22.38 East Derby.
Went out late today for only about a little over an hour but that was all I needed for what I got accomplished - which was rather startling for a change. For starter's - the area looked good - which caught me off gaurd since that dreaded slaughter called "Fishing Season" just started. I saw numerous dead fish floating in the lagoon area - what a great sport - huh ??? Then I noticed after a long search that my pal the little loon was nowhere to be found. I did see lots of adult black loons in the trees - but no little loon. Perhaps the little guy figured out how to fly ?? Maybe a Hawk got him ?? Maybe a fuckin human finished him off ?? There is no way to tell - all I know is he vanished without a trace. I then went up the Naugatuck River and noticed that it seemed cleaner than usual as well. Then again - it was low tide. When it's high tide - that's when all the shit comes in... speaking of shit - as I was near where the Franklin Apartments are - I noticed an aroma of sewage wafting through the air and found a drainage pipe dumping raw sewage right into the river. Yesh ! Pure Grade A shit - among other thing's... So who can I turn to ?? The Housatonic Valley Assoc told me I was out of luck the last time I turned in a factory for discharging something horrible into the river. Funny how they pick and choose their causes... which is why I ended up leaving them... they simply do not care about the river south of the Derby Shelton Dam. I know why too - lack of funds from this area. But that's ok - because I'm out as often as possible monitoring the river on my own in the name of A.T.W.A which for me is not only a religion - it's my way of life.
So I came home once it was dark - actually some of this mission took place in darkness - I love my night trips - and I had a couple of Guinness Extra Stouts as a reward and I listened to some Box of Crayons off their latest CD - the one with "Hot Mary" on it. I love them - they rule...
22.55
Monday: Kayak south to the Merrit Parkway bridge and back.
Earth Day: Canoe all day in the water's around O'Sullivan's Island.
Wednesday: Uncertain as of yet.
- Earth...
Air Trees Water Animals
All The Way Alive
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island Dispatch
22.36 East Derby
Today: Went out on foot to check the lagoon out towards dusk. It figures... the one day I don't show up with the kayak or canoe - the river is calm - dam was not discharging this evening. But that's ok, I was out for a walk anyway looking for my friend, the little loon... and I found him - calmly drifting along - looking very peaceful... I wonder how it is for him - growing up with no peers. I bought today a pair of binoculars and a tide watch so I got to try out the new binoc's - wow - they are incredible - even in low light - what a difference from the pair Gina gave me - which incidently are actually quite good themselves... I spoke with a couple of fishermen - the good guy's - and mentioned the loon to them. One told me that he is quite tame - and swims right up to within a few feet of the fly fishermen in the water. Poor thing !! I pray he make's it somehow...
Yesterday: Went on a real good trip with the K-140 kayak south to the Merrit Parkway bridge and really analyzed the entire area. Basically, from Two Mile Brook south to Sikorsky Aircraft - the entire river banks are for the most part nothing but plastic bottles and misc. trash, etc... It's too bad the HVA does not get involved with a massive clean-up effort - but I've given up on them doing anything down here... Once again, spent quite some time with the little loon - he was on a rocky little patch of land since the tide was out - I felt bad for him - he eventually made his way into the water - but not without great effort. The little guy really has a hard time getting around. I need to research loons in further depth to see how they are when young - if they can fly - etc...
I'm not happy that it's getting warm out. Two days ago I did a detailed cleanup of the entire area around O'Sullivan's Island - and tonight - there was litter in the waterways once again. W.T.F ?? I mean - come on - only two days later and the area looks like crap already... How Sad...
20.53
But there is a bright light on the horizon: I am looking to transfer out from my current job and go back to a 2nd shift position inside the shop - this will give me much more time to dedicate to saving the ecology - and also to the Fire Service... Tomorow will be an important day for me at "the job" since I have notified the proper people via email last week about my intentions - it will be a couple of interesting weeks ahead for me...
I should be going back out on Sunday.
For the Air Tree's Water Animals,
- Earth...
Today: Went out on foot to check the lagoon out towards dusk. It figures... the one day I don't show up with the kayak or canoe - the river is calm - dam was not discharging this evening. But that's ok, I was out for a walk anyway looking for my friend, the little loon... and I found him - calmly drifting along - looking very peaceful... I wonder how it is for him - growing up with no peers. I bought today a pair of binoculars and a tide watch so I got to try out the new binoc's - wow - they are incredible - even in low light - what a difference from the pair Gina gave me - which incidently are actually quite good themselves... I spoke with a couple of fishermen - the good guy's - and mentioned the loon to them. One told me that he is quite tame - and swims right up to within a few feet of the fly fishermen in the water. Poor thing !! I pray he make's it somehow...
