Monthly Archives: May 2012

Stormy Seas

May 13

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Well as you can tell it didn’t turn out to be a great beach weekend after all. However, storms don’t diminish the beauty of the beach, although the sargassum will probably make the sea air less sweet later this week.

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People aren’t the only ones who enjoy the beach…

May 11

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I encountered another beach visitor on my way to go swimming this morning. I kept a respectful distance and took a few photos. After my swim the deer was still up in the dunes.

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June Grass Update 5/11/12

June grass update for Walton County May 11, AM:

0 on the June Grass Grossness Index. 

I went for a quick swim this morning. The water is a bit cool and there was a northeast wind so I didn’t stay in long but it was nice anyway. For you surf fishermen: there were some birds on a bait ball and a couple of dolphins just off-shore and yesterday I saw a few sand fleas and some crabs in the surf. There were a few baitfish around.

There is some sargassum on the beach from the storms earlier this week and some other algae and clumps of marine debris about, but nothing to make water sports unpleasant.

It looks like it’s going to be a great beach weekend!

 If there isn’t a current June Grass report up on this site I suggest checking the link to local beach cams on the left side of this page. They can often give you an idea of what the water is like.

PLEASE ENJOY THE BEACH RESPONSIBLY!

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Just a moment of your time please…

May 10

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Blogging the Beach

May 10

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Literally standing in the surf blogging!

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Quick Update

May 9

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Here is the latest Walton County fishing report on Walton Outdoors and here is the latest Okaloosa County beach water quality reports. I may go down to the beach tonight and do a quick update, I have been a bit under the weather.

Housekeeping: now that I have more blog time I am thinking about writing some posts about beach safety topics, beach-related smart phone apps, featured beach activities, and local beach ecology/environmental topics. Suggestions are welcome.

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