Showing posts with label ocean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ocean. Show all posts
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Dauphin Island Environment Marine
Labels:
Coast,
debris,
dunes,
food,
friends,
hurricanes,
killer,
marine life,
marsh,
ocean,
rivers,
saltwater,
sand,
shores,
silent,
storms,
survival,
vegetation,
waves,
Wildlife
Location:
Dauphin Island, AL, USA
Monday, January 25, 2016
1974 ~ Summer Savannah, Georgia
One of our family trips was a trip to Savannah Georgia. My sister’s husband was stationed at Fort Stewart.
The trip took a little over nine hours. We only stopped to eat and to use the restroom.
The boys played with their toy soldiers and hot wheel cars on the ride.
After the long ride the kids were ready to get out and visit their cousins.
When we arrived my sister had dinner ready. We ate and sat back to watch some TV, while the kids enjoyed playing outside.
We spent the next day on a public beach that faced the Daufuskie Island Resort in South Carolina.
It was a beautiful day, a bit windy, over cast and hot.
The kids enjoyed building sand castles and darting in and out of the Atlantic Ocean.
The kids stopped long enough to grab a bite of the picnic lunch that we had brought.
The sun was hiding his face behind the clouds but sending out those hot rays.
We forgot to use sunscreen and we all got blistered.
That night we rubbed everyone down with white vinegar. The white vinegar was soothing to the sunburn and at least we could get a good night sleep.
The next day we rode to the Military Base and to Historic Down Savannah.
We saw hundreds of old houses nestled under giant like oaks hanging with live Spanish moss. The Spanish moss is known as “ The Hostess City of the South.”
We went to the one level Oglethorpe Mall,built in 1969, with 1,000,000 square feet.
It housed Belk, JC Penny, Sears, and Maas Brothers (Now Macy's). In 1974, this was a huge mall.
Regency Square Mall back home opened in 1978, so to see a mall was a new adventure for us.
Savannah was a beautiful historic city and the weather while we were there was very accommodating.
We spent the next few days inside playing Rook, Harts, & Spades.
The kids played inside and watched TV.
We had a great visit connecting with relatives. We enjoyed the beach, and visiting historic Savannah.
We said good-by to our relatives and began our trip home.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Sunrise, Sunset
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Sunset Gulf Shores, Alabama |
One lone leaf glitters eerily of chill.
The sky looks grosgrain from my window sill.
The vastness of hill country in a leaf
Dances beyond the span of all belief,
The splendor of its memory is brief.
You may not want to hear it when I say
That earth is in the twilight of its day.
The depth of it is drinking us away.
A cloud is a distant parchment in the sky.
Today's boat is a shadow sailing by.
Minutes will never catch it, though they try.
I wish it could be every sunset, Friend,
That fey instant before all colors blend,
Dusk held at the crescendo of its end.
The title poem of my book, Ever Sunset, Skylark Publications, India
Dances beyond the span of all belief,
The splendor of its memory is brief.
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Sunset Glencoe, Alabama |
That earth is in the twilight of its day.
The depth of it is drinking us away.
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Sunset Mexico Beach, Florida |
Today's boat is a shadow sailing by.
Minutes will never catch it, though they try.
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Apollo Beach Florida |
That fey instant before all colors blend,
Dusk held at the crescendo of its end.
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Sunrise in an Airplane near Baltimore MD |
Sandra Fowler :
Monday, January 26, 2015
✈️✈️✈️2002 ~ May 29-June 6, Trip to Key West, Florida
Day 1: May 29, 2002
Teresa, Rick, Rebecca, Dad, and I flew from Huntsville, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia.
We flew from Atlanta Georgia to Miami Florida where my sister picked us up and drove us to her house in Marathon.
We stopped at Burger King for lunch.
After we finished lunch we stopped and walked along the Ocean, Gulf.
My sister’s house was along the waterfront, which was 10 feet from the inlet.
In this area, there were boats docked and where you could fish, and swim.
My sister cooked a seafood dinner and after dinner, we walked down to the beach.
We picked up seashells and watched the setting sun.
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Sunset in Marathon |
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Spiny lobster |
Day 2: May 30, 2002
We went to one of the small islands in the ocean and were dropped off with a picnic basket full of food and a cooler.
While we explored the island and ate, lunch the men folks left in the boat.
