ive been working out of venice, the bottom of the boot
working in louisiana provides you with opportunities to see things not often encountered by most people;
exhibit A:
drive-thru daiquiris stores are a dime a dozen. providing responsible, thirsty drunks with road beverages. they are served with straws and protected by an impenetrable piece of scotch tape across the lid to deter people from consuming them on the road.
exhibit B:
blessing of the fleet. catholicism runs deep in cajun country. every season the oyster, crab, shrimp, fishing boats are decorated and parade up the bayou and are blessed by a priest to protect them. kinda cool.
incidentally the word 'cajun' is a bastardization of 'acadian' as in french-canadians from northern maine, nova scotia, and quebec who were kicked out of new england in the 1760's and found sanctuary in louisiana. if you say 'acadian' with a silly french accent enough it starts to sound like cajun. fun fact!!
another fun fact: cajuns call themselves 'coon-asses' its thought to be derogatory to some but commonly recognized in the same way as redneck.
exhibit C:
reasons why you dont throw fishing line in a body of water
the skull of a pelican that died of starvation bc of fishing line wrapped around the bill
exhibit D:
enough said
exhibit E:
crazy cajuns - gary o'brien, trina mullen, wayne billiot, alec richardson, austin magnant, aq (team 1
the gang
sampling
marsh assessment
trina and a elephant turd (biomass sample)
dudes
cool dude
easter break with the family at the coast of nc near new bern
two little dorks: this is alec the funniest little fella ever invented. im his protege.
mission: organized chaos
sampling team (mango delirium): erica santana, leah murphy, craig tolliver, chris grant, jd smith
sampling spartina marshes for determine the health of the wetlands.
matted oil on mangroves
one of our crew, jd smith, gave up a life as a national recording artist from nashville to be around his family more. now hes in louisiana working away from his family, go figure. anywho every night we would be serenaded by him while drinking beers
