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You.. are a butterfly. As a youngin' you were perfectly fine munching on leaves, but now you rely on those yummy juice drinks you find in almost any local flower. However, the more you fly and the more weary you get, the more you realize that there are no flowers. You look and look, your stomach rumbling it's disapproval, and then there it is! Finally after hours of searching you have come across a nice little patch of purple clovers, juicy and sweet, you can smell them so fragrantly. You make your descent and choose your landing spot and ... VVVRROOOOOOOMMMM! .. . .. .. where? what? That human on his noisy, stinky machine has just ended your chances of making it.
Without enough energy to carry on, and no food within sight or smell, you resign yourself to finding a nice quiet place to rest until death comes to take you away. Your migration fail was not a unique event. As you wait for your end, you notice dozens of your kind perched here and there, wondering why after millions of years of plenty, there is all of a sudden no more food.
Living in the country I would imagine I have more of a choice in how I keep my yard than someone inside city limits might. I tend to allow my yard to grow wild and natural for a few weeks at a time, and then when I cut it, I tend to steer clear of the little patch here and there of wild flowers.
I sometimes find myself wondering... What if one of these butterflies that are allowed to rest, eat and continue on their way was the one that will make or break the chance of this critter's relatives being on earth a hundred.. a thousand.. or even a million years from now.
In the end I supposed it is all about helping to keep a balance. Like the bees that are dying by the thousands because of single crop farming leaving their diets lacking, they need help to find that balance that may allow their immune systems to stay strong.
My message to you today is to stop and think the next time you are cutting your grass. Take a look around, do you see those bees and butterflies gathering life sustaining nutrition from those few clovers? Would it really be so hard to steer around them for the moment? You can always get that part next week when the flowers tops are long dead, and the butterflies are a hunred miles farther along on their journey. Who knows? A million years from now when one of those species is still around, it might have been that one wild flower that allowed it to happen.
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In our latest "Meet the locals".. Here is a little introduction to Jeff Warrington
Where are you located?
East New Market
Where are you from?
Easton, MD
How would you describe yourself?
Getting ready to retire. Photo Hobbyist.
How would your friends describe you?
Easy Going.
What do you do for a Hobby?
Photography.
What are your thoughts on the local culture / society / way of life?
Wish we could just be our own state!
Who are some of the local people and/or businesses that you thought highly of?
Most are great.
What is your favorite thing about living on the eastern shore?
Land of Pleasant Living. Quiet.
What is your cause? Your message?
Wish we could get OBOMASS out of there!
Thank you, Jeff, for allowing our visitors to learn a little bit more about us!
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The other day I went by the old "Rec Centre" to get a hot dog for lunch and I am sad to say they were no longer in business. I really had that taste of those wonderful hot dogs in mind and nothing else would do, so this was a harsh blow.
I was with my dad, Terry Crannell, and he mentioned that John and Sandy had opened up The Snack Shop just up thr street and that is where we would be getting our "pool hall hot dogs". Sure enough, they fixed us right up with a couple dogs, those very same hot dogs I have been eating for lunch off and on for 30 years. Mmmm.
So to all of you fine folks out there who find yourself on down town Race Street, near the old pool hall, be sure to stop in and grab some lunch.
As for us here at LifeOnTheShore, we'd like to wish John and Sandy the best of luck in their new venture and a big Thank You for keeping those good ol' hot dogs around.
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Recently I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon at Handsell with some wonderful children and teachers from Cambridge Day School.
We learned of, and discussed, the local history of the house, the land and the people as far back as thousands of years ago. This area is so rich in historical bounty, so ingrained in the lives of people from Native Americans to colonists, explorers like John Smith, farmers who have worked the fields from sun up to sun down for hundreds of years, generation after generation. Over the last several thousand years it has been dotted with Indian villages, overflowed with tribal nations, been granted to military officers, been part of a reservation, been part of the local slave culture as well as part of Harriet Tubman's escape routes during the underground railroad. So many things to so many people.
Today it stands much as it has for centuries, undeveloped farmland and wetlands for miles and miles. This big brick manor house, beautiful in its own way, still standing tall and keeping watch after 300 years, is in need of some loving restoration. The good people at the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance (www.restorehandsell.org) are working very hard at doing just that. The process of buying and restoring Handsell is very much in motion and will keep this piece of local history alive, as well as offering a meeting place for those who wish to research the history and/or the environment around the Nanticoke watershed.
I'd like to wish a special thanks to John Lewis for inviting me to be a part of it.
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I must say it was certainly a sunny day at Sailwinds Park for the kite fly in. The wind coming off the river, however, was far too chilly for my taste. Most people didn't seem to mind it so much, though, as evidenced by the smiles on the faces of the children and the parents who beamed at them.
The sky overhead was peppered with kites of all shapes and sizes. Pirate ships, fish, eagles, dragons, boxes and fighters, stunt flyers and more. Some were as tiny as a toddler's T-shirt while others were as long as dozen feet. Music blared out over the field from the top of the hill where giggling children jumped in the Jumpy House; the smell of fresh burgers on the grill accentuating the pleasure of the moment.
It was not only a great local experience for me, but for my family as well. I was accompanied by my 2 year old son (who has recently learned what a kite really is and how to fly one), my wife, my brother & his 5 yo son, and my dad. One of the many things I love about this area is that there are ample opportunities for 3 generations to spend time together and all be able to enjoy themselves.
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Adding interviews, articles and other various content is under way. This will begin to be available soon.
This internet publication will try to encompass the many aspects of living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Our main focus will be on local people, local events and items of local interest relating to Dorchester, Caroline, Talbot, Wicomico and surrounding counties. This will include things like festivals, shows, entertainment, what's on sale, what meetings are taking place and much more!
Eventually we want to include a full page article on every person, business, and organization in the area. Not only will it help get the word out about you, but will allow visitors to see who and what is going on around them.. to get to know more about their community.
If you are looking for something to do, or trying to find just the right company or individial to perform services for you, this will be the place to start. If you want to know more about why someone is holding an event, or what the event is all about, this will be the place to look.
Bookmark us and check back soon!
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People, Businesses and Organizations
If you are on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Virginia or in Delaware (Delmarva), we want to include YOU in our online magazine. Who are you? What do you do? Where are you located? Why are you there? How have you influenced the community around you?
Here on the eastern shore, people would rather have a more personal knowledge of you than just seeing your name in a phone book. Our online magazine is the place to let them know who you are.
Click here to have an online interview
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