Pelicans and Bare Arms, January in Dallas
We’re in the middle of a deep freeze here in the Northeast. Yesterday, Long Island’s Mecox Bay was in the process of icing over.
Ice on the right of the white line, water to the left.
Meanwhile back in my former home of Dallas, Texas,people are hanging out by White Rock Lake in T-shirts and tank tops. I mean, really.
Curious geese at White Rock Lake, Dallas. Photo: Ellen Locy.
My friend Ellen, who sent me these photos from Dallas, reports yesterday was “such a warm day I kept peeling off layers and tying them anywhere I could. Jacket, scarf.” Here’s Ellen with scarf tied round her head and jacket round her waist.
“Just got a load of myself… [people] must have thought Aunt Jemima had taken up bird watching.”
The warm weather has White Rock’s geese in a flap. Or maybe it’s the pelicans they’re sharing Sunset Bay with.
Goose convention at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas. Photo: Ellen Locy.
Yup, pelicans.
Pelicans in Dallas, Texas. Photo: Ellen Locy.
There’s nothing like sunset at Sunset Bay. Can this really be mid-January? Thanks, Ellen, for warming us up.
Sunset at Sunset Bay, Dallas, Texas. Photo: Ellen Locy.
Now it’s time to bundle up with a faux animal on my head, and walk that dog. Brrr.
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Out walking the dog 
March 22, 2013 at 12:14 am
It’s definitely been on the warmer side in Dallas. Gorgeous pics of the sunset btw; really stunning.
March 4, 2013 at 11:58 pm
Stay warm over there, Melissa! xxx
March 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm
Thanks, Ailsa!
February 1, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Hey I know her! Very jealous of the gorgeous weather they were having down there. Believe me, my family and friends in Dallas (not Ellen) were rubbing it in, but I take comfort in the knowledge that soon it will be July there…and a 100 degrees. [Evil laugh.]
February 1, 2013 at 1:25 am
Hope you were able to enjoy the thaw, at least! Yesterday you could just about walk around in a tank top.
January 28, 2013 at 10:38 pm
I think goose closest to camera at the goose convention at Sunset Bay is laughing is head off or strutting his stuff.
January 26, 2013 at 7:45 am
Brr is right – walking my two hasn’t been the most pleasant when it’s windy, though some of the nights have been beautiful with the full moon shining on the snow banks and everything so still – not a sound. The pictures from Dallas are wonderful – kind of your friend to send them along!