This site offers many things to one and all!
You can start off by enjoying my freelance photos and stories, connect up with family
through my genealogy pages and finally visit my contact/what's happening page.
*Just in case you are new to this site... all photos and "copy"... stories, articles, etc.,
are copyrighted, either by myself or others.
This is a very large statue of King Neptune, which is on the "boardwalk" in Virginia Beach. This picture was taken during a car show, right on the beach! It was a beautiful day!
*First and foremost, tell the people you love, that YOU LOVE THEM!
*Dream BIG! You never know what could happen...
*Dare to take a risk...
*Be good to yourself and others.
*And if you have time after all that... help save something! Whether it be an animal "wolf", tree, building or the Earth!
A fighter jet flying "very low" over our house in Virginia Beach! And yes they can be very LOUD at times!
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A beautiful Lotus in the wild Lotus garden, near the shore at Virginia Beach.
By Jessica Youness
Nathan Cobb peered through his telescope, as the clipper ship came
closer to the barrier islands...
He watched in horror, as a giant wave, hit the ship, crashing it into the rocky barrier.
Nathan yelled for his sons to "ready the skiff, we are going out"...
As they rowed out, into the rough waters of the storm, Nathan himself, was the first to reach down into the depths and lend his hand, to save a man from sure death...
The boys, right by their father's side, wasting no time to pull the rest
of the crew to safety.
After they were safely on shore, there was hot food and drink waiting for them...
As they sat around the fire, drifting off to sleep... Nathan starred deeply into the fire, thinking back to a time, when he and his wife and sons, first moved to the Eastern Shores of Virginia.
There, Nathan and his family settled in the town of Oyster in the 1830's.
Nathan had big plans, an "entrepreneur" at heart and risk taker, he later bought a little island off Oyster, now
known today as "Cobb Island" ...
Nathan and his three sons, Nathan jr., Warren and Albert, started a ship salvage business. This in time, enabled
them to build a "sportsman" hotel, that became very popular amongst the hunters and fishermen, near and far.
Nathan and his sons, were great hunters and fishermen themselves and guided all who were interested.
Today, Cobb Island is nothing more than a "ghost island" of the past, with echoes of Nathan's voice in the waves...
The ocean and mother nature has reclaimed, what was once theirs...
For further information on the Cobb family and surrounding area, you can acquire the book, "The Barrier Islands"
by Curtis J. Badger and Rick Kellman.
As the "human race" grows... we tend to forget what is important... getting "rid of" things we shouldn't. This includes everything from the "animals" of the world to our trees "vegetation", etc...
"Humans" are responsible for what happens to our Earth and everything that thrives on it. Therefore "humans" are the only ones that can help save the creatures of the Earth. Please go to the Defenders Of Wildlife site and see what you can do to help... even if it is only to "sign" a petition... to help save your favorite animal...