When the men came back in the boat the tide had started coming in and the island was covered up with water but was too shallow for the boat to land, so we had to swim out to the boat with our basket and cooler.
The men caught some fish, a Spiny lobster, and a small shark.
We had the lobster for supper along with the fresh coconut from their yard that Rick struggled to open.
The carapace of Panulirus Argus is subcylindrical and bears many strong, forward-facing spines.
A pair of rostral horns project forward over the stalked eyes.
Whip-like antennae are longer than the body and are studded with small spines and setae. Antennules are also elongated, extending the approximately 2/3-body length.
The abdomen is notched along its lateral margins but is otherwise smooth.
Each segment of the abdomen has a transverse groove that is disrupted at the midline.
Two pairs of biramous uropods flank the central telson.
Body color is varied but is generally a gray or tan base color mottled with shades of green, red, brown, purple, or black.
The second and sixth segments of the abdomen have large yellow or white ocillas, with smaller ocillas scattered dorsolateral along the abdomen. Legs are striped longitudinally in a dull blue color. Dactyls of the walking legs are setose. Pleopods are bright orange and black.
The endopodites in female pleopods are well-developed and hook-like, bearing many setae. In juveniles, antennae and pereiopods are banded with white; and a broad white stripe runs the length of the dorsal midline across both the carapace and abdomen.
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Island where we had a picnic |
Day 3: May 31, 2002
We went snorkeling in the ocean where the water at one point is shallow and the next point was over our heads.
We saw many unusual seashells but were not allowed to bring the live shells out of the ocean.
We walked along the 7-mile bridge that was used in the making of the movie True Lies.
The highway included the Seven Mile Bridge, the Bahia Honda Bridge, and the Long Key Bridge (although these three original bridges are no longer open to vehicular traffic, except for part of Seven Mile Bridge, they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are currently used as fishing piers).
The 7-mile bridge runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straight.
The new bridge is called Overseas Highway US1.
Movies made on the Old Highway are 2 Fast 2 Furious, License to Kill, Up Close and Personal, and True Lies.
We saw Marquesa Hotel 600 Fleming St Key West Florida.
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Seven Mile Bridge |
Day 4: June 1, 2002
We went to the Tropical Crane Point Hammock Crane Point History Museum where you can feed the fish, hands-on sea critters, and Los Ninos De Los Cayos which is an interactive vessel complete with pirate clothing and treasures.
Crane Point, MM 50.5, Bayside, 5550 Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL
Phone: (305) 743-9100
Here we also saw:
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Kemp's Riley Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
1. The Loggerhead turtle weighs about 200 kg, with reddish-brown markings.
2. The Hawksbill turtle is a small beautifully patterned turtle weighing about 50 to 100 kg.
3. Kemp's Riley Turtle is the smallest and most endangered sea turtle. It has an oval, olive-green shell and weighs about 50 kg.
4. Leatherback turtle, the largest of the sea turtles. It has no shell but instead has leathery skin with raised stripes.
It can reach over a meter in length and can weigh about 700 kg.
It can reach over a meter in length and can weigh about 700 kg.
All sea turtles are protected because they are classified as Endangered.
Their numbers are reduced because of human activity, such as capturing or killing adults for food and their shells, taking eggs, the destruction and pollution of nesting beaches, ocean pollution, and being caught up in fishing nets.
Their numbers are reduced because of human activity, such as capturing or killing adults for food and their shells, taking eggs, the destruction and pollution of nesting beaches, ocean pollution, and being caught up in fishing nets.
We took the many trails in the park and it was a very hot day.
Teresa and Rick Milberger walked ahead, and Paula and Becky returned to the museum because the mosquitoes were biting them.
Dad wanted to cool off after walking the trail and he asked me if it was ok to put his feet into the water.
The next thing I knew he was calling for help for he had lost his balance and fallen into the water.
I knew I could not pull him out by myself so I hollowed for Rick and Teresa and they came running.
Rick pulled Dad out of the water. His glasses fell off his face into the water and when he found them
They were broken and he was dripping wet.
This was another wild adventure with my family.
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Tropical Crane Point Hammock Crane Point History Museum |
Day 5: June 2, 2002
We rode the Henry Pigeon Express to the oversea railroad built by Henry Flager 1912-1935 it is the eighth wonder of the world.
