week 7 post 1
The picture of the barge in my previous post bears graphic testimony to the truly awesome power of hurricane Katrina. Even though Grand Isle was many miles from a direct hit by the hurricane, the wind and water picked up this giant barge of many tons, on which was built an 8+ unit condominium apartment, and put most of it on the shore!! When the ancient Hebrews described the power of God "as a mighty wind," this must be the kind of experience to which they referred. I was/am simply awestruck.
Another form of awe is offered to you in a picture included with this blog: While at Grand Isle I went down to the docks to see the big shrimp boats unload. This "shrimp thing" and these boats are endlessly fascinating to this midwesterner. While there I caught my first glimpse ever (water parks don't count) of porpoises at play. Even though the display is very small in the picture, I watched this pair swimming easily and gracefully behind the boats. I caught one of the fins on my little camera, and wanted to share it with you. Yes, this is awesome to me, too, to see these beautiful creatures.
How was life ever possible without ziplock bags? I soaked myself and all the contents of my wallet yesterday in my maiden voyage in the kayak I'd bought. So today my wallet is a ziplock bag. These little things have so many uses.... Surely there is a spiritual metaphor here somewhere....
Peace, Warren.
posted by warren @ 5:43 PM
1 Comments:
Ohhhhh...... the porpoises are SO CUTE!!! Can see them a bit, esp. in the second pic, thanks for sharing. Did you squeal when you got to see them? (Of course not, I forgot, yer a guy....).
Ok, serious for a minute. Thank you for posting about the barge. An 8-unit condo on the water, eh? Hm. Interesting.
So, did the shrimp beds (?) make it through the storm ok, or do they have to go farther out/down shore?
Maybe you could post a bit about how the folks do the shrimping, and what it means to them, just an idea.
Ok, now, since I'm the only goof posting.....and late to boot....I'm gonna tell ya......the spiritual significance of your little ziploc baggie thing protecting your wallet is a combination of finding the pearl of great price and not casting your pearls before swine......we have to try to find a balance between being open to others and protecting ourselves.
For example, you don't want your wallet and it's contents to become so important that they can't take an occsasional baptism, but, you also NEED that stuff, so you must protect it if/when you can. At least, that's what I got out of it.
And yes, I'm behind in posting in my own blog....I came here and read yours......and it's after midnight........so you better NOT be reading this until at least 6 hours from now! Unless you go shrimping at 4am or something.
Hugz,
Ritagail
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