For our last days at Cocoa Village Marina we decided to take another walk-about around the marina.  We do walk about a mile almost every day.  Sometimes to the library.  Sometimes to the Historical Cocoa Village for ice-cream.  Nothing is better than a cone of ice-cream.  I was given a bowl since the chocolate was a bit soft.  Delicious in any weather!

Chocolate and Strawberry IceCream for me, Please!

Wayne got “old people flavor”.  You all know which one I mean.  Butter Pecan!!  hahaha  Right?!?!  I don’t believe it when experts tell me vanilla is the most favorite flavor of ice-cream.  Chocolate and Strawberry has to be number one and two.

We walked along the waterway and found a delightful little park.  Actually, what we saw would be considered minuscule unless there was more up by the parking lot.  A stone tablet, two benches, a small walkway, and several trees.  Come to think of it, overlooking the marina, this a probably a pretty good park!!

Constitution Park

Constitution park, Cocoa, FL

Cocoa, Fl is known to have a pretty patriotic water tower.  All we saw is this:

Cocoa, Fl Water Tower

I heard on some mornings a buzzing sound.  A marina resident told me that the buzzing sound was from the folks sandblasting under the canopy.  Someone was working under all that tarp??  Can you imagine?  He said it was quite the sight when workers were trying to cover the tower on a windy day.  They almost gave up.  The city decided the tower needed a fresh coat of paint.  Here is what it should look like when the work gets finished – just fresher, cleaner, and just as awesome:

City of Cocoa Water Tower with American Flag

I bet it will look great!

As I have posted before, the wind has been a bit fierce from time to time.  Along the wooden boardwalk near the Cocoa Village Marina is a small sandy area.  Almost a beach but you really can’t get to it.  Well, humans can’t.  There is a concrete water barrier and the wood fence to keep humans off the sand.  I really was taken by the color and texture of the seaweed being washed ashore.

Seaweed collecting on the sand – color and texture

It looked like Horse Shoe crabs got washed ashore as well.  Several of them.  They were on the sand for several days and then disappeared.  Do you see them?

Horse shoe crabs amongst the seaweed

Either they crawled back into the water OR became food for this Blue Heron.

Blue Heron nibbling along the water’s edge

Blue Heron – sunning in the afternoon

You looking at me?

Yes, YOU!!  What?  Someone calling you?

Blue Heron – Looking for more food?

So strange to see their neck all stretched out.  Normally, they walk and fly with their neck tucked in.  With the coloration, it looks all twisted up.  Maybe she is looking over there on the other side of the river….

Great Heron – up to her knees in the water

Brrr… it just looks cold standing there in cold water waiting for a fish to swim by.  These are very patient birds.  They quiet for long periods of time, strike, swallow a small fish, wash off their beak and stand still again.  Yes, I have stood looking at them looking…just looking.  I am not as patient.  I move on before they do.

At the end of the walk-about….

Sunset.