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Hi all, I've noticed on some of the Destin beach cams that the water looks awfully murky in close to the break line. Do we have June grass already? Sargassum?
What's the story?
Smiling JOe
05-05-2006, 09:26 AM
but it appears to be settling a bit, so unless we get some _________ ...(I cannot jinx Mayhem) this weekend, it should be clearing very soon.
Thanks, guys. It looks clear out toward the sand bar. That's why I suspected June grass, as it tends to gather fairly close in.
Mermaid
05-05-2006, 09:57 AM
Thanks, guys. It looks clear out toward the sand bar. That's why I suspected June grass, as it tends to gather fairly close in.
Just remember to keep your eyes peeled for jellyfish and man-o-war! ;-)
Smiling JOe
05-05-2006, 12:01 PM
Either the thunder is rumbling or Eglin is testing "Nuke-lar" bombs.
Miss Kitty
05-05-2006, 02:45 PM
Either the thunder is rumbling or Eglin is testing "Nuke-lar" bombs.
You might be getting the weather we had early this morning. Lots of lightning, thunder, rain and barking from Molly! She is not a fan of the big noise.
Smiling JOe
05-06-2006, 01:15 PM
JB, the June grass is here in the water in spots at Grayton. I little Sargassum Grass on the beach, too.
Smiling JOe
05-06-2006, 03:35 PM
http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5060025v2.jpg
Grayton Beach May 06 2006
more photos here (http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/browseimages.php?c=5&userid=216).
If it looks like that photo next week, I'll be very pleased. Thanks for the update.
Doesn't look murky now! Beautiful!! Thanks!
A lot of Sargassum weed down WaterSound Beach way now, and a little June Grass starting to show up.
A lot of Sargassum weed down WaterSound Beach way now, and a little June Grass starting to show up.
....and the hits just keep on coming :bang:
Smiling JOe
05-08-2006, 05:41 PM
From today at Grayton Beach
http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/IMG_4776.JPG
http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/IMG_4765.JPG
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Oh well, at least we have a pool this time. Guess it will be fun looking beyond the trash at the horizon from the balcony at the condo.
My first trip (for more than two days) down there in two years. I can't catch a break to save my life. No way I'm letting a toddler play in this smelly, nasty trash.
Can't blame anyone but mother nature for this, but this really sucks. :pissed:
I think our next vacation may be to the mountains.
I'm done.
jdarg
05-08-2006, 07:49 PM
Good grief- it's just seaweed! It smells like.....the ocean!! My kids have played in it just about every year. They have probably ingested some of it too- good fiber and lots of vitamins I am sure. I think there are resorts around that have people to rake the beaches clean for you if it freaks you out that much.:blink:
If you go to the mountains, watch out for poison ivy, snakes, bears, and ticks.;-)
I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
There just always seems to be one issue every single time we go that puts a damper on things. All things considered, I guess this isn't that bad.
I just want the water and sand to look like my avatar. That's not really TOO much to ask, is it?
jdarg
05-08-2006, 08:00 PM
I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
There just always seems to be one issue every single time we go that puts a damper on things. All things considered, I guess this isn't that bad.
It's not bad! You and your little one can find lots of cool stuff hiding in the seaweed like shells and critters. Make a sandperson instead of a sandcastle and use the seaweed for hair!
Ocean Lover
05-08-2006, 08:42 PM
I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
There just always seems to be one issue every single time we go that puts a damper on things. All things considered, I guess this isn't that bad.
I just want the water and sand to look like my avatar. That's not really TOO much to ask, is it?
JB, I think that was last week. ;-) I'm sure you'll have a great time anyway. It is kind of ugly to look at but it is what it is.....nature.
