day 82

i was talking with a coast guardsman the other day in the restaurant who identified himself as a reservist activated to work on the oil disaster. when i asked him what he was doing here (from seattle) and he said "i'm a duck washer". naturally, i coaxed a little more info out of him and this is what he told me. he works in civilian life as a marine biologist and was down here literally washing ducks! and pelicans, egrets, great blue herons, etc.. he was quite forthcoming about the sadness of his mission. he mentioned something i had never thought about..."wildlife morgues" yeah, that's right, wildlife morgues. these are strategically placed around the coast and are quite busy. i really had to work up the image in my head, cuz this was so far removed from my thinking. wildlife morgues are downplayed while the small, and yes, glorious rescues, are getting all the spotlight. please, think about the dead and dying wildlife. how many endangered turtle species will be incinerated in the surface burnings? talk to others about this and us.
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day 82

there is a heightened awareness of air and water currents. the oil has reached the marshes as far north as south street. i live south of south street.

day 81

today is my first post. i am inspired to start this blog to share my thoughts about the current oil disaster and it's effect on the wildlife, the beach, the community and me. the beach and the beach blvd is still closed due to the standing oil. you can imagine the aerosal effect of the oil on a south mississippi summer day. cannot explain the feelings of the average citizen here. i supppose " impotent" would be a good one word description. we used to define ourselves as pre-katrina, post-katrina. now i am afraid we will be pre-oil, post oil.
i will get this blog looking nice right soon. i promise! jamie