Hunting Island State Park

It is the first day of Spring 2014, and a beautiful day.  We put together a picnic lunch and the three of us headed for Hunting Island which is near Beaufort, SC.

 At the Visitors Center, we were greeted with a fountain (nice sounds as well as pretty)

 ...and some turtles all covered with duckgrass sunning themselves on the bank.

 We drove over to the lighthouse where we enjoyed our picnic lunch...

 ...and a little beach time.  There were many people out today enjoying the sunshine and warm weather.

 We also drove over to the park pier and enjoyed the sights from that area of the park.

 This little egret entertained us with his fishing skills.  If you look closely you can see a tidbit in his beak--probably a minnow.

 This osprey was guarding the nest near the pier.  We were quite amazed at the number of osprey nests in the area.

But, what a great place to spend the day, enjoying a picnic lunch, the sunshine, or just sitting in the quiet reading a book.  Life is good indeed.