Gulf Oil Disaster - Wildlife Reports
From Simone Lipscombe's emails:
It is a mess down here. To make it a true, bonafide mess, they say the people they contracted with to do cleanup take more breaks than they work. Everybody on the beach I talk with says the same thing. There is a storm here now. I am sitting in my car in a parking lot at the gulf state park pier. Lightning is pink and furious. I keep hoping it will just catch the oil on fire and burn the crap out of it.
I am connecting with people that are giving me names and numbers that I can hopefully use to document this from a real down to earth view. I have been spending the days walking the beach with all my gear. I am hot, tired, sunburned and heartbroken and definitely not in that order.
I made a promise to the Gulf years ago to work to help it. Now the time has come. This is my calling...finally. I feel everything up until now has been to prepare me for his act of service.
I do not want to leave the area but have some loose ends to tie up related to my upcoming photography book so feel I must get to Asheville to finish that project and therefore open the door for this huge project. This is the first time I have felt I am truly serving in a long time. I am grateful to use my talents if it helps just one bird or turtle.
They found a sea turtle alive near the park this morning. I missed it. I talked with another photographer who said it was coated in oil. I cannot tell you the times tears have streamed down my face as I was walking the beach or the times in my car when I have screamed and wept great sobs. I am so saddened that human error and ultimately human ignorance has created such a horrible and horrifying mess.
I am hopeful people will get out and clean beaches as the hired workers are not. If I had a few hearty friends that would be my intention for tomorrow at the Bon secour wildlife refuge. They have installed a dumpster at the boardwalk and have safety gloves for people to use. A sort of quiet invite to pick up the oil.
Much love and thanks for prayers and good thoughts.
Simone
You can keep up with Simone's experiences in the Gulf at www.TurtleIslandAdventures.com
From Simone Lipscombe's emails:
It is a mess down here. To make it a true, bonafide mess, they say the people they contracted with to do cleanup take more breaks than they work. Everybody on the beach I talk with says the same thing. There is a storm here now. I am sitting in my car in a parking lot at the gulf state park pier. Lightning is pink and furious. I keep hoping it will just catch the oil on fire and burn the crap out of it.
I am connecting with people that are giving me names and numbers that I can hopefully use to document this from a real down to earth view. I have been spending the days walking the beach with all my gear. I am hot, tired, sunburned and heartbroken and definitely not in that order.
I made a promise to the Gulf years ago to work to help it. Now the time has come. This is my calling...finally. I feel everything up until now has been to prepare me for his act of service.
I do not want to leave the area but have some loose ends to tie up related to my upcoming photography book so feel I must get to Asheville to finish that project and therefore open the door for this huge project. This is the first time I have felt I am truly serving in a long time. I am grateful to use my talents if it helps just one bird or turtle.
They found a sea turtle alive near the park this morning. I missed it. I talked with another photographer who said it was coated in oil. I cannot tell you the times tears have streamed down my face as I was walking the beach or the times in my car when I have screamed and wept great sobs. I am so saddened that human error and ultimately human ignorance has created such a horrible and horrifying mess.
I am hopeful people will get out and clean beaches as the hired workers are not. If I had a few hearty friends that would be my intention for tomorrow at the Bon secour wildlife refuge. They have installed a dumpster at the boardwalk and have safety gloves for people to use. A sort of quiet invite to pick up the oil.
Much love and thanks for prayers and good thoughts.
Simone
You can keep up with Simone's experiences in the Gulf at www.TurtleIslandAdventures.com
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