This was the last nest of the season. There were 115 eggs pre-hatching, 20 didn't hatch. This is average for the amount of successfully hatched eggs. This year there were only 30-something nests layed on Folly. The usual amount of nests is around 50. The reasoning for the decline in the nests is because Folly Beach renourished the beaches due to the erosion problem.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Folly Beach Loggerhead Nest
Posted by State of Grace at 7:39 PM
Friday, September 30, 2005
The Tale of the Asshole & the Black Widow
the monster she has become
is derived from a story from her own imagination
the girl i met
buried in the stone garden
the girl that is
a therapist's goldmine
metal face he called her
black hair
black nails
black lipstick
tis sad
it really is
i didn't let her break me
for that i am proud
i took responsibility for my actions and words
a leopard cannot change it's spots
she said
a Dalmatian is born with no spots
they only come at maturity
thats what i think
another lie in the web of deceit
perhaps her screen name suits her best
black widow
she's a deadly virus contagious to all
who seek out her web
an emotional vampress
with multiple personalities
i was strong in the midst of her wrath
no tears or blood shed on my behalf
not even any regrets
how i wish
i could've been a fly
in the back of that ambulance
i live in Charleston
with my wife-to-be
yet she asks him if he's my boyfriend
proof therein that she has no useful brain function left
good ol' predictable 120
pulls his asshole routine
heh
that routine is something
that'll withstand the test of time
he says we are close friends
then gets under her skin
by saying tho
i am gay
he is still my man
LoL
ha!
i can't wait to see him at LRRS haunted house
it has been way too long indeed
he has been a good friend
i can count on
that friendship means a lot to me
i am glad i am away from her
and that god forsaken town
and it's rumors
it only makes me
all the more
grateful and appreciative of cheryl
* sigh *
damn, i love my bella.
Posted by State of Grace at 6:40 PM
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Purple
so today is our 6 month anniversary
woohoo
i am so Blessed and so fortunate
to have somebody like Cheryl by my side
she says i give her too much credit
i think not
an astounding beauty is she
she's my healing color
purple
i breathe in her scent
and with each passing hour
each wound on my heart is healed
each tear ever shed
wiped away by her love
her understanding,
compassion,
sincerity,
devotion,
and love
never faultering
always steady
every mistake from my past
makes our relationship
that much stronger
in my journey
to reclaim myself
there is no one blocking my path
no one to catch me if i fall
just someone by my side
with her hand gently on my back
for assurance
the freedom tastes so sweet
the purple,
no longer scary,
but a warm safe haven
that makes my soul come alive
with every kiss
Bella,
the past 6 months have been wonderful.
you have enhanced my life to a point
to where i am at a loss for words. i eagerly
look forward to spendingg the rest of my life
with you. we are so Blessed to have such a
strong, healthy, commited relationship. you
are everything i have ever dreamt of. thank
you for loving me and standing by my side.
"you are my sunshine, my only sunshine..."
i love you, mon femme bella.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:40 PM
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Aliens, Fuzzy Ralph, & Blessings
well i went home again
spent a delightful evening with my family
margaret, mom, ellis, wisabus, cheryl, & i
all laughed and had a ball over supper
truly the best time spent with them in years
alex and steve were on the way home from hunting
cheryl and i both got sick
fun fun
stayed at ash's motel
the motel security staff
formidable intimidators
poor ralph the turtle
now all fuzzy
suppose i shoulda listened to my mom
and put him in alkiehawl
so tomorrow
cheryl and i will make the journey to her parents' house
for ralph's funeral
making awesome progress in therapy
confronting the reasons for my anger
its hard to do that
i can write words to melt my lovers heart
yet i cannot verbalize
the hurt caused by my sperm donor
my lil texan is okay
she was fortunate to not get hit by rita
what a relief that is
when we were in flotown
i treated myself to a hair cut and color
my auburn hair now has blonde highlights
my family doesn't like it
but i do
as well as my sweetheart
cheryl and i met wisabus
at redbone for lunch
that was the first time
we were disapointed by their food
on the new tv show called threshold
aliens have invaded earth
they invaded camden military academy
now
ISN'T THAT IRONIC
i coulda told yall a helluva long time ago
aliens invaded that friggin school years ago
and his name...
billy doar
cheryl is on her mission
to find a new job
cross your fingers
while in florence
i put yellow daisies on my nana's grave
i am finally at peace with that situation
i still have my angel alive in my heart
life is hard
but when you sit down
to look at what's really important
family, friends, your loved ones, and your health
life is good
we need to observe
the catastrophic chaos and enormous craziness
in today's god forsaken world
and count our Blessings
to be thankful for what we do have
Posted by State of Grace at 8:38 PM
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
A Dead Turtle, A Babboon's Ass, & Sickness
its been a while since my last post
internet withdrawals sukk
hope to get our pc back this week
a lot has happened
cheryl had an er trip
migraine & very high blood sugar
then my mama linda went in the hospital
like a TRUE daughter,
i rushed to florence to see her
to make sure she'd be okay
i'd wanted to return back to florence
for her return home from the hospital
but i got sick
damnit
i wanted to clean the house and cook her supper
so she wouldn't have to strain herself
she knows i did everything i possibly could to help her
cheryl & i went to folly
and came upon a dead corretta (loggerhead turtle) hatchling
it was so awesome and sad
sad it didn't make it
awesome to find
we have it preserved in a jar
therapy gets harder
as the seconds tick by
they put me on zoloft
we'll see how it works
they also want to test me for anemia
blah blah blah
i hear them drone on
katrina...
