What a Site!

What a Site 

“But the Dove could find no place to set its feet . . . so it returned to Noah in the ark. . . He waited seven more days and again sent out the Dove from the ark. When the Dove returned to him in the evening,  there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf” Genesis 8:9-11                  

It was a very nice morning on the sixth day at our new house on Castnet Rd on Johns Island.  We were just sitting down for breakfast when all of the sudden there seamed to be a pair of almost every kind of animal in the creek.  The fish were already there when the sea birds started fishing.  Pelicans, hooded mergansers, cormorants, blue and green herons, great egrets, and marsh wrens flocked like children at a birthday party.  Out of no where, a pair of dolphins wizzed in and astonishingly beached schools of fish along the banks to devour.

My brother and I excitedly hopped into our pants and raced to the cock to see the site.  As we got out to the dock, two playful otters came around a bend and looked at Peter John and me.  I was amazed because I had never seen them that close before.  Peter John hurried back to tell our parents.  The otters climbed onto a floating dock.

Then two bald eagles  soared overhead to hunt for prey below.  And that was when Mom quoted Genesis 8:9-11 in her daily devotion and found the new name for our house, “The Ark.”      

My Visit to the Turtle Hospital

At the Turtle Hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium in
Charleston, turtles from all over the East Coast including the Gulf of
Mexico are picked up to be rehabilitated.

The types of turtles the Hospital takes in are Leather Backs,
Logger Heads, and Kinseys. The Logger Head is the most common sea
turtle they rescue. Amazingly, the Hospital has restored and released
100 sea turtles in the year 2012. In fact, some sea turtles were actually
born at the Aquarium and taken out of their exhibits so that they aren’t
eaten by other animals.

The Turtle Hospital is not only for turtles, but also a sick bay for
fish and other aquatic animals from the Aquarium as well.

When I lived at Camp St. Christopher, I was on Turtle Patrol. I
rescued and watched over the eggs until they hatched, so I wouldn’t
be surprised if some of the hatchlings I had rescued were some of the
Logger Heads at the Turtle Hospital. You should visit the Turtle Hospital in a sheltered area under the Aquarium.

A Joyful Thing

A

Lovely thing,

 The bells will ring,

What's on it?

Oh, yes you will see,

Lights, tinsel, and ornaments to behold.

It is great because it celebrates our Savior's dear birth,

On Christmas Eve the big man comes,

The children awake,

To open presents stacked up high,

There's wrapping stashed everywhere,

It's time for the big feast we've all been waiting for,

After grace in the family place,

The whole clan is together now as happy as can be, 

The children try their brand new toys, and oh, the ringing sound of joy!

 I'll tell you now,

What the Joyful thing is,

It's a Christmas tree!

   

                                                               

   

My Jersey Cousin Jack And The Devastation of New Jersey

My cousin Jack is 2 years old, and his parents are my Uncle Brian and Aunt Tara. They live in Fanwood, New Jersey. My Dad was going to New Jersey to look at a job, when he thought he needed a driving companion, so he brought me to be the navigator. And when we arrived at our destination, it was 10:30 PM at night, so I didn't see Jack until the next morning. I slept in Jack's room so when he awoke he saw me and the first reaction was jumping, and, "Where's Emory where's Peter John?" But he just had me. And so we jumped.    

That day Jack went to play school while my Dad and I went to a town on the coast of New Jersey called Manasquan. It was hit by hurricane Sandy very severely. We went to see the work my Dad would have to do if he got the job. The town was crushed by Hurricane Sandy so badly, because there used to be 7 foot dunes on the beach, but now they' re in every house and restaurant on the beach. The water came up 5 to 8 feet in some houses, there used to be boardwalks everywhere but now just their supports are standing. There was one house that's  foundation was knocked right out from under it. The storm took away everything from the people of Manasquan. If I was in that hurricane I would feel devastated because I wouldn't have Christmas like almost every other person in the world.

Last night my Dad, Aunt Tara, Jack, and I went to a Sushi restaurant called FUGI and the sushi was the best. And the waiter adored Jack as much as I adored the sushi.  

       

A List Of Good Things About My Parents

1.) They love me a lot.

2.) They provide an education for me. 

3.) They put a roof over my head and place food on the table.

4.) They give me entertainment and toys to enjoy. 

5.) They do their best to pay attention to me.  

6.) They let me have a pet. 

7.) They do their best to let my brothers and I have a good Christmas.

8.) They teach me the gospel of the Lord.

9.) They sometimes give me something I don't deserve. 

10.) They pay me allowance even when they don't have money.  

11.) They take me to special restaurants.

12.)  They surprise me with things.  

   

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Flowers

The Blue Daze gazes at the pale sky.
Impatients as sweet as apple pie.
Lobelia, so blue and bold.
The Daylilly, with love, water it will hold.
Fern's wavy leaves look like fire burning bright.
The Camelia's leaves are as dark as night.
Begonia is so spirit-lifting pink,
A garden's so lovely; don't you think?

A Catch Of The Promise Creek

 Just as the Promise Land was filled with milk and honey, the Promise Creek is very plentiful with blue crabs, shrimp, oysters, clams, and many varieties of fish. The Promise Creek, a nickname I gave it, is a very small creek that has a sandy bottom. Its location is The Barn House. It runs under a bridge that connects two local islands of Wadmalaw.

The Barn House's dock goes to the creek and we use it quite often, so seafood is a usual meal of the house. "It's time to go to the dock!" At the Barn House, it's always time to go catch something. When the water's warm enough and low enough, my dad, mom, brothers, and I go walking in the creek on its sandy bottom.  With nets, we scoop up blue crabs and grab clams as easy as picking apples from a tree.

One of the best days I had in the creek was with just me and my dad. We caught 30 giant crabs and a bucketful of clams.  That night we feasted on crab cakes, crab soup and clam chowder for a mission trip farewell party for our friends Dave and Jen Carter.  Everybody devoured the food.

The cast net comes in handy when my dad and I are busy catching speedy groups of shrimp passing by the dock.  The skiff is my favorite when it's a fishing day because of the boat's live bait box and built in cooler for storing snacks and drinks.  Our kayaks are fun to go paddling on a hot day or to go fishing. The Promise Creek is awesome to me, and I hope it is to you as well!