Peace on Land and in the Sky

This week has been pretty tough, I took a good vacation for Veterans day weekend so getting back to work and school had me in a funk. This week was especially busy at work because  corporate  came down and we had to “be on our best behavior” and all that nonsense.    But then I saw this assignment, and going to a spot to hang out and relax for 30 minutes was something I really needed.  So,  I decided to go to the beach and just relax, listen to a bit of music and smoke a cigar or two. And it was perfect.    The day started pretty good because on the way to the beach I noticed that they cleaned up and repainted the bridge to get around to the water/boat dock. The weather was clear and hearing the wind blowing through the trees above me was really relaxing.    Walking that bridge was great, you could smell the fresh paint from where they had just made it look brand new. But stepping off and seeing ...

This week I went on an interesting journey, I was on search of a white heron. I went to a drainage ditch in Gulf Breeze in search to find one, it was very interesting. The journey there was interesting, it started with me forgetting my binoculars at home, and not realizing I didn’t have them until I was halfway to my destination.    On the way I started daydreaming and thought about being a kid growing up in New Orleans with a huge drainage ditch in my grandmother's backyard. My cousins and I would hop the fences and walk along the sides when my parents were away, and just observing the wildlife. Catching tadpoles, frogs, and even skipping a rock or two.    This time I didn’t have a bucket to catch tadpoles, but I did have my phone on me to try and find the white heron.    When walked upon the drainage  ditch,  I found that the water level was super low, and there was no wildlife to be found. It’s interesting because th...

The idea that Earth is alive and a living organism has been around since the start of mankind. Through the old ancient stories, scientific studies, and even Greek mythology, it is a known fact that this world is alive.  But what people don’t realize is, living on this planet is a gift, a gift that we are taking for granted.    But with the Student Environmental Action Society, or SEAS, this group is trying to bring awareness to our environmental responsibilities. SEAS is a group on the UWF campus that has worked hard to bring awareness to things to help the environment.    One of those is the importance of recycling. SEAS has been a part of many events to bring awareness to recycling, one back in April was the Bag and Bottle Swap where they gave away free reusable water bottles and bags to students.    Recycling isn’t just about the planet, but it’s a business in most instances. But SEAS is a group of environmentalists, and v...