5-26-17  a walk through George Pierce:

We finally found another restaurant that we might include in our regulars---Hammerheads Seafood Bar and Grill.  Another advantage to it is it's near one of the Gwinnett parks that I like---George Pierce.  So after dinner, we went to the park.  Ken dropped me off at one part of the park, and parked about a mile away.  I walked the paved and boardwalk trail to where he parked.  One night, we even went to the softball fields and watched some adult softball.  It was fun watching some sports again.  Now if only I could get back into some!!!
Photos from my walk:

4-28-17 up to the Gwinnett County Environmental and Heritage Center and a stroll through George Pierce Park:

I actually found a photography club to go to last night and they mentioned the Environmental Center right by our apartments is looking for photography items to sell in their gift shop.  I've been wanting to go check it out (I've only seen the center from the outside), so I decided to walk up there today.  It's only about 3/4 miles walk from our apartment, through part of the Ivy Creek Greenway.
Lots to see there right now.  I think this is a tulip tree? 

I think these are wild rhodies.

4-10-17  back to George Pierce park:  And the start of our pool renovations!!!!!

This time I took my "birding" lens---my 150-600mm lens.  Only we (Ken and I) got there about 2pm.  By then it was a bit warm and the sun was beating down.  It got up in the 80s today, but it was still really nice.  Birding wasn't as good today.  I presume it was because of the time of day that we went---or that it's easier to find birds when 16 other people are telling you where they are.  But I was happy to be able to use my good lens again.

I believe this is a blue gray gnatcatcher.

 I was excited to see these guys.  I didn't see them Sat.---but I imagine the rest of the bird watchers did.  I saw a couple of these guys 1 time in Florida at Green Cay.  They are very distinguishable---cedar wax wings. 

4-8-17  Southern Wings Birding Club at George Pierce County Park:

Yea!  I found a club!  Unfortunately they only meet once a month, but today was the meeting for this month.  I almost missed it----I did an internet search a couple days ago for birding clubs and saw this one with an outing to George Pierce Park today.  I've been curious about the Suwanee trail there since that's the trail that's suppose to eventually connect to the one here by our complex, so I emailed the person listed on the site and waited for a reply.  Come Friday there was still no reply.  So when we were out, we stopped by the Wild Bird Store nearby and asked if they knew anything about the event.  She gave me a couple phone numbers and info on where they were meeting today.

So I got up bright and early---8 am, and was out the door about 8:20.  Made my way to the park and easily found the group.  It was a brisk morning---about 60---but warmed up into the mid 60s by noon.  We had 17 in our group.  Everyone was very friendly.  We spent about 3 1/2 hours wandering a mile or 2 out and then retracing our steps.  I believe they tallied 47 different species of birds.  The birds here were much harder to find then the ones at Wakodahatchee, but it was still fun.  And I loved the walkway!  I didn't take my "birding" lens since it's so big and I didn't know if I'd be able to rest if on railings now and then, but someone else had one like it on a tripod.  Turned out there were several rails that I could have rested it on for taking pictures.  I will be going back there with that lens.  I will also be going back there with my bike!

And we're off----

 looking back at the rest of the group.