New Day Dawning

Bayou Lafourche is almost back to normal after having been severely disturbed by Hurricane Gustav. There are still fallen trees in the water but the ugly septic stuff that was flowing down past Thibodaux from the north has cleared and the mullet have returned from who knows where. October has come and brought with it some blessed relief from the summer's heat. Birds are migrating south to their wintering grounds. I spotted my first Magnolia Warbler not far from where this picture was taken. Amazing that the tiny bird can fly 500 or 1000 miles from some point in or near Canada and pause here on its way another 500 or 1000 miles into Mexico or beyond.