sadness + hope

i really don't even know what to say about the debacle off of our coast that is creeping inland. i try not to think about it too much, because if i do, i have to think about the possibility that the land that we love (and those that live here) will be forever changed.


this is a photo from last summer, at the lsu lakes in baton rouge, but the flora + fauna here are similar to what is found in the marshes that are being threatened along our coastline.

sadness, indeed.

what can we do? what can we possibly even attempt that may make a difference? really, i don't know if any of it will be good enough in the long run. but then i push that down and try to let hope come in and fill up that space instead.


3 years ago, we stood on the beautiful white sand in destin, florida as the girls marveled at the color of the gulf.

hope.



we do have a way to make a difference. we do.

so, come and help. *anyone* can help. repurpose a cotton tee shirt by cutting it up into 10x10 inch pieces. those old towels that you want to replace? now is a perfect time for it. cut those up, too. 14x27 inches is a perfect size. pack them up in sets of 10 or 20, add a bottle of dawn liquid, and send this bundle of hope off to the coast. the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies will be sharing the donations with the Audubon Nature Institute and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge so that dolphins, turtles, other marine mammals and birds can be rescued and rehabilitated.

courtney, suesue, beki and i are ready to pick up our scissors. won't you join us? not to sound overly dramatic, but our earth needs us.

please.

visit craft hope's site for all of the particulars of craft hope project 8.
and jade ...you amaze me.