"By the Sea,By the Sea,
By the Beautiful Sea..."That's what runs through my head alot living here in Florida.I have been fortunate to live here on the Gulf Coast for the past 15yrs, and would vacation here at my Parents (from Jersey),prior to that....S0000, I got to see a lot of changes to our area in that time....a slower paced life Bfore hurricane Charley,the devastation after Charley, then the Building Boom (ironically due to Charley),to a fast paced ,schools overcrowded,traffic everywhere that did not slow when 'Season' ended.....To the sad decline of our economy(which hit our area pretty hard)...to, well,...now.....now we don't know what changes we will see since the "BP Disaster". No one knows. I'm not sure I want to know.I Do know that our 15minute ride to 'Paradise' is going to change.Drasticaly.My Husband and I watch the news with fear of What could be....We have already watched businesses close,families move away,friends trying to find work,due to the economy...No different than any other area in the Country...but,the one thing that concerns us,is one of the reasons why people come from around the world to Florida.....The Beautiful blue/green pristine waters,the soft sugar sand,the abundance of wildlife,and the treasures from the Sea.All this could change,is going to change...we just don't know when.
I was raised on the water,learning to appreciate Nature,lovin the beach life......So now I'm trying to raise my children the same way....NOW, lately going to the beach, we truly are appreciating ALL the treasures Nature has given us.......
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I created this piece prior to the spill,and called it "Treasures From The Sea" I Love the colors,all the texture,and the Fabulous Treasures spilling from the Sea.......
I recently came across another artists Blog(which I Love,she' very inspiring!)http://www.crazy4art4u.blogspot.com
and she has a link to a site that dedicated artwork in recognition and concerns for the Gulf,if you wish to check it out....."Spirit of the Gulf"~~~~~Thanks for Reading,Keep Creating!...:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia~~~~
