by Tina Coruth
Member since:
March 25, 2006

Honoring Mother Earth: Pre-oil, Factual

July 14, 2010 02:55 PM UTC (Updated: July 16, 2010 09:28 AM UTC)
views: 0 | 12 people recommend this | comments: 28

Written for the 8th Snippet Challenge - Honoring Mother Earth: pre-oil. This is a factual snippet.

Three hundred forty-seven bird species
sighted on Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuary.
Many birds fly 600 miles across
the Gulf 
from the Yucatan Peninsula
to find safe haven.

 

 

Facts obtained from Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuary

Comments: 28

J. Reid Jul 14, 2010, 3:43pm UTC
Nice!
Tina Coruth Jul 15, 2010, 2:59pm UTC
Thank you, J!
DIANE D. Jul 14, 2010, 5:28pm UTC
Great job.
Tina Coruth Jul 15, 2010, 3:00pm UTC
Thank you, Diane!
Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Jul 14, 2010, 9:06pm UTC
Those birds are amazing! Great snippet!
Tina Coruth Jul 15, 2010, 3:00pm UTC
Thank you, Sassy Cat!
Don Ford Jul 14, 2010, 9:46pm UTC
This is a really good addition to this contest. Cheers, Don
Tina Coruth Jul 15, 2010, 3:00pm UTC
Thank you, Don!
Ms Lee P. Jul 15, 2010, 9:45pm UTC
true. Very nice.
Tina Coruth Jul 16, 2010, 9:21am UTC
Thank you, Lee!
Liz H. Jul 15, 2010, 10:33pm UTC
Where will they go now?!
Tina Coruth Jul 16, 2010, 9:21am UTC
That's yet another sad question to be answered.
Renda B. Jul 16, 2010, 2:41pm UTC
Well done, Tina.
Tina Coruth Jul 16, 2010, 3:29pm UTC
Thank you, Renda!
René Allen Jul 16, 2010, 6:52pm UTC
MASTER Snippets Crew Member Tina! ~

You are on the case. You did this CHALLENGE SERVICE. This is just the BEST Snippets entry with regard to FACTS!

WELL DONE.

This is being entered into Our 8th Snippets CHALLENGE on the topic of "Honoring Mother Earth" as your 2nd Snippets entry.

This is recorded under ~ Pre-oil (Factual)

CHALLENGE REQUIREMENT: 2 Snippets completed by SATURDAY JULY 17th at MIDNIGHT (Eastern Time)

WEEK 1: The Pre-oil (beauty before) and/or mineral rights (1 Emotional ~ 1 Factual)

Your Snippets entry is a perfect "27" PRE-OIL~FACTUAL~Style Snippet, and is NOW RECORDED and entered into Our 8th Snippets CHALLENGE.

You have COMPLETED Our 8th Snippets CHALLENGE on the topic of "Honoring Mother Earth" ~ WEEK 1.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Tina! ~ You are the 2nd Snippets Crew Member to COMPLETE Our 8th Snippets CHALLENGE on the topic of "Honoring Mother Earth" ~ WEEK 1

What an EXAMPLE for us ALL that you have set!

HUGS ~
Rene

Snippets! ~ "Where WE WRITE in "30" words or less, and delete the rest."
Tina Coruth Jul 17, 2010, 9:19am UTC
Thank you, René! You've made my day! And thank you for all the hard work you put into this challenge. It's a heart wrenching yet rewarding challenge. :-)
Diane Huizenga Jul 17, 2010, 5:47pm UTC
Awesome.
Tina Coruth Jul 17, 2010, 6:54pm UTC
Thank you, Diane!
Terry M. Jul 18, 2010, 1:07am UTC
Awesome post!
Tina Coruth Jul 18, 2010, 4:05pm UTC
Thank you, Terry!
Busy Buzzy Bee 'Gather Proud Mamarazzi' Jul 27, 2010, 1:48pm UTC
This is a master piece,well penned and I like your concept...very different from other.s
Tina Coruth Aug 5, 2010, 1:39pm UTC
Thank you, Bhawana - you are so kind! :-)
and sooner or later they end up here in my backyard....
good job Tina . . . .
Tina Coruth Aug 5, 2010, 1:42pm UTC
:-( Thank you, Randee!
Ms Lee P. Sep 7, 2010, 7:41pm UTC
Another one that gets my vote, Woo Hoo! Of course, I like all of them.
Angie O. Sep 7, 2010, 7:45pm UTC
To the point, nice.
Sheila Deeth Sep 10, 2010, 1:15pm UTC
Amazing
Renda B. Sep 12, 2010, 12:04pm UTC
I'm reviewing all the entries before casting my vote on the Snippets Vote Board.

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