Nick was just
Nick was just 10 years old when this picture was taken on Horn Island. He is the great grandson of arguably the South’s greatest nature artist, Walter Anderson. And mom, Rosalie, a biologist, is close to cracking a way to … Read More
Maybe I yap
Maybe I yap on about it too much. Yap on about land loss, that is. And, you can tell nothing from this picture, but this was all land a week before the picture was taken. The crabbers who took us … Read More
I’ve been thinking
I’ve been thinking recently about our fragile environment here in Southeast Louisiana. Did you know, for example, that the dirty pipeline will end in our wetlands? Dirty freaking energy for export. Greed upon greed. Profits before people. Or, that everything … Read More
Down the Road,
Down the Road, Louisiana, 2013. William takes us on the boat to see what’s left of his watery childhood playground. He is our extended family. Connected to us by marriage. He is a crabber, and that profession goes many generations … Read More
Beyond the mist,
Beyond the mist, just five feet in front of my face is the mighty Mississippi. Weather like this is more common now that we’ve entered the era of rapid climate change. My dad told me that the rapture would happen … Read More