I Just Want To Go To The Beach And Collect Sea Glass ❤💛💚💙💜

there’s something about the sight of steps leading down into the water. it feels like the ocean telling me to come home

It was kinda fun making the edit

A few days ago I noticed that one of the softshell turtles in my nearby pond has a very unique look. I was thinking he might be piebald (which is a genetic mutation that disrupts skin pigmentation), but I’ve never seen or heard of a piebald softshell. Take a look at this weirdo ⬇️

Since I wasn’t sure what was up with this dude, I did what I always do whenever I see something weird going on with a wild animal; I called my local Fish & Wildlife! This might sound like a crazy reaction to seeing a splotchy turtle but I actually learned something extremely important that I would love for my followers (especially those in Florida) to know about too. After calling F&W I spoke with the turtle specialist for quite some time, as it turns out there is an unknown pathogen killing softshell turtles in Florida, and biologists are desperate to find the cause. They need our help to do this! The biologist that I spoke with says they’re relying on civilian reports to find cases for further study, so it’s incredibly important to spread the word and make sure people know how to report any abnormal appearance or behavior in turtles that they see.

Fortunately my splotchy turtle (I call him Uncle Walter) doesn’t seem to be sick based on his presentation or behavior! The turtle experts examined his photos and at this point they agree he is probably just piebald, though they asked me to keep an eye on him and make sure his condition doesn’t change. I’m so happy that I am armed with knowledge I can use to monitor him and his friends in the face of this worrisome unknown illness.

To my friends here in Florida- if you see ANY wild turtle that looks sick, weak, distressed, or abnormal please contact Fish and Wildlife immediately using the information provided below! To my non-Fl friends, if you have any contacts that enjoy herping or just outdoor activity in the state please let them know about this as well. Our turtles are very dear to us and reporting possible illness is the best way we can help find what’s killing these animals.

Discover Sharks

Words by @calypsostarcharters female shark showing off swimming on her back! We do not see them do this very often at all, in fact it was the first time Captain Dave had seen it himself! Footage by guest @wendy_b_l_.

Hans Bohrdt

DEVASTATING

"lake michigan is a vibe right now" (@swoodlife ig)

i’ve been wanting to paint this for a while. fish pond in a coffin

No drawings today or any other time soon.

TUMBLR WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM

THE BIGGEST FOREST RESOURCES OF THE PLANET ARE BURNING AND YOU BE LIKE

OH

IT'S RUSSIA, SO NO BIG DEAL :)))

You ask for reblogs every time some shit happens in America or Europe, hell, you even cared about Notre Dame and Greece forests burning. WHY THE FUCK DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT SIBERIA DYING IN FIRE

OH RIGHT, YOU CAN WATCH SHIT ABOUT ONE OF OUR TRAGEDIES IN TV SHOW, BUT WHEN ANOTHER TRAGEDY THIS BIG HAPPENS RIGHT FUCKING NOW - YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND PRETEND IT ISN'T HERE

MOST OF OUR COUNTRY IS ALREADY COVERED IN SMOKE, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN IT WILL REACH MOSCOW AND FURTHER CITIES, BIG PARTS OF OUR FORESTS ARE ALREADY GONE IN FIRE, ANIMALS ARE DYING HERE

AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE WORST? WE CAN'T EVEN FORCE OUR GOVERNMENT TO USE ANY. FUCKING. FORCES. AGAINST FIRE

MOST OF OUR PEOPLE DONT EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE OUR TV DOESN'T SPEAK ABOUT IT

AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO? RIGHT, YOU REMAIN SILENT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT CLOSE TO YOU. BUT LET ME TELL YOU THAT - IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN IT WILL AFFECT YOU, TRUST ME.

Look at this. If those photos don't affect you, you can shove your pathetic posts about saving our eco system deep into your ass.

There is nothing can be done without help and talking about it. And yes, it's this time when it's really YOUR duty to share this information with everyone. You can hate us. Many of our problems got silenced just because world doesn't care. But trust me, when all of our forests will die in a fire, you will be the next one to go.

Today I used this blog to speak, and if you don't like it - fuck you. But the next time you will post shit about global warming, social/economic problems, etc. - remember the time you ignored a problem this big and go fuck yourself.

You would not believe your ass

If ten million largemouth bass.