Ocracoke Waves on Squarespace

Harkers Island IbisI like to write late into the evening, and this time of year I enjoy it even more.  April is one of my favorite months. Perhaps it is because I  regulary get to have the windows open at night and let the breezes blow through my upstairs office.

We live in a small subdivision, Bluewater Cove, on the White Oak River. (Area map) Raymond's Gut a part of the White Oak comes up behind our home.  Most evening I can actually hear the fish jumping.  As the water warms, they get very active.  This past Saturday night, it seemed as if they were throwing a party in the Gut.

Ten years ago the waterway behind my home was filled with silt from poor farming practices in the area.  Now after it was cleaned up during the development of our subdivision, it is an amazing marine nursery.  Depending on the time of year, it is filled with mullet, shrimp, or other bait fish.  With the bait fish some bigger fish feeding on the small ones.

With all the pollution in the world, it is nice to live near water that has gotten better and is now positively impacting our marine envirnoment.  Of course we have a lot of oysters which are great at filtering water.  Then there are the blue crabs which will clean anything that falls into the water.

I am pleased to live in an area that is blessed with natural beauty and lots of wildlife.  We had a really neat visit to the Core Sound Museum up on Harker's Island recently.  I wrote it up on our Crystal Coast living blog.

If you want to have a look at a neat white Ibis rookery, check out this slide show.

We have a lot of neat places in Carteret County for sale if you are interested in finding a home in the midst of natural beauty.  Check out our listings on the Crystal Coast Electronic Village.