Flounder Reflections

After four hours of fishing HARD in the rolling waves and brisk breezes, “getting skunked” is very hard to swallow. If it hadn’t been for this fellow, I would have gotten the skunk. today. With the catching so slow, I decided at noon to give my arms a rest, grab my lunch, and just vegetate…

The Artist and the Farmer

The Artist and the Farmer

What could possibly bring together an artist from Norway and a farmer from Thibodaux?  Sugarcane, that’s what. It all started with Anne Senstad’s vision of a labyrinth made of humans linked together, which evolved into a living art form of plant life instead.  After online research and a series of phone calls to the Louisiana…

Tenacity over Tears: The Choice is Ours
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Tenacity over Tears: The Choice is Ours

This is the article that received a 3rd place award in the Coastal Restoration Category at the Louisiana Outdoor Writer’s Association Excellence in Craft competition-2009. “Tenacity over Tears” is a phrase I coined in reference to the repeated reaction of the residents of coastal Louisiana to the continued negative impact on their homes, culture, recreation,…