Outdoors

 Hey everyone. Hope all is well and if it isn't, I hope it gets that way for ya real soon. The weekend's weather was perfect for boating - slight breeze, off and on clouds. No real rain to speak of - just an easy-to-get-along-with weather pattern. 

 Grouper,  grouper,  grouper. Folks have been waiting all year for the officials to say it is okay to keep a few fish to eat. 

Hey folks, can I get a “heck yeah” for our weather this week? My oh my, it was so nice to step onto the porch and get cool air in the face. It was good to drive the boat and feel a chill run through the spine. Dang it all, it was stinking nice. But it didn't last long. At least it isn't as hot, overall.

Andrew Gude is the new refuge manager for Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges in Florida.