Posted in Mississippi Gulf Coast, Uncategorized, tagged Affectionate names, Holidays, Home away from home, Mississippi Gulf Coast on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On most other Mondays of the year, I would be working at my weekday job, which I do to pay my living expenses here on the Gulf Coast during my two-year personal mission as a hurricane relief volunteer.
Not today, though.
Today is a Holiday for me.
And for other Mississippi State employees, as well.
You see, almost 150 [...]
Posted in 2008 Crazylegs Classic, Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics, race volunteer, tagged 2008 Crazylegs Classic, Add new tag, Crazylegs Classic volunteer, family affair, like father like son, pass the torch, proud father, race volunteer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cheerleaders on April 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Since April 1982, the last Saturday morning in April every year is a special day on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, when the Annual Crazylegs Classic, takes place.
The Crazylegs Classic is an 8K Run, Wheelchair Race, and 2K Walk, starting on the State Capitol Square, and ending in Camp Randall Stadium, [...]
Posted in Blue Bird eggs, Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Chickadee eggs, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Uncategorized, tagged Blue Bird eggs, Chickadee eggs, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Naturalist John, Wonder Dog Emily on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On February 29, 2008, the SMRC, in Long Beach, Mississippi, started a Blue Bird Trail program on its 45-acre campus, guided by Naturalist John, and his faithful, tree-climbing wonder dog, Emily
Today, April 24, 2008, is Blue Bird weekly survey day at the Long Beach campus of SMRC, bright and partly cloudy, temperature about 70 degrees.
Nesting [...]
Posted in Hurricane Katrina recovery, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pass Christian Tent Village, Samaritans Deeds Missions, Uncategorized, tagged 501(c)(3) charity, charitable volunteers, Hurricane Katrina recovery, Katrina relief, Samaritans Deeds Missions, volunteers needed on April 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The waters were like a beautiful, glimmering mirror, driving westerly along the beach on Highway 90 in Pass Christian Saturday morning.
Just a hint of a breeze, but not enough to really cause a ripple in the calm, Mississippi Gulf Coast waters.
How quietly deceiving.
As I drove along, witnessing such calm beauty, I couldn’t help thinking about [...]
Posted in Blue Bird nesting, Blue Birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds, Uncategorized, tagged Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Birds on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Feb. 29, 2008, on the 45-acre Center where I work weekdays, my buddy, Naturalist John, myself and another fellow employee, erected 12 new Blue Bird nesting boxes throughout the campus.
These 12 new nesting boxes followed one which has been in place already for many years.
Per John’s directions, the boxes were all placed at least [...]
Posted in Heart & Home, Jackson Hole, Mt. Moran, Snake River, Wyoming, tagged Grand Tetons, Hoback Junction, Jackson Hole, Jenny Lake Wyoming, Mount Moran, Snake River Valley, Wyoming on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s sharing time…
I love many places, some of which I have even been fortunate to have lived in.
Below, I am sharing some of my personal favorite images I shot over a decade ago, in one of my (if not my all-time) favorite places on earth!
Do any of these scenes look familiar?
Here is a favorite place [...]
Posted in Blue Birds, Mississippi Blue birds, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mississippi Spring, Uncategorized on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another bright and beautiful day on the Mississippi Gulf Coast!
Tax Day is a good day to put one’s mind on something more pleasant, like the many pairs of Bluebirds nesting on the 45-acre campus where I spend my weekdays working to pay my expenses while on mission.
During my morning break, I grabbed my Nikon and [...]
Posted in Mississippi, Uncategorized, tagged Clarksdale MS Blue Houses, Hwy 90 beach road, Lexington MS, Mississippi Live Oaks, Mound Bayou MS, Mudbugs, Nachez Trace, Pimping Mississippi, Shrimp boat fleets, Stennis Space Center, Tchula, Tchula Hardware on April 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was emailing thoughts to a friend last evening, ~fmd~, a Big Easy girl, now living in The Big Apple, about my experiences down in Mississippi and how I feel about the great Magnolia State.
Having been coming to Mississippi for the past 27 years as a charitable missions volunteer, I’ve had many interesting experiences, talked [...]
Posted in Americorps USA, Electrical wiring, Galveston hurricane volunteers, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pearlington, Pearlington Recovery Center on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After not being there for the past three weekends, it was time to head west this morning and do some more electrical wiring over in Pearlington, Mississippi at The Pearlington Recovery Center.
Herbie, white-haired, kind of grizzly and as slow movin’ as I am, called a couple of days ago and said he had some wiring [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, April 8, 2008, the weather on the Mississippi Gulf Coast near Gulfport was almost ideal! Temperature was near 80, partly coudy, with a very strong breeze. I am fortunate in that my daytime work allows me to be outside much of the day, enjoying such beautiful weather. Early last evening, though, one aspect of [...]
