Emergency Response Ritual

[debbie]

There be SHARKS in them there watrs!!!!!!  This lady is respects them, but really doesn't care to see them upclose.   

[debbie]

Hey, if we are going to the Bay, why not do a ritual there, blessing the waters since the Bay is ocean water and all oceans connect and thus are connected to the Gulf of Mexico.

[debbie]

Find someplace secluded, and do a ritual there.  I have this picture in my mind of being in cloak facing a sunset over the water and offering high a pitcher of pure water, then pouring it into the Bay.

[lindowyn]

I rather like sharks >.> I'd be more concerned about other things though. Like discarded needles and snagged fish hooks. We could make a journey to a more Southerly location though...away from the city. If we wanted to keep it local though, there's Rocky Point I think it's called? There'd be a fee though since it's the summer. Fees are lame.

[debbie]

So are angry public people who keep calling, yelling at me cause they aren't grown up enough to accept the fact that they won't always get answered. 

I'm ok now.  lol

[carynml]

Most of the parks close at sunset.  There is Down's park at the end of Mountain Rd in Pasadena.

Its $6.00 per car

The John H. Downs Memorial Park offers more than five miles of paved and natural trails, including a self-guided nature trail. The park also has a playground, four handball courts, two ball fields, and three basketball courts available to visitors on a first-come, first-serve basis.

http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/downs/index.cfm


there are others closer up.

[carynml]

Fort Smallwood Park

http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/launch/fortsmallwood.cfm

I don't know about wearing capes Debbie, and we would probably need to bring mondo bug repellant for any place near the water.

See map here
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=39.164002&lon=-76.479067&zoom=17

[debbie]

You all tell me where we are going, if we are meeting up first to carpool, when we meet up etc, and I'll join you.

[lindowyn]

I think we should meet up @the Grove at 6:30, decide, and carpool. We don't need to do a full ritual, it can be a simple meditation.

[Keyye]

Since most parks close at sunset and don't usually allow fire, I like the meditation route.  I would be interested in doing a long meditation and focus on the gulf near whatever body of water we choose.  I do vote for something with a short drive time from the Grove (sorry Southern MD!)  Fort Smallwood does look nice, I'm also cool with Rocky Point, and if we're desperate, North Point State Park.

I'll try to get to the Grove as close to 6:30 as possible.

Weather Forecast: 20% chance of thunderstorms today. It's 88 degrees currently, will drop off a bit in a few hours.  Sun Set at 8:34 PM EDT,
Civil Twilight    9:06 PM EDT, and Nautical Twilight    9:46 PM EDT, Astronomical Twilight    10:32 PM EDT.  Moon Set at 6:50 PM EDT.

[Keyye]

If anyone has any Ripples artwork that they created they want to donate to the cause, please bring it tonight if you're coming

[Keyye]

Down the street from North Point Park is Fort Howard Park, which is down on the tip and has more wooded shoreline.  Drive time is ~30 mins.

See the satellite view here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hl=en&tab=wl&q=fort%20howard%20park%2C%20md

Park Info:

http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/recreation/countyparks/historicsites.html

There's a lot of small parks along the bay coast up and down MD!

[carynml]

I'm good with either of these, never been to them so I don't know the way around. 

It might be easier if Will and I meet you there as its much shorter distance for us that way. 

If you meet at the Grove at 6:30 do you think you would be at the park by 7? 7:30? 

[debbie]

Ok, I'll be at the Grove around 6: 3o.  Don't have any bug spray so is there still some at the Grove?

[lindowyn]

Well we have yet to decide which park we will be going to, so we can always call you at home when we've figured it out. Does that work?