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Thursday – A Little Personal

~ John W. Howell ~ 33 Comments

Thursday is for a little something personal.

If you read my Bio you know, I live on an island in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a barrier island off the South Texas coast. The island is about fifteen miles long and has almost four thousand full-time residents. During the summer, this number grows to ten times the population, so there aren’t too many familiar faces around town.

What I thought I would do is give you a taste of what I find to be a fascinating view of the Gulf of Mexico. My wife and I are always amazed by the daily changes we see on a morning walk. (caption under the picture) Also, this post is being simu-published on Traci Sanders site at http://awordwithtraci.com/. Give her a hello from me.

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The view above is what we see at sunrise. This shot is to the right of the sun (mama said not to look directly into the sun) and is over the water.

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Here is an average day. The Gulf usually has a nice wave action

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Of course in life, a little rain must fall.

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Then the sun comes back (thank heavens).

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All good things must come to an end. The sun sets in the West but casts a glow in the East as well.

I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my environment.

 

Thursday – A Little Personal

~ John W. Howell ~ 23 Comments

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Thursday is the day to get a little personal. This week I thought you would enjoy taking a little stroll on the Port Aransas Jetty which is a part of the community. The picture can’t capture the whole thing but you can get an idea of how it is constructed. The jetty is made out of eight ton pieces of pink granite which was mined near San Antonio and hauled by train to Port Aransas over one-hundred and sixty miles away.  The purpose of the jetty is to keep the Gulf at bay while large boats move down the Corpus Christi Channel. When the waves are high boats could actually be tossed on the opposite shore while trying to enter the channel if it weren’t for the jetty.  The jetty also keeps the silt from the Gulf from filling the channel. The channel is an important avenue to the Port of Corpus Christi which has become a major port for the export of shale oil.

A second use of the jetty is to provide a natural pier for fishermen. People have caught the same species of fish normally found out in the Gulf right off the jetty.

I always enjoy a visit to the jetty when a boat is passing through. You can see the dolphins racing the boat in the bow wave. They seem to be having so much fun and I can imagine they look forward to each boat. Here is a shot of the jetty looking back toward Corpus Christi which gives you a better look at the channel.  If you look closely you can see a pelican on the rocks

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