Nature Quote of the Day

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.” ~Rachel Carson, author of the bestselling book, “The Sea Around Us”.

I hope this can still be said of the beautiful shores of the Gulf of Mexico in the near future. God bless those volunteers and professionals who are striving to save the beaches, salt marshes and wildlife of these shores.

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