Hello folks! I am back just now —- midnight Monday night. I have a morning appointment today and a wetland tour in the afternoon so I will come back here Tuesday evening to post properly!
Thanks for all the great comments on previous post!
Glad to be back home!
BW
Happy Monday after the holidays, everyone! Hope you are all off to work and back at school with smiling faces! It has rained for the past two days and is still raining, so there won’t be any touring or fishing today. That leaves posting something here for your enjoyment. How about another photo from The…
Boating into the Mandalay Wildlife Refuge and cypress areas around Lake Palourde never, ever gets old to me. I’m like a child with a shiny new bicycle on my birthday each time I ride into these magical, mystical waters. Always amazed, enthralled, intrigued, and mystified by what I see. Since I’m also “working” the PROW…
In the spring of 2010, my email box was inundated with writers looking for the softer side of the story of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and following oil spill disaster. These seekers of a different angle flocked to my bayou to interview my shrimping neighbors. As a wetland advocate, I wondered how I could use this man-made disaster as a platform to further the cause of education and awareness.
It became clear to me early on that most of the journalists who arrived at my door really had no clue about our culture and way of life. So, if they wanted a story about how the oil spill had impacted us, then they must humor me and allow me to educate them about this vanishing ecosystem and its people.
What these well-meaning journalists needed first was a foundational perspective from the standpoint of a population of coastal communities who were suffering yet one more blow to their way of life. As a woman who lives, works, and fishes here, I could give them that perspective, which was simply this:
This oil spill was not an isolated disaster for the people of coastal Louisiana. It was like being kicked when we were already down. And here’s why.
The spring bird migration is fast approaching. I hope to get some photos of my guests as they pass through on their way to points northward. Meanwhile, I’ll enjoy the hummers. PS While sitting on the porch, watching the hummers, my son and I watched a gorgeous pileated woodpecker eating on one of our trees,…
During a busy weekend like this one, you have to start calling a day in advance to find nice crawfish, and then hope they will reserve you a couple sacks. That’s about 70 pounds. This isn’t the weekend the price will be low, either. Remember, it’s still during Lent, and the price won’t really go…
Well, my dear folks, it’s way past time for a blog post, and I’ve been silent for far too long, but certainly not by choice. I’d like nothing better than to have the time to write several creative posts per week for you; alas, neither time nor life has been so kind.
Your toes freeze off? Was a pretty good couple days up here I think.
All toes intact, not frozen!
Glad you made it out safely BW,that place is full of yankees up there.
I know. We saw at least a few Yankees!!!
Glad you made it home safely! Send me an invoice we are ready!!!!!!
Oh, I thought I had sent you one from PayPal already. Did I? If not, I’ll do it tomorrow.
You’ve got MUCH more energy than I do. I would have at least taken the morning off (possibly the whole day) to recuperate. AND…to wash clothes. I’ll be back tonight to read about the trip.
I have to take your advice to recuperate because I have a terrible sore throat. The tour went well, but I didn’t feel well and all the talking made my throat worse. Post will have to wait until the morning, and I hope I’m better.
Hey, hey… Let’s be careful about that Yankee talk. I know people who think anything north of Dallas or East of Shreveport is “Yankee”! 🙂
Glad to see you’re home, BW. I looked at the college’s site and really enjoyed it – I’m looking forward to your report(s).
It was a great conference and a very impressive community college.
Welcome back, BW!
Thanks, Kelly!
Welcome home
Good to be home. For some reason, even though it was midnight when I wrote this post, I could not get to sleep. I had no caffeine on the way home at all, and even had a beer before boarding the final plane. So, I am very very tired today. Being on the water today was fantastic, though! Very very warm day here. Your snow all gone?
Can’t wait to hear about your trip!