“That was the best thing ever!”
Heaven, ahhhh.... three happy wandering digging kids, quiet beach.... happy mom.
I received an invite from a classmate to bring the kids down to Jekyll Island to observe the bird banding station. The banders operate the Jekyll Island station for approximately two weeks twice a year. I had never been to Jekyll Island, and knew very little about it, but after some consideration the thought of nature, beach, quiet, all seemed like a great idea… The kids and I were really due for a “break” and “detox” from our daily grind.
When we arrived on the island, yesterday morning, we were greeted by my classmate who has an interest in environmental education, thus my clan was a perfect match for her; three wide-eyed bushy tailed adventurers who were willing and excited to listen and learn. We received a personal tour of the bird banding area, as well as the wetlands and dunes of the southern end of the island.
We followed that with a bite to eat, and a trip to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Da-ta-da! The mecca for young ones who are mesmerized by reptiles. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center was quite impressive, and they also allow you to walk through the rehabilitation building where they had approximately 10 adult size turtles in rehab tanks, and a few green hatchlings. It is quite impressive to see the size of the loggerheads. Wow. Such amazing creatures!
serious observation
happy boy
After touring the Sea Turtle Center, we checked into our hotel and crashed on the beach. Then we woke early this morning and went back to the banding station and the children were allowed to watch over the bird bander’s shoulder. He even let them sneak in a few gentle touches. “It was SOOOOO soft”, Jackson later told me.
As we left the banding area, Jackson exclaimed repeatedly in the car, “that was the best thing ever!”
Score. Happy kids, happy mom.
sandy salty
i stopped just for a minute to snap a photo of this old shrimp boat in Darien, on the way back up hwy 17. I LOVE shrimp boats, sometime, when I have a child-free weekend, I'll have to go back down to Darien and take some serious pics.
Beautiful, Faye. I’m glad you had a chance to relax. You need it.
I left you a present on my blog – I’ve nominated you for the Lemonade Stand Award! To accept, you must comply with the following conditions:
- Put the Lemonade logo on your blog or within your post. You can lift it off my blog http://jonsmomblog.com
- Nominate at least 10 blogs with great attitude or gratitude.
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Keep sharing Faye, I love your posts!
Judy
Wow! I’m so flattered! Thank you… (reminds me, I need to change the url link to your page).
Oops! I didn’t realize you still had the special needs community address. Can you please change it to http://jonsroom.com when you get a chance?
And have fun with the award! It was my pleasure.
Judy