Oil Spill on the gulf coast and the report this morning from CNN (latest oil spill developments) about workers becoming sick on the job.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/31/gulf.oil.spill.developments/

I worked in Valdez during the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.  Many of my friends, including myself, Debbie and others got really sick and many were miles from the contaminated beaches.  I seem to remember everyone being sick, and reporting to the hospital or doctors.  A sort of flu like sickness was rampant in the camps and on the docks among all workers.   Everyone who came in contact with the oil and the dispersants that Exxon used during this period seemed to become sick.  Is there anyone else who remembers this.  I mean every one got sick.

I wonder if this was just a coincident  now just as then, or that the use of these chemicals along with the oil itself causes illness.   The dispersants were labeled as hazardous Bio-Chemicals during shipment, storage and handling.

Cock of the Walk

I saw this old boy and immediately thought of old Rodney, The king of the Permafrost Ranch we left in Alaska.  Rodney and the girls.  I miss hearing his crowing and I’m sure those of you who remembered the streaming Squirrel Cam remember old Rodney.

Just Passing Through

Momma Moose and baby on the way through the yard heading down to the slough to feed, prime time for browsing.