Gull with feet in the Pacific by Lee
The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. (Psalms 95:5 NKJV)
Sea Gull with feet in Atlantic at Hanna Park by Lee
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb; When I made a cloud its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band, And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors, And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop’? (Job 38:8-11 NASB)
In May of 2015 we left Winter Haven, Florida and headed to San Diego, California for a five-week vacation. On the way home, we decide to go to Jacksonville, Florida to end the trip and then back home to Winter Haven. From the time we pulled out of the driveway and back again, our faithful vehicle took us 6,161 miles.
What a beautiful country we live in and the wonders of the Lord’s Creation to behold. Plus, He provided lots of birds for us to discover. Praise the Lord for a safe trip and many sights to enjoy. Come along and enjoy the sights and a few sounds from the trip. With over 8,000 photos, plus Dan’s, there are stories to tell.
Below are the articles listed as they were produced:
- Birds at the Mississippi Welcome Center
- My Western Greater Roadrunners
- Last Photos of Our Vacation
- Home at Last – 6,161 Miles Later
- Need Help With Some Identifications
- Antelope Ground Squirrels at Houston Zoo
- White-breasted Cormorants at San Diego Zoo
- White-breasted Cormorant Update
- Birdwatching Along The Way – Vacation – Part 1
- Houston Zoo – Vacation – Part 2
- Houston Zoo – Vacation – Part 2-B
- Houston Zoo’s Four-eyed Fish
- Wonga Dove and Taveta Weavers at Houston Zoo
- Meerkats at Houston Zoo
- Moving On – Vacation – Part 3
- Texas Rest Areas
- Mount Cristo Rey – Vacation
- New Mexico Going West – Vacation
- Tombstone Shootout – Vacation
- Sunday Inspiration – Independence Day
- Arizona-Senora Desert Museum – Vacation
- Arizona-Senora Desert Museum – Critters
- The Chase Begins
- Arizona Hummers – Vacation
- Cactus, Birds and Boots
- Kneeling Before Royalty?
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| Date | From Loc | To Loc | Main Site Seen | |
| 05/03/15 | S | Winter Haven FL | Motel – Tallahassee FL | |
| 05/04/15 | M | Tallahassee FL | Motel – Baton Rouge LA | Miss Welcome Ctr |
| 05/05/15 | T | Baton Rouge LA | Debi – Houston TX | Battleship Texas |
| 05/06/15 | W | Houston TX | Debi – Houston TX | Houston Zoo |
| 05/07/15 | T | Houston TX | Motel – Sonora TX | |
| 05/08/15 | F | Sonora TX | Motel – El Paso TX | Ft Stockton – Fort and Roadrunner |
| 05/09/15 | S | El Paso TX | Davis-Monthan AFB – Tucson AZ | Tombstone – Shootout at OK Corral |
| 05/10/15 | S | Tucson AZ | Davis-Monthan AFB – Tucson AZ | Baptist Church |
| 05/11/15 | M | Tucson AZ | Davis-Monthan AFB – Tucson AZ | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum |
| 05/12/15 | T | Tucson AZ | El Centro CA Naval Air F | |
| 05/13/15 | W | El Centro CA | San Diego Naval Sta – CA | San Diego Zoo |
| 05/14/15 | T | San Diego CA | San Diego Naval Sta – CA | San Diego Zoo |
| 05/15/15 | F | San Diego CA | San Diego Naval Sta – CA | Birdwatching |
| 05/16/15 | S | San Diego CA | San Diego Naval Sta – CA | USS Midway |
| 05/17/15 | S | San Diego CA | San Diego Naval Sta – CA | Shadow Mt Com Church-Dr David Jeremiah |
| 05/18/15 | M | San Diego CA | Motel – Phoenix AZ | Living Desert Zoo CA |
| 05/19/15 | T | Phoenix AZ | Motel – Holbrook AZ | Sodona AZ |
| 05/20/15 | W | Holbrook AZ | Kirtland AFB – Albuquerque NM | |
| 05/21/15 | T | Albuquerque NM | Kirtland AFB – Albuquerque NM | Resting – Not well |
| 05/22/15 | F | Albuquerque NM | Motel – Sonora TX | |
| 05/23/15 | S | Sonora TX | Kelly Inn – San Antonio TX | |
| 05/24/15 | S | San Antonio TX | Kelly Inn – San Antonio TX | Storms and Flooding in Area |
| 05/25/15 | M | San Antonio TX | Kelly Inn – San Antonio TX | Alamo etc |
| 05/26/15 | T | San Antonio TX | Kelly Inn – San Antonio TX | San Antonio Zoo |
| 05/27/15 | W | San Antonio TX | Motel – Lafayette LA | |
| 05/28/15 | T | Lafayette LA | Pensacola NAS- Pensacola FL | USS Alabama |
| 05/29/15 | F | Pensacola FL | Pensacola NAS- Pensacola FL | Naval Aviation Museum |
| 05/30/15 | S | Pensacola FL | Pensacola NAS- Pensacola FL | |
| 05/31/15 | S | Pensacola FL | Pensacola NAS- Pensacola FL | Faith Baptist Church Pensacola |
| 06/01/15 | M | Pensacola FL | Mayport Naval B – Jacksonville FL | |
| 06/02/15 | T | Jacksonville FL | Mayport Naval B – Jacksonville FL | Jacksonville Zoo |
| 06/03/15 | W | Jacksonville FL | Mayport Naval B – Jacksonville FL | Birdwatching |
| 06/04/15 | T | Jacksonville FL | Home – Winter Haven FL | Yeah! |
Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus 
Wow, this is neat. And if I didn’t know better, I’d think you had just picked up that little gull and carried him with you from one ocean to the other. It’s interesting that although so many things are very, very different as we travel from one part of the country to the other, there are still some things that remain the same — such as similar looking gulls enjoying the ocean in the same way. Even though they live over 6,000 miles away from each other, they are indeed very much the same. It makes me hopeful that we human beings can still find some very common threads that bond us together as being very much the same deep down — even though we live totally different lives.
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No, I did not kidnap the Gull! The car was too crowded for him. :) Just under 3,000 miles apart, give or take. Actually, when we came to our room in Calif, I hit the “home” on the GPS and it was 2,483. The 6,000+ was all driving driveway and back to driveway.
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Oh, that’s right. I knew that. DUH!
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Looks like you had a great time!
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We did and that list is going to get a lot longer. :)
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