The Bistineau Blob

I don't know how many of you have had the

chance to view the "creature" that is taking over Lake Bistineau and many other bodies of water in Louisiana--BUT, it is so creepy... Daddy and Scotty said it is called giant salvina. It is some sort of freaky algae that doubles in size every 24 hours. Mama took pics and some of you saw them, but for those who didn't, this is at the spillway...

Is this too weird or what? These were taken toward the end of June. I was there the last week in July and it was much worse. I can imagine how bad it is now.

Ok, so now y'all are up on the Bistineau Blob, let me show you the Boggs Blob. Earlier in the summer, we were eating watermelons on the back patio. Just like in the old days when we were kids--juice running down your arms, seeds going everywhere...(sigh) Anyway, I didn't care because the water hose was nearby and we could just rinse everything off when we were through, right? Well, I washed the seeds into the flowerbed, thinking that wouldn't be a problem since my thumb had turned brown lately. Boy, was I wrong... The cutest little watermelon vine came up. I thought, "Oh, cool. We can have a watermelon!" I guess I have been living in "town" for too long, because I sure forgot about how LONG these things grow!