Yesterday: Went on a real good trip with the K-140 kayak south to the Merrit Parkway bridge and really analyzed the entire area. Basically, from Two Mile Brook south to Sikorsky Aircraft - the entire river banks are for the most part nothing but plastic bottles and misc. trash, etc... It's too bad the HVA does not get involved with a massive clean-up effort - but I've given up on them doing anything down here... Once again, spent quite some time with the little loon - he was on a rocky little patch of land since the tide was out - I felt bad for him - he eventually made his way into the water - but not without great effort. The little guy really has a hard time getting around. I need to research loons in further depth to see how they are when young - if they can fly - etc...
I'm not happy that it's getting warm out. Two days ago I did a detailed cleanup of the entire area around O'Sullivan's Island - and tonight - there was litter in the waterways once again. W.T.F ?? I mean - come on - only two days later and the area looks like crap already... How Sad...
20.53
But there is a bright light on the horizon: I am looking to transfer out from my current job and go back to a 2nd shift position inside the shop - this will give me much more time to dedicate to saving the ecology - and also to the Fire Service... Tomorow will be an important day for me at "the job" since I have notified the proper people via email last week about my intentions - it will be a couple of interesting weeks ahead for me...
I should be going back out on Sunday.
For the Air Tree's Water Animals,
- Earth...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island Dispach
23.56 East Derby.
Went out yet again with the Defender's of ATWA canoe for another river clean-up operation... whcih actually went quite well. Saw my little loon buddy - he is too tame - still cannot fly - but he can dive and swim well. Unable to determine if he still has the hook and line in him still - he seems good today... I monitored him for a while which kinda pissed of the fishermen - but fuck them - they are lucky I do not carry an AK 47 on board with me...
I also saw a couple of beavers and a Canadian Goose - by itself - which I felt was unusual...
00.00
Once home, I knocked back a few Guinness "extra stouts" to kinda drown out my sorrows... all my animals were fed and taken care of - and I checked out what Sunshine Sparrow posted on the Defender's site. I sent a rather long reply - but it had to be done... tonight I will sleep well - tomorrow I will go out for a long trip - from O'Sullivan's Island south past the Merrit Parkway bridge - and back... Haven't done this trip in a while so I'm really looking forwards to it.
That's about it...
I should be back here either tomorrow night or Tuesday.
00.04
The bed is calling !!
- Earth...
Went out yet again with the Defender's of ATWA canoe for another river clean-up operation... whcih actually went quite well. Saw my little loon buddy - he is too tame - still cannot fly - but he can dive and swim well. Unable to determine if he still has the hook and line in him still - he seems good today... I monitored him for a while which kinda pissed of the fishermen - but fuck them - they are lucky I do not carry an AK 47 on board with me...
I also saw a couple of beavers and a Canadian Goose - by itself - which I felt was unusual...
00.00
Once home, I knocked back a few Guinness "extra stouts" to kinda drown out my sorrows... all my animals were fed and taken care of - and I checked out what Sunshine Sparrow posted on the Defender's site. I sent a rather long reply - but it had to be done... tonight I will sleep well - tomorrow I will go out for a long trip - from O'Sullivan's Island south past the Merrit Parkway bridge - and back... Haven't done this trip in a while so I'm really looking forwards to it.
That's about it...
I should be back here either tomorrow night or Tuesday.
00.04
The bed is calling !!
- Earth...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island Dispatch...
12.38 East Derby.
Backtracking to yesterday: Took the kayak out on what was going to be a trip south to Sikorsky AC but instead concentrated in the immediate vicinity of O'Sullivan's Island - which proved to be very benificial. Went up the Naugatuck River towards Division Street - could not believe how severe the trash / rubbish issue has become along the river bank behind the houses ( mostly section 8 ) on Derby Ave... it's a disgrace how this is allowed to continue and the city does nothing about it except go after hard working folks trying to run business's out of their homes. I saw a woman with a wheel barrel dump a load of trash directly above me. Once she realized I saw her, the staring contest began. I have yet to lose when it comes to this because I never back down. She eventually retreaded.
