On the Fourth Day of Christmas, the Marshes Gave to Me……

I wish I could juggle a camera with a good close-up lens along with my binoculars, spotting scope, bird book and lists, so I could share with you the beautiful beings I was amongst, these last two days. But I’m not that good. Instead I’ll paint you a picture with my words.       Imagine standing on the lip of Tahiti Beach, with the West Pass, a warm gale and the rising sun at your back, and miles of … Continue

The Story Instead

This could be a story about the privilege of co-hosting Duke professor Orrin Pilkey as he toured our barrier island coast last month.  I could have relayed his urgent and fascinating take on islands like ours, because Dr. Pilkey has visited most of the 2200 barrier islands on our planet. And you would have been interested in his findings, that almost every single one is thinning on both front and back sides. “I have come to think of islands as … Continue