th at 2:30 a.m., so we may get to see a night launch which will be awesome. There's another scheduled for February 14th and we plan to see that one, too. We saw a rocket launch the other day, but didn't have time to photograph it. There's another scheduled for December 20th and I will be ready with my camera this time.

Reid & Debbie left early this morning for Texas. :-( We'll be all alone until Jason, Connor & Jillian arrive. I'm sure we won't have any problem finding something to keep us busy. The weather has been unbelievably perfect. It's a little too warm for Bob some days, but we're not complaining.

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