I then found the little loon who is injured. He definately has a 5 inch piece of like 40# test sticking out of his belly area... Still unable to determine if it wraps around him as well - I do not believe it does. Therefore - the only conclusion is that he has been hooked. It does bother him - because I watched for quite sometime the little guy trying to free himself. I also for the first time seen him dive under water numerous times. He seems to be able to swim and dive well but does poorly on land and apparently cannot fly. I watch him flap his wing's numerous times - they do not appear to be caught on anything - I'll have to closely continue monitoring this little guy every chance I can... which I've been doing now for a month...
A legitimate question would be why don't I free him. If it were only that simple. I could easily catch him but risk further injury since I am not trained in this type of work. I hope to be soon through the C.W.R.A. but they don't really go out of their way to get back to me after I have expressed desire to join their orginazation.
12.51
It's definately getting warmer out. The trash in the river is increasing at an alarming pace. This is going to be a bad year. My main objective will be the wildlife. Litter will take a back seat except for debris which is hazzardous to birds / wildlife.
12.53
The Tara J. Sullivan folder's I found have been turned over to the Shelton Police.
For a different slant on this post - go to http:earthboundatwa.wordpress.com in about a day or so...
Give-Forgive-Respect,
Earth...
Backtracking to yesterday: Took the kayak out on what was going to be a trip south to Sikorsky AC but instead concentrated in the immediate vicinity of O'Sullivan's Island - which proved to be very benificial. Went up the Naugatuck River towards Division Street - could not believe how severe the trash / rubbish issue has become along the river bank behind the houses ( mostly section 8 ) on Derby Ave... it's a disgrace how this is allowed to continue and the city does nothing about it except go after hard working folks trying to run business's out of their homes. I saw a woman with a wheel barrel dump a load of trash directly above me. Once she realized I saw her, the staring contest began. I have yet to lose when it comes to this because I never back down. She eventually retreaded.
I then found the little loon who is injured. He definately has a 5 inch piece of like 40# test sticking out of his belly area... Still unable to determine if it wraps around him as well - I do not believe it does. Therefore - the only conclusion is that he has been hooked. It does bother him - because I watched for quite sometime the little guy trying to free himself. I also for the first time seen him dive under water numerous times. He seems to be able to swim and dive well but does poorly on land and apparently cannot fly. I watch him flap his wing's numerous times - they do not appear to be caught on anything - I'll have to closely continue monitoring this little guy every chance I can... which I've been doing now for a month...
A legitimate question would be why don't I free him. If it were only that simple. I could easily catch him but risk further injury since I am not trained in this type of work. I hope to be soon through the C.W.R.A. but they don't really go out of their way to get back to me after I have expressed desire to join their orginazation.
12.51
It's definately getting warmer out. The trash in the river is increasing at an alarming pace. This is going to be a bad year. My main objective will be the wildlife. Litter will take a back seat except for debris which is hazzardous to birds / wildlife.
12.53
The Tara J. Sullivan folder's I found have been turned over to the Shelton Police.
For a different slant on this post - go to http:earthboundatwa.wordpress.com in about a day or so...
Give-Forgive-Respect,
Earth...
Monday, April 7, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island dispatch, misc news...
22.07 East Derby.
Made it out today for quite sometime doing my usual river clean-up work. Saw one of the beaver's swimming along nicely. I'm starting to really hate the fishermen. Actually, I'm starting to really hate most of the people I see. I only care about the animals now. They have no voice of their own so I will speak for them. And defend them as well. The JeniferLynn is taking some beating - at some point in time I will have to do some repairs to the hull.
22.11
Got a couple of reply's from A.C. and one from the human running the ON TRIAL blog. I can see how I'm leaning towards what the ON TRIAL blog is all about because this human keeps a very open mind which is a good thing. As for the "official blog", well the Col has proved to me just what a fool he really is... I'm glad I was never let in to the official blog - no ass kissing from this brotha !!
22.14
Going back out tomorrow with "Temperance"... if I get out early enough - this will be a very long trip - 12 miles or better !!
Looks like I'm off Wednesday as well - which is great. More A.T.W.A. related work - which is always a good thing - except that I feel it is taking a toll on me. I really am all alone in my quest to defend the Air Trees Water and Animals... I'm still getting zero help and very little support / encouragement. Those who I thought would help me have all turned their backs on me. I guess that's to be expected when one consider's who my people are - or perhaps I should say - who my mentor's are...
22.19
Big Yawn, so it's time for sleep. I should be back here tomorrow.
Rest In Peace,
- Earth...
Made it out today for quite sometime doing my usual river clean-up work. Saw one of the beaver's swimming along nicely. I'm starting to really hate the fishermen. Actually, I'm starting to really hate most of the people I see. I only care about the animals now. They have no voice of their own so I will speak for them. And defend them as well. The JeniferLynn is taking some beating - at some point in time I will have to do some repairs to the hull.
