Where else can you walk out your front door and see a boat parade? and why are they parading? The lead boat carries the local clergy, who prays a blessing over every shrimp boat docked up and down the whole bayou in preparation for a bountiful White Shrimp Season, which opens in August. There were…
Did anyone watch a certain cooking show this morning, where “it’s a good thing” is said quite often? There I was, painting in the quiet of The Cypress Cottage, when I decided to turn on the TV to drown out all my unfruitful thoughts. I don’t often have the opportunity to watch daytime TV, but…
As a resident of the Terrebonne Estuary System, wetland advocate, writer, speaker, and eco-tour guide, I was very encouraged to hear what the governor of my fair state had to say today about coastal restoration. If you are from Louisiana, and especially if you are not, I would like you to read his comments. The…
Ok, everyone. I’m home from slaving in The Cypress Cottage for a few hours and about to leave for a baseball scrimmage. I have just enough time to squeeze this contest in here and not make you wait until late tonight. I flatter myself in thinking that hundreds, nay thousands, of readers are just sitting…
This email arrived in my box recently. I was waiting for the best time to share it with you, but there doesn’t seem to be a best time with so much going on this week. I’ve had company all week and work, work, work on the cypress cottage, and taking my company fishing and out…
Every year, for as long as I can remember having children, there was a magnificent fireworks display in the nearby city of Houma. However, for reasons unknown to the local newspaper and me, there will be no display this year. Private fireworks are illegal in this parish, so I don’t like to buy them for…