Category: wildlife
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Two Years After: An Oil Spill Reflection
Today is the second anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Here are links to two blog posts I did about the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. http://authorcarriecox.com/2010/06/24/on-a-serious-note/ http://authorcarriecox.com/category/deep-water-horizon/ Just last month I finally ate at a local seafood restaurant. I’m still not 100% certain of the safety of the […]
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On a Serious Note
A week and a half ago, this was the view from our hotel room (compliments of my big sister, booked weeks before the Deep Water Horizon explosion) on Pensacola Beach. Beautiful, except for a slight tea colored staining along the water line. My children and nephews played in the sand, well above possible contamination. And […]
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Ice
This morning frost covered the grass and the bird baths were iced over- up to 1/8 of an inch around the rim. All the other cold nights this month only produced some frost on the rooftops. There was even a glittering layer of ice crystals on the canvas of the folding chair on the front […]
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"Wouldn’t it Be Nice"
I put the title in quotes because I’m mentally signing that song. Mentally, so as not to create noise pollution. Wouldn’t it be nice to get a whole new wardrobe every month? To pass on the discarded clothes to others and refill the drawers and hanging spaces in your room with a complete new assortment […]