Mermaid
05-08-2006, 08:43 PM
Good grief- it's just seaweed! It smells like.....the ocean!! My kids have played in it just about every year. They have probably ingested some of it too- good fiber and lots of vitamins I am sure. I think there are resorts around that have people to rake the beaches clean for you if it freaks you out that much.:blink:
If you go to the mountains, watch out for poison ivy, snakes, bears, and ticks.;-)
You have the right attitude, jen-ay. :clap_1: One of my all-time favorite beach memories is from the year we stayed at Seaside and the shoreline was covered with gobs and gobs of seaweed. The kids--we had four of them with us, all little squirts--made a huge sand fort and spent hours that week pelting each other from behind their "forts." It was so funny to watch them! They reeked of eau de seaweed like you wouldn't believe but it was so hilarious watching their "medieval tournaments." Best entertainment ever, and it took the sting out of not having a picture-perfect beach for our vacation. In retrospect, that nasty beach made the week. Who'd a thunk it? :biggrin:
jdarg
05-08-2006, 09:00 PM
The kids were asking me if there are any good sandbars close to shore at Grayton right now. I told them that I would ask on SoWal!
Smiling JOe
05-08-2006, 09:39 PM
I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
There just always seems to be one issue every single time we go that puts a damper on things. All things considered, I guess this isn't that bad.
I just want the water and sand to look like my avatar. That's not really TOO much to ask, is it?It is all in one's perspective. I looked at that beach today and sat in awe looking at its beauty. I don't think man could have placed it so nicely on the beach. Look at that smile on those two in the kayak and tell me that they don't like it, too. ;-) Relax a bit and open your mind, JB.
Smiling JOe
05-08-2006, 09:41 PM
The kids were asking me if there are any good sandbars close to shore at Grayton right now. I told them that I would ask on SoWal!There is a small one forming really close to shore near just east of where GBSP touches the eastern end of Grayton Beach.
reece
05-09-2006, 06:45 AM
i'd take that sargassum stuff any day over the darn flies!
:eek:
we'll be there in 11 days(who's counting? :cool: )...i am feeling the same way jb - like i want it to be perfect. i feel this way every year. it's my one time down there each year and i guess i feel like there is so much riding on it.
i'm always hoping that no one gets sick and that we have good weather.
but the truth is, it's just nice to be there. it's nice to be away from work and at the beach. it just feels good. so, don't let that seaweed stuff ruin it - just use one of your kids rakes or shovels and move it out of the way! then plop down in your chair and have a drink! :D
next year, to remedy my anxiety over the trip being less than perfect because of weather or illness or flies - i have decided that a week is not enough. we are going to do 2 weeks!
reece :biggrin:
Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 08:10 AM
Smiling Joey...what happened to the Beach Butler??? People are demanding clean beaches here!!!
illinifan
05-09-2006, 08:27 AM
[QUOTE=JB]I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
:shock: Prozac 80 mg might help.
Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 08:31 AM
[QUOTE=JB]I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
:shock: Prozac 80 mg might help.
CHOMP!
[QUOTE=JB]I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
:shock: Prozac 80 mg might help.
You might want to think about changing your username, since the NCAA is forcing your school to do the same.
Jerk.
Everyday in SoWal is perfect. :D
I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
There just always seems to be one issue every single time we go that puts a damper on things. All things considered, I guess this isn't that bad.
I just want the water and sand to look like my avatar. That's not really TOO much to ask, is it?
Just a suggestion JB .... You might want to try to make sure that "one issue that puts a damper on things" is not YOU. ;-)
Remember to bring your own brew ... it's stronger. right? :lol:
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kathydwells
05-09-2006, 09:19 AM
Everyday in SoWal is perfect. :D
I agree with you Kurt. I don't care if it rains everday I am there, as long as I am there, I am a Happy Gurl!!!!!!
[QUOTE=illinifan]
You might want to think about changing your username, since the NCAA is forcing your school to do the same.
Jerk.
I'll have to go and research this, but understood Chief Illiniwec (the mascot) goes, but the name is staying. :idontno:
Maybe you have checked your facts JB???
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Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 09:29 AM
Everyday in SoWal is perfect. :D
It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood...won't you be my neighbor?
kathydwells
05-09-2006, 09:30 AM
And when are you coming to perfection?
July 8-15....:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: Pile on the seaweed, rain, jellyfish, flies, crabs I don't care!!! Just give me a cold one and plant me on that beautiful beach and nothing else will matter!!!!!
kathydwells
05-09-2006, 09:30 AM
It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood...won't you be my neighbor?