22.11
Got a couple of reply's from A.C. and one from the human running the ON TRIAL blog. I can see how I'm leaning towards what the ON TRIAL blog is all about because this human keeps a very open mind which is a good thing. As for the "official blog", well the Col has proved to me just what a fool he really is... I'm glad I was never let in to the official blog - no ass kissing from this brotha !!
22.14
Going back out tomorrow with "Temperance"... if I get out early enough - this will be a very long trip - 12 miles or better !!
Looks like I'm off Wednesday as well - which is great. More A.T.W.A. related work - which is always a good thing - except that I feel it is taking a toll on me. I really am all alone in my quest to defend the Air Trees Water and Animals... I'm still getting zero help and very little support / encouragement. Those who I thought would help me have all turned their backs on me. I guess that's to be expected when one consider's who my people are - or perhaps I should say - who my mentor's are...
22.19
Big Yawn, so it's time for sleep. I should be back here tomorrow.
Rest In Peace,
- Earth...
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Tara J. Sullivan
22.28
Because I was so enraged last time I posted here regarding the beaver home which I found destroyed - I never mentioned something which I came across which is equally disturbing: A cry for help in the form of many sheet's and little pieces of paper from a girl named Tara J. Sullivan. The very last item I retrieved out from the river last week was a water logged bag with 3 brown manila envelopes full of what I originally though was just drawing's but now that they have dried out - I realize that the content is much more erie and urgent... so I will try to track this person down and make sure she is ok.
22.33
A.C. has made a comment here - woo hoo !! - regarding my last entry - which is a good thing... Sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads these posting's of mine. I was reading just before the Col's Blog which is getting stupider by the day BUT he provided me with something of use: the link to ON TRIAL which is being run by a human who is very close with Leslie Van Houten - which that in itself is a beautiful thing, plus he's a Met's fan - I wonder if he is in the NY Metro area... perhaps maybe I am not alone out here in the North East part of this once proud country. His posting's are incredible, and diverse too - which is exactly what is needed.
Sunshine Sparrow is I think mad at me for some reason. She never shows any emotion in anything she writes directly to me - it's just straightforward and to the point - and it's never good - it's usually due to something I've said which she doesn't like me going public with. So, I don't know - I try so hard to do the right thing but it always comes out wrong...
22.40
I was at the Peoples Bank where Silveras works - she's the woman I tried to get to go out on one of my missions with me since she showed an interest in what it was I am doing in the name of A.T.W.A. and as expected - she never contacted me. I had an ulterior reason in mind - and it wasn't seeing her teetering in her pointy high heels trying to get into the canoe either - it was to show her what living fox'es look like since she was wearing one around her neck when I saw her around Christmas time last year. Well, when I saw her today - she looked different. Discheveled - maybe she either just got laid in the copier room or was on the verge of a nervous breakdown but she did flash a look at me which made me look away and keep my mouth shut. So much for that...
22.45
Tonight: maybe watch a movie - but bed is sounding like a better idea.
Tomorrow: Go Kayaking !!
Tuesday: River Clean-up with the canoe.
Wednesday: Uncertain if I am working or off... But either way, I'll be back here with an up-date by then...
Rest In Peace,
- Earth...
Because I was so enraged last time I posted here regarding the beaver home which I found destroyed - I never mentioned something which I came across which is equally disturbing: A cry for help in the form of many sheet's and little pieces of paper from a girl named Tara J. Sullivan. The very last item I retrieved out from the river last week was a water logged bag with 3 brown manila envelopes full of what I originally though was just drawing's but now that they have dried out - I realize that the content is much more erie and urgent... so I will try to track this person down and make sure she is ok.
22.33
A.C. has made a comment here - woo hoo !! - regarding my last entry - which is a good thing... Sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads these posting's of mine. I was reading just before the Col's Blog which is getting stupider by the day BUT he provided me with something of use: the link to ON TRIAL which is being run by a human who is very close with Leslie Van Houten - which that in itself is a beautiful thing, plus he's a Met's fan - I wonder if he is in the NY Metro area... perhaps maybe I am not alone out here in the North East part of this once proud country. His posting's are incredible, and diverse too - which is exactly what is needed.
Sunshine Sparrow is I think mad at me for some reason. She never shows any emotion in anything she writes directly to me - it's just straightforward and to the point - and it's never good - it's usually due to something I've said which she doesn't like me going public with. So, I don't know - I try so hard to do the right thing but it always comes out wrong...
