Hiya!
I went to the beach a few days ago and just scribbled some thoughts down:
"The juxtaposition of beauty and waste, of life and death slowly unrolled before me.
The first sight my eyes beheld was an offshore oil rig on the horizon past turquoise waves, the lull of the sea breaking onto shore, and the finely shredded plastic strands intertwined with seaweed. I witnessed my first ever seagull mating ritual: 3 broad-chested males competing for the attention of 1 aloof female!
I stepped into the sea, which greeted my feet with clear, cool water and another wave broke the crystal silence with brown murkiness as big, brown pelicans glided gracefully in a V-shape just above. On the sand lay a tiny cardboard box and what I mistook to be a small sliver of aluminum was a tiny silver crab that quickly disappeared into a perfectly circular hole in the sand, the diameter of a pencil.
I can no longer ignore pollution, I see it everywhere! But at the same time, seeing the life and beauty that remains, I can't help but feel a little hopeful. To envision off-shore windmills instead of oil rigs, to imagine a future free of pollution; I can't help but feel at least a little optimistic...to believe that maybe everything will be alright."
Whew! That was intense! What do you think when you see pollution? Does it make you mad, or sad? What is one thing you can do to make South Texas pollution-free? Talk to your friends and family about ways not to litter. Maybe next time you go to the park or the beach, you can be an Earth Ambassador and bring a bag with you to clean up the pollution and be part of the solution!
Buh Bye!
Aya
I went to the beach a few days ago and just scribbled some thoughts down:
"The juxtaposition of beauty and waste, of life and death slowly unrolled before me.
The first sight my eyes beheld was an offshore oil rig on the horizon past turquoise waves, the lull of the sea breaking onto shore, and the finely shredded plastic strands intertwined with seaweed. I witnessed my first ever seagull mating ritual: 3 broad-chested males competing for the attention of 1 aloof female!
I stepped into the sea, which greeted my feet with clear, cool water and another wave broke the crystal silence with brown murkiness as big, brown pelicans glided gracefully in a V-shape just above. On the sand lay a tiny cardboard box and what I mistook to be a small sliver of aluminum was a tiny silver crab that quickly disappeared into a perfectly circular hole in the sand, the diameter of a pencil.
I can no longer ignore pollution, I see it everywhere! But at the same time, seeing the life and beauty that remains, I can't help but feel a little hopeful. To envision off-shore windmills instead of oil rigs, to imagine a future free of pollution; I can't help but feel at least a little optimistic...to believe that maybe everything will be alright."
Whew! That was intense! What do you think when you see pollution? Does it make you mad, or sad? What is one thing you can do to make South Texas pollution-free? Talk to your friends and family about ways not to litter. Maybe next time you go to the park or the beach, you can be an Earth Ambassador and bring a bag with you to clean up the pollution and be part of the solution!
Buh Bye!
Aya
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