:wub:
OK you guys - what's with all this "Pollyanna" poo? :blink:
:floor:
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Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 09:40 AM
OK you guys - what's with all this "Pollyanna" poo? :blink:
:floor:
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Mister Rogers, Rita...post his pic, QUICK!!!!
kathydwells
05-09-2006, 09:42 AM
Love me some Mr. Rogers. :biggrin:
http://wiredforbooks.org/images/FredRogers4.jpg
Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 09:44 AM
:wub: ...thanks Darlene. Mr. Rogers is one of my heroes!
kathydwells
05-09-2006, 09:46 AM
:wub: ...thanks Darlene. Mr. Rogers is one of my heroes!
Mine too.
Won't You Be My Neighbor
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?
Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 09:49 AM
And that's the truth!!!!
yippie
05-09-2006, 09:56 AM
Hi all, I've noticed on some of the Destin beach cams that the water looks awfully murky in close to the break line. Do we have June grass already? Sargassum?
What's the story?
No June Grass that I can see... No story.
Nature.
Smiling JOe
05-09-2006, 10:05 AM
I see the June Grass in the water and a little bit on the beach.
Please remember the value of the sargassum grass and june grass. It is a great dune builder. From what I can tell, Grayton just received about 20' of extra beach over the last week and a half.
jdarg
05-09-2006, 10:42 AM
I see the June Grass in the water and a little bit on the beach.
Please remember the value of the sargassum grass and june grass. It is a great dune builder. From what I can tell, Grayton just received about 20' of extra beach over the last week and a half.
And that is excellent news!!! Thanks for the sandbar report too.:clap_1:
peapod1980
05-09-2006, 01:17 PM
[QUOTE=JB]I'm just one of those OCD-types that wants everything to be perfect. Of course, it never is and I need to learn to accept it.
:shock: Prozac 80 mg might help.
Seaweed? What seaweed?
Peapod
Coupled with your avatar, your *mellow* post was especially funny.
FWIW
It seemed a little better out there today, but of course I'm over here in Gulf County.
SJ, thank you for educating me about the grass being a dune builder.
It doesn't bother me all that much in the first place, but it's good to know that.
Smiling JOe
05-09-2006, 05:51 PM
Peapod
Coupled with your avatar, your *mellow* post was especially funny.
FWIW
It seemed a little better out there today, but of course I'm over here in Gulf County.
SJ, thank you for educating me about the grass being a dune builder.
It doesn't bother me all that much in the first place, but it's good to know that.You can also toast the pods of the Sargassum Grass and use them on salads. ;-)
Miss Kitty
05-09-2006, 05:53 PM
Peapod
Coupled with your avatar, your *mellow* post was especially funny.
FWIW
It seemed a little better out there today, but of course I'm over here in Gulf County.
SJ, thank you for educating me about the grass being a dune builder.
It doesn't bother me all that much in the first place, but it's good to know that.
Oh Cil....I learned this from Beach TV and you learned about it from the Beach Butler!!!
Doug&Wendy
05-09-2006, 08:15 PM
I hate that seaweed. It is very ugly and keeps tourist out.
I hate that seaweed. It is very ugly and keeps tourist out.
hmmmm.........now I might suspect our SoWal "Beach Butler" may be going to the beach at night and spreading the goodies for y'all! ;-)
:biggrin:
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aquaticbiology
05-11-2006, 08:22 AM
I hate that seaweed. It is very ugly and keeps tourist out.
humpf! if it wasn't for the seaweed, tourists wouldn't have so much fresh fish to munch on
i define tourist as non-native - only a handful of people in florida are native, the rest are tourists
i remember the native stickers from a few years back - i doctored mine to say naiive, but nobody got it
i remember the native stickers from a few years back - i doctored mine to say naiive, but nobody got it
heehee
We had those in Colorado, too, back in the days when natives outnumbered newbies. I had one that said Semi-Native.
Before we left, I began seeing stickers that said It's All Good.
It's been pouring rain and blowing since 2:30am. Be interesting to see what the beach is like after this.
I'd love to be near a murky gulf. We are more than 10 hours away. Only the muddy Ohio to look at. We've got to do some long weekends.
One year we headed to Hattiesburg MS on a Friday after work. Drove as far as we could, just inside the MS state line. Next morning, drove past the campus to see where the stadium was and then headed south to the gulf. After the game, we headed back down to the gulf for dinner and then headed back a different way home - up 65 as far we could. Returned to Louisville on Sunday. It wasn't the same as being at Grayton but it was sand and surf.