what can i say that's not been said
our land of the free
now the land of anarchy
as its prisoners beg the government for help
their pleas fall on deaf ears
heil hitler?
no
heil bush?
hell no.
he's nothing but a babboon's ass
trying to become a tyrant
in our hour of crisis
posing for a picture
holding a katrina effected baby
is supposed to automatically
cleanse his hands of the blood
from our soldiers who are
playing the child's game of marco polo with bin laden?
i fukking think not.
bastard.
i said it before
and i'll say it again
karma...
both a Blessing and a Bitch
Posted by State of Grace at 5:25 PM
Friday, August 26, 2005
Tanorexic, Dub-Ya, & Wonderful Grandma's
now they have a new condition...
tanorexic
oh my stars, yall
this is just in the deep end of the abyss
absolutely ridicermerous
so i'm thinkin
dub-ya needs 2 implants
the first a nice set - o - indestructible balls
an seein as to how them docs
down in the receded country of texas
were conducting top secret CIA/GLAAD experiments
by taking the chunk of brain from dub-ya
from his labotomy
to fed it to both homophobes
and cows infected with Mad Cow Disease
turns out
it just gave em both the shits
but long story short...
they need to insert a brain from a donor
to make up for dub-ya's short comings...
hmmm...
i nominate...
richard simmons
or
oprah...
no 86 oprah
i nominate miss piggy
at least we (the voters) can really be the puppeteers
enough griping.
can't wait for my mom to inform me
of mary's debut editorial
no doubt
i'll have many punchlines outta that
she's GREAT D.A.M. (Dumb Ass Material)
for muh jokes
can't wait for the end of february
* woot *
momma-in-law likes muh story
gave me the much needed direction
she's the best.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:42 PM
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Riding The Wind's Back Once Again...
forgiveness.
so i've been thinking of those
whom i carry a resentment or grudge against
i gotta let that go
it just ain't healthy
not only is it imperative to forgive them
but i must forgive myself as well
Fat Bastard,
its ironic, no doubt, good riddens,
the shell in which you reside
is your demise
i never wanted you to leave
that's all
i apologize for hurting you
and i forgive you for hurting me
good bye.
"Dick"
2 outta 3
on a roll, eh?
i only wanted to hear 3 words
the 3 you somehow don't know how to say
i forgive myself for hurting myself because of you
forgiving you will come one day
but not right now
when the day comes
that my heart quits aching over you
your anger will not course through my veins any longer;
only your DNA
biologically related we may be
but family we'll never be & never were
Starlight
i couldn't fix you
nobody can
except you
and i hope that one day
you find the strength to rise above
your self created monsters
to find your sanity
to find you
the real you
i apologize for not being true to you
i may never have physically cheated
but karma has her way, right?
i forgive you & i thank you
to others from my past...
everything has its own rhyme & reason.
nothing's a mistake.
to those who i've hurt, i sincerely apologize.
to those who've hurt me, i forgive you.
i wish only happiness.
now its time...
( to say g'bye to all our families...oops, sry bout that )
for me to live my life for me
instead of trying to please others
instead of carrying the heavy load of anger and resentment
she's free to fly.
her wings now healed.
"to live, that's a great adventure."
Posted by State of Grace at 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Mama Linda & The Fag Mystery
happy birthday,
momma linda
i know we been through some shit
and haven't seen eye to eye on everything
but you were a mama to me when my own wouldn't be
you were there for me through it all
you wouldn't let me shut down
and shut any of yall out
i may not be your child
(thank goddess cuz that'd be kinda scary, no?!)
but when it gets to the wire
you've been my mama like nobody else
thank you
and
i love you
( i'll do my rendition of " its 5 o'clock somewhere "
in your honor bc its your bday)
tonight i cooked a big romantical dinner for my suga butt
(lol ha ha cheryl)
candle light, relaxation CD playing,
some funky new chicken recipe,
yellew rice,
and sauteed veggies
she said it was good
no weird dreams this a.m.
in an odd way
i miss them
it was something to look forward to
sushi tomorrow
achk
goddess help me make it through
i ask this to all yall
anybody with a sufficient or half logical answer
please email me
why would a queen (faggot) have laura croft's lucious face
tattooed on his back?!
any note worthy theories have completely escaped my brain
* btw, i luv ya hun, just tryin to figure ya out *
Posted by State of Grace at 10:55 PM
Friday, August 19, 2005
Lyin Roaches & Golden Girl Envy
roaches might've survived a couple million years
but they're not as invincible
as they want us to think
one minute in the microwave
kills 'em dead
fo sho
don't ask
it was an experiment we wanted to test
my golden girls shirt came today
stay golden
it says
liz got jealous
maybe hers will arrive tomorrow
i'll post the pic when i can
because she and i
are golden girl dorks
we should rightfully inform
the designers of the t-shirt
that Sophia is donning the wrong glasses
actually she does wear the square glasses
but that's 3 episodes post
the burning demise of shady pines retirement home
wonderfully clumsy me
has pulled my tummy muscles
meds approved
now see what the doc's rx is
cheryl & i have decided
its either folly beach or o-burg
we'll move to
a dream has begun
2 lezbans
a plan
and the great state of south carolina
la la la
" the bitch is back,
stone cold sober
as a matter of fact "
btw, cheryl...
i know you're burnt out from your job, bella.
i'll be your light to guide you through.
i love you, mon femme bella.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:01 PM