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My Coast

Posted on May 28, 2010 by ThePeachy1 in It's Juicy, The Peachy Tree - 18 Comments
My son draws a heart to protect the beaches from the oil spill

There is no funny Friday today,  in lieu of the Deepwater Oil Spill and the “Love the Gulf Coast Blog Carnival ” going on this weekend,  I have some things to tell you about My Gulf Coast.

My Gulf Coast is beautiful. My water isn’t aqua blue with huge white waves.

My gulf coast is filled with 27 miles of white sandy beaches, it’s the longest man made beach in the United States.

samantha on the biloxi beach on the gulf coast

The Gulf Coast isn't a location it's in your blood.

My Gulf Coast is chalked full of history both good and bad.

A collage of the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Historical sites, and the home of so many artists, the beauty of the Coast inspires all.

My Gulf Coast is overflowing with people as warm as the sun that shines so brightly you wince your eyes.

Welcome to the Coast yall come back now.

My Dad, welcomes all and helps everyone it's the way you treat company.

My Gulf Coast is where my brother took me when I was 17 to throw a bottle into the ocean with a good bye poem I had written for my friends that had died just after graduation.  He held my hand while the sun came up.

sunrise on the beach

I learned to grieve here.

My Gulf Coast is where I took a moon lit stroll with a boy just like out of the movies.

Biloxi Beach light house on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

The Biloxi lighthouse, has stood thru it all since 1848

My Gulf Coast is where all 3 of my children flew their first kites.

My son learns to fly a kite on the gulf coast

yes honey, you are doing it.

My Gulf Coast is has seen change as Casinos and big business learned to co exist with the families that had founded and built the community thru fishing and seafood.

The Beau Rivage Casino

The Beau Rivage Casino

My Gulf Coast picked it self up time and time again after mother nature dealt it’s deadly blows.

hurricane camille 1969

We help each other, that's what we do on the Coast

Flag on Roof in Camille rubble

We stayed strong, we helped each other.

My Gulf Coast didn’t blame the Government or scream for media, we were too busy helping each other,  those who had little left were so grateful they shared it with those who had nothing.  There were no strangers on My Gulf Coast, everyone helped everyone.  This was mother nature.

Biloxi Ocean Springs Bridge after Katrina

My son stares in disbelief of our all our bridges destroyed.

My Gulf Coast built a memorial, to those who suffered, to those that lost what can’t be replaced and to pay respect for all those who helped My Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina Memorial in Biloxi Mississippi Towne Green

Extreme Home Makeover helped us build the memorial, there were too many homeless to build a house.

My Gulf Coast is full of survivors. My Gulf Coast cares.

My Gulf Coast turned tragedy into beauty.

Dayton Scoggins carves dolphins from the dead trees

Chainsaw Artist Dayton Scoggins turned our dead trees from Katrina into beauty.

Thursday I got this years Hurricane Predictions from the national weather service. I cried.  We have had an oil spill 11x’s that the size of the Exxon Valdeez for over a month now.  My coast is strong, but this is strong also, my coastal people are resilant but could we take another hurricane on top of this spill?

I took my  9 year old to gather some memories, I wanted him to have a chance to see My Gulf Coast again before things change, and remember it.

We drove 15  of the 27 miles, we looked at the nesting sanctuaries, we looked at the unseasonably empty beaches, then we talked about the spill.

My son asked questions I could not answer, what would be the fate of the dolphins, the cranes, the families that fish to take care of their children.

Being 9, he did only what was within his power.

my son drawing hearts in the sand at Biloxi Beach

without a word he started drawing hearts in the sand

I asked him what he was doing to My Gulf Coast.

My son said, “I will draw hearts along the coast, to protect the animals, the water, the sand. ” Love is really strong mom.”

little boy drawing hearts in the sand

He placed these hearts along the beach.

My son then asked me, ” Mom, where are the grown ups, why are they letting this happen, where is everyone?”