(Maybe we'll try the dunes of Indiana this year as a substitute. We're missing our Florida trip for the first time in probably 20 years. 14 of us are going to Cancun. Don't have enough time or money to do both. Love the board. Keeps me connected.)
kathydwells
05-11-2006, 12:51 PM
I'd love to be near a murky gulf. We are more than 10 hours away. Only the muddy Ohio to look at. We've got to do some long weekends.
One year we headed to Hattiesburg MS on a Friday after work. Drove as far as we could, just inside the MS state line. Next morning, drove past the campus to see where the stadium was and then headed south to the gulf. After the game, we headed back down to the gulf for dinner and then headed back a different way home - up 65 as far we could. Returned to Louisville on Sunday. It wasn't the same as being at Grayton but it was sand and surf.
(Maybe we'll try the dunes of Indiana this year as a substitute. We're missing our Florida trip for the first time in probably 20 years. 14 of us are going to Cancun. Don't have enough time or money to do both. Love the board. Keeps me connected.)
Well, have a great time in Cancun!!!! And SoWal will be there when you can get there again!!!!!
Beachlover2
05-11-2006, 03:12 PM
(Maybe we'll try the dunes of Indiana this year as a substitute. We're missing our Florida trip for the first time in probably 20 years. 14 of us are going to Cancun. Don't have enough time or money to do both. Love the board. Keeps me connected.)
Indiana Dune/Michigan Dunes are a pretty good substitute. They are beautiful. I still find it hard to believe I am in Indiana when we go there.
ls2006vacay
05-11-2006, 06:08 PM
How long does it take for the seaweed (or whatever it is) to clear out? We're coming down in June and I have to admit that's not what we want to see either.
Lady D
05-11-2006, 06:42 PM
I was told that May and September were the months you would find no seaweed. And when we go in September there is none nor was there any in May. The time in July was a different story.
Smiling JOe
05-11-2006, 06:59 PM
I was told that May and September were the months you would find no seaweed. And when we go in September there is none nor was there any in May. The time in July was a different story.May and October are filled with seaweed. Please stay home during those two months.
ls2006vacay
05-11-2006, 07:02 PM
Funny, I've been told October is the best month of all to visit, and I'm pretty sure I've read May is 2nd.
;-)
Funny, I've been told October is the best month of all to visit, and I'm pretty sure I've read May is 2nd.
;-)You might want to heed SJ's warning here. May is a known Portuguese Man O' War mating season. Many wash up on beach looking for "action". Very nasty to be stung by the tentacles. October is worse still because of Sargento weed. Moderating temperatures in October bring this nuisance ashore with it's sharp thorns. Clumps of Sargento Weed can be found near most all walkovers. June, July, and August are the best times to visit.
Indiana Dune/Michigan Dunes are a pretty good substitute. They are beautiful. I still find it hard to believe I am in Indiana when we go there.
:D Boy, that brings back a memory. An ecology class I had in college took a trip to the IN/MICH Dunes and also to a bog where we walked out on it and studied really neat insect-eating bog plants. :cool:
I also remember it getting down to 25 degrees that night and we slept in a tent. :blink:
Definitely not the beach, but a really neat place.
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Smiling JOe
05-11-2006, 11:02 PM
You might want to heed SJ's warning here. May is a known Portuguese Man O' War mating season. Many wash up on beach looking for "action". Very nasty to be stung by the tentacles. October is worse still because of Sargento weed. Moderating temperatures in October bring this nuisance ashore with it's sharp thorns. Clumps of Sargento Weed can be found near most all walkovers. June, July, and August are the best times to visit.:roll::roll::roll: What Bob said.
Tom@BV
05-14-2006, 04:29 PM
I am new to this web site & just returned from a visit to Blue Mtn. Beach. I enjoyed my visit & look forward to everyday beach news. Thanks for the daily updates :D .
Miss Kitty
05-14-2006, 06:32 PM
I am new to this web site & just returned from a visit to Blue Mtn. Beach. I enjoyed my visit & look forward to everyday beach news. Thanks for the daily updates :D .
Hey again...how's about changing your name to Tom@BMB????
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