Pigeon Key Museum - Located on Pigeon Key, where Flagler railroad workers lived, this museum houses memories of the railroad’s construction. The museum is actually a restored home where several families lived during the construction era and through the years. Today, hundreds of postcards and early photos of the island are on display inside the home. A display model of the Seven Mile Bridge details the construction process.
MM 47, Oceanside, Marathon, FL
Phone: (305) 743-5999
Day 6: June 3, 2002
We took the Old Town Trolley Tours of Key West - Old Town Trolley's 90-minute tour covers more than 100 points of interest, and passengers can enjoy the tour at their own pace. At any point, passengers may choose to get off at any of the routine stops to shop, dine or sightsee, and then re-board another trolley later.
Mallory Square, Key West, FL
Phone: (305) 296-6688
After the trolley tour, we walked to the Ernest Hemingway home located at Key West 907 Whitehead St Key West, Florida 33041.
Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for more than 10 years.
We walked past the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas which was docked in Key West. Florida
We stopped at many of the shops along the way where I:
Bought postcards of:
The Hemingway House Key West
Key West-The Conch Republic Southernmost Point Continental USA Key West FL.
Key West Lighthouse
Teresa, Rick, and Becky walked up to the Key West Lighthouse and I walked through, “The Keepers Quarters’ museum.”
The lighthouse is located at 938 Whitehead Street Key West Florida 33040.
We walked to the Southernmost Point at Whitehead.
South Street in Key West Florida is 90 miles from Cuba. Point 1.
Before leaving the Florida Keys, we enjoyed a nice meal at
Margaretville Café located at 500 Duval Street Key West Florida 33040
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Margaretville Café |
Day 7: June 4, 2002
We loaded into my sister's truck and she drove us to Miami International Airport where we boarded and flew to Atlanta International Airport and from there to Huntsville International Airport and the road home.
May 29-June 6 2002 Miami Florida, Delta Airlines
Delta Flight DL378
Leave 6:40 A.M. Huntsville International Airport (HSV) Seat 28E gate 6-ticket ticket 1 006-2198887297 4 LG6JHFN
Arrive Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Leave Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Arrive at Miami International Airport (MIA)
Return Flight
Leave Miami International Airport (MIA)
Arrive Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Leave Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Arrive Huntsville International Airport (HSV)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Chapter 2 of Sally’s Distrust ~Story for Workshop
Chapter
2
Greenport
NY, a town where fresh air does wonder for the appetite, no smog, no
pollutions and the only thing you carry to school is your lunch.
Greenport
extends its arms out to Gardiners Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, which offers
sailing, swimming, boating, and fishing.
Sally’s
dad was a designer of sailboats, and his love for sailing won him many sailing
contests.
On
Sundays, John’s dad would close his hardware store so he could go fishing on
his sizable fishing boat.
Mr.
Smith was a man of leisure and he enjoyed his luxury yacht, this was Billy’s
dad.
So,
as you can see many hours were spent at Gardiners Bay or on the Atlantic Ocean,
where
Sally,
Billy, and John grew-up.
Billy
was the number one quarterback at Greenport High School and their team was the
number one football team in the state.
Sally
had been a cheerleader from the time she could walk and was always cheering
for Billy. John was a reporter for the high school newspaper.
To
get his foot in the door at Suffolk Times John would get up early every morning
to deliver their newspapers, for he thought he wanted to be a reporter. However,
that was not to be!
Where
had all the years gone thought John as he listens to Sally on the telephone.
Sally
was not a gossip but like to know what was going on in her hometown.
Sally
received a scholarship to study at Harvard in Cambridge Ma, where she received
her Ph.D. in Education and where she went on to teach History.
Sally
had married Billy while they were at Harvard.
After
Billy passed the bar exam he started his own law firm in Cambridge and he and
Sally started a family, two boys Sam, & Thomas.
The next twelve flew by and everyone was happy.
One the day Billy received a telephone call offering him a partnership at Wachtell,
Lipton, Rosen & Katz the most prestigious law firms in New York City.
Billy
accepted without asking Sally. Sally was upset!
Billy
commuted back and forth for many years from Cambridge to New York City.
There
was many parties, long hours and many nights no coming home and these were the
times that Sally called John.
John
really enjoyed talking to Sally but hated the sound of her voice as she talked
about Billy. John started getting a bitter taste for Billy’s lifestyle. Was
this when the cloud appeared or was John secretly in love with Sally?
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