I had no answer for my son, other than this is OUR Gulf Coast, and we will love her.

thinking at the waters edge

We love you Gulf Coast

I am all at once saddened and deeply touched by yet another blow My Gulf Coast has to endure, this one is sadly not a force of nature but a force of man. I am touched by the love people are showing the coast from all over the world.  With this post I am joining the,  “Love the Gulf Blog Carnival ” and you can read real blogs with real journalist and real photographers by simply scrolling thru some of them on the link below.

gulf blog carnival

See more Blogging and info on the Gulf by clicking here.

Learn more about what you can do to help with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Grab the badge and share the love. If you’ve written your own Love the Gulf post, add it below and visit the linky here or at host blogs Morningside Mom , Deb on the Rocks or Mommy Melee.

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18 comments on “My Coast”

  1. Gulf Coast awaits word that oil flow has stopped – Washington Post - Most hotest, Most latest U.S. News Online - Online News 28 – Top Stories in U.S. says:
    May 28, 2010 at 5:16 am

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  2. Gulf Coast awaits word that oil flow has stopped – The Associated Press - Latest, top stories in the U.S. - Top Stories in the U.S. says:
    May 28, 2010 at 5:32 am

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  3. Tradi says:
    May 28, 2010 at 8:11 am

    Tears with my coffee this morning <3 I love your kid he is too sweet, like sugar =) Good post!

  4. Jennifer says:
    May 28, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    I’m not a “crier” or an emotional person, but I’ve had a really hard time holding it together with what is going on in the gulf. I feel about our Texas coastline like you do about Mississippi’s. But what your son said and did has pushed me past my limit. I can no longer contain the tears.

  5. Holly B says:
    May 28, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    I would have to agree with the others. Very touching and heart felt. Ive been to your gulf before and it is indeed one of the most beautiful places Ive set foot on.
    All of this devastation makes me heart sick, for your gulf, my gulf… every one’s gulf.

  6. Erika says:
    May 28, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Wow! I was moved to tears at the innocence of your son. God bless him, and what a powerful statement he made. More powerful than he can realize! Thank you so much for sharing.

  7. Ri says:
    May 28, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    I’m a Coastal girl, too…and my Coast and I weep for you and yours. What you said was beautiful; what your son did was phenomenal. Praying that his hearts DO protect. xoxoxo

  8. Tweets that mention My Coast | Being Peachy -- Topsy.com says:
    May 29, 2010 at 11:54 pm

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  9. Being Peachy says:
    May 31, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    […] My Coast […]

  10. Melissa Anne Baluka says:
    June 2, 2010 at 8:17 am

    I’m a Coast Girl trapped in the hell that is Memphis.

    I’m married to a Yankee who doesn’t really like my ‘home’.

    I stumbled upon your blog from a comment you left on my friend Jen’s blog about BP.

    Thank you so much for this post. I’ll be sharing it with friends and family.

  11. ThePeachy1 says:
    June 2, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Thanks for stopping by Melissa. Sorry bout your Yankee but you gotta love him… as we say, bless his pea picking little heart … 🙂

  12. Melissa Anne Baluka says:
    June 2, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Oh, I do. He’s adorable. I just can’t help myself. 🙂

    Good thing he’s cool with me taking trips alone. Ha!

  13. Funny Stuff Friday IV | Being Peachy says:
    June 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    […] Funny Stuff Friday again. I took a break last week for the love our coast blog carnival .   But this week we are back.  Here’s some things I hope make you smile, laugh or […]

  14. DadUnmasked says:
    June 4, 2010 at 5:43 pm

    Great post. I lived on the Gulf Coast when I was in the military. It was and always will be beautiful.

  15. Weekend Recap | Being Peachy says:
    June 5, 2010 at 1:46 pm

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  16. meagan, the pretend writer says:
    June 8, 2010 at 10:08 am

    i love this post. my kids and i went to tampa at the end of march this year. i’m really glad they got to experience how beautiful the gulf is and hopefully will still remain.
    your son is a wise little munchkin. he made me cry.

  17. guest says:
    June 10, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    they did not even stop the oil comin out. its still getting bigger. its gonin to killl so many animals. every one should pray for them.

  18. Luciano Rindone says:
    June 16, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Thank you for the article. It was a really good read.. 🙂

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