22.40
I was at the Peoples Bank where Silveras works - she's the woman I tried to get to go out on one of my missions with me since she showed an interest in what it was I am doing in the name of A.T.W.A. and as expected - she never contacted me. I had an ulterior reason in mind - and it wasn't seeing her teetering in her pointy high heels trying to get into the canoe either - it was to show her what living fox'es look like since she was wearing one around her neck when I saw her around Christmas time last year. Well, when I saw her today - she looked different. Discheveled - maybe she either just got laid in the copier room or was on the verge of a nervous breakdown but she did flash a look at me which made me look away and keep my mouth shut. So much for that...
22.45
Tonight: maybe watch a movie - but bed is sounding like a better idea.
Tomorrow: Go Kayaking !!
Tuesday: River Clean-up with the canoe.
Wednesday: Uncertain if I am working or off... But either way, I'll be back here with an up-date by then...
Rest In Peace,
- Earth...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
O'Sullivan's Island Dispatch - urgent.
22.10 East Derby.
Went out today on two trips - each one lasting about 90 minute's - trip number one was towards the Derby Shelton Dam and provided some good insight as to what's going on up there. On the way back towards the boat launch - the current's beneath both the Bridge St. bridge and the railroad trestle were quite severe. I actually became rather worried at one point when caught in a whirl pool - for real !! Good thing I was in the Old Town Predator K-140 kayak - bacause that's very stable... man - I was really spun around at one point - completely out of control - so I decided to take the kayak out of the water once I got down to O'Sullivan's Island. My trip was cut short due to the rapid currents. So, I decided to do some land based work - which I did rather efficiently. To my horror and surprise - some scumbag's destroyed the beaver home - I mean wrecked it bad, I just hope the beaver's all were able to escape...
This is now War. Fuck these assholes - who are out to destroy everything - if I catch anyone fucking around - they had better start running - cause I'm coming after them. I mentioned both this and how a fisherman told me that if he see's the harbor seal - he will shoot it. If I find out he or someone else carrys through with this threat - there will be hell on earth. Remember dear reader's - I'm a follower of The Big C...
22.22
So, I finished up the land based work - then decided to head back out with the kayak since the current calmed down. Made it near Two Mile Island - thought I heard thunder - so I started to head back. A good productive river clean-up as well... between both trips - quite a bit of trash was retrieved. The land based effort proved rewarding as well as far as rubbish retrieved + seeing the recent destruction of the beaver colony - fuckin assholes better watch out cause I'll be now looking for these vandals...
22.26
I am getting more fed up each day with all the bullshit going on in this city. Want to know more ?? Go visit here: http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
All The Way Alive - Charlie IS love !!
- Earth...
Went out today on two trips - each one lasting about 90 minute's - trip number one was towards the Derby Shelton Dam and provided some good insight as to what's going on up there. On the way back towards the boat launch - the current's beneath both the Bridge St. bridge and the railroad trestle were quite severe. I actually became rather worried at one point when caught in a whirl pool - for real !! Good thing I was in the Old Town Predator K-140 kayak - bacause that's very stable... man - I was really spun around at one point - completely out of control - so I decided to take the kayak out of the water once I got down to O'Sullivan's Island. My trip was cut short due to the rapid currents. So, I decided to do some land based work - which I did rather efficiently. To my horror and surprise - some scumbag's destroyed the beaver home - I mean wrecked it bad, I just hope the beaver's all were able to escape...
This is now War. Fuck these assholes - who are out to destroy everything - if I catch anyone fucking around - they had better start running - cause I'm coming after them. I mentioned both this and how a fisherman told me that if he see's the harbor seal - he will shoot it. If I find out he or someone else carrys through with this threat - there will be hell on earth. Remember dear reader's - I'm a follower of The Big C...
22.22
So, I finished up the land based work - then decided to head back out with the kayak since the current calmed down. Made it near Two Mile Island - thought I heard thunder - so I started to head back. A good productive river clean-up as well... between both trips - quite a bit of trash was retrieved. The land based effort proved rewarding as well as far as rubbish retrieved + seeing the recent destruction of the beaver colony - fuckin assholes better watch out cause I'll be now looking for these vandals...
22.26
I am getting more fed up each day with all the bullshit going on in this city. Want to know more ?? Go visit here: http://earthboundatwa.wordpress.com
All The Way Alive - Charlie IS love !!
- Earth...
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