I left the house at 5.30am, destined for the Gulf beaches. A short 20 minute ride later I was standing at Gulf State Park watching the sun rise over the sugar-white dunes. An hour spent walking this undeveloped beach started my day off in a state of beauty. Clear blue-green water lapping at my feet, [...]
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Beauty Expanding
Posted in Environment, Gulf of Mexico, Nature, SEA TURTLES, OCEAN, gratitude, Nature's teachings, Alabama Coast, consciousness, healing, Compassion, tagged Gulf of Mexico, ENVIRONMENT, Gulf Islands National Seashore, sea turtles, nature, LIGHTWORK, humanity, wildlife, Nature's Teachings on May 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Standing Up to a Big Blow–Lesson in Life from My SUP Board
Posted in Gulf Oil Spill, Environment, Gulf of Mexico, humanity, Nature, SEA TURTLES, SUP Boarding, sustainable economy, consumerism, Estuary, Alabama Coast, consciousness, music, healing, Compassion, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, ENVIRONMENT, Gulf Islands National Seashore, sea turtles, nature, OCEAN, SUP BOARDING, sustainable economy, wildlife, consumerism, Nature's Teachings, Estuary on May 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday morning started with a visit to Gulf State Park before the sun peeked above the horizon. I arrived early for my first sea turtle volunteer patrol walk because I wanted to take a few photographs before meeting my walking partners. It was serene and lovely and the Gulf of Mexico was gently rolling like [...]
Ghosts Beneath the Water
Posted in gratitude, Magnolia River, Nature, SUP Boarding, Uncategorized, tagged ENVIRONMENT, gratitude, Magnolia River, nature, Nature's Teachings, SUP BOARDING on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There are times when the river is calm, when the water reflects the gray clouds and what lies beneath the surface is revealed–almost. While paddling my SUP board in the early morning, when my mind is still halfway between the dream world and this waking realm, I often wonder, Which realm is revealing itself? Last [...]
Animal Intelligence
Posted in Alabama Coast, Animals, Compassion, consciousness, Environment, healing, humanity, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged animals, ENVIRONMENT, LIGHTWORK, nature, wildlife on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today as I was driving along a wooded road I noticed a squirrel had been hit and was laying dead alongside the pavement. Less than a foot away another squirrel sat looking at what I presume was her friend or sibling. My car didn’t scare the small creature from its place of waiting. I could [...]
The Right Place
Posted in Alabama Coast, consciousness, Environment, Nature, OCEAN, SEA TURTLES, tagged ENVIRONMENT, Gulf of Mexico, nature, OCEAN, sea turtles, wildlife on May 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As a lover of the ocean and all wildlife therein and especially a lover of sea turtles, you might imagine how excited I was to complete the volunteer training to become a Share the Beach sea turtle volunteer. I had fantasies of walking the undeveloped beach at Gulf State Park and finding turtle tracks that [...]
Winds of Change
Posted in Alabama Coast, consciousness, dolphins, Environment, healing, humanity, Joanna Macy, music, Nature, OCEAN, SUP Boarding, tagged ENVIRONMENT, Gulf of Mexico, healing, LIGHTWORK, music, nature, OCEAN, SUP BOARDING, wildlife on April 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The wind shifted this morning. The smell of marsh and swamp scented the air as I glided over clouds and glints of sunshine on the mirror-still water. My heart expanded to greet the osprey as she sat on her nest overhead. Fish popped the surface of the water creating ripples that reached out to me [...]
Prehistoric Paddling Pals
Posted in Alabama Coast, Environment, gratitude, Magnolia River, Nature, Nature's teachings, SUP Boarding, tagged ENVIRONMENT, gratitude, Magnolia River, nature, Nature's Teachings, SUP BOARDING on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know why my newest paddling companions are gars. Lots of them. Every time I take my SUP board on the river I find gars surface near my board, grab a mouthful of air and quickly sink back to the dark depths of the water. I’m left going something like…”That was close,” or “GOOD [...]
What’s Down is Up….or What My Mind Thinks of When SUP Boarding
Posted in Alabama Coast, Environment, Nature, Nature's teachings, SUP Boarding, tagged ENVIRONMENT, nature, Nature's Teachings, SUP BOARDING on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I gaze down into clouds, puffy and white, against a grayish blue sky. As I glide along, a rope stretches from the surface into the depths and I wonder if I climb down where I would find myself when I got to the end. Suddenly a splash interrupts my reverie and the water’s surface ripples, [...]
Frog Chorus Sings Back-Up to Chuck-Will’s Widow
Posted in Alabama Coast, Nature, Uncategorized on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I had just finished cleaning up dinner dishes and decided to sit on my porch–the screened porch that has become my favorite room in my new home. I eat there, drink my morning coffee there, contemplate nature, check email, visit Facebook….play with my cat friend Stanley there. I find this place–nestled off of a quaint, [...]
Green to Blue
Posted in Asheville, Gulf of Mexico, Lightwork, MANATEES, Nature, OCEAN, Uncategorized, tagged Asheville, blue ridge mountains, ENVIRONMENT, Gulf of Mexico, LIGHTWORK, nature, OCEAN on March 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago I began to realize that I was leaving the mountains of western North Carolina. I mean really realize that my time here was growing short. As I explored my connection to the land, pulling on one thread of the tapestry of my life unraveled awareness that has helped me understand and [...]
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