Rachel Carson 2008 Finalists

EPA's Aging Initiative, Generations United, and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc. are pleased to present the finalists for the second annual intergenerational photo, essay, and poetry Sense of Wonder contest. All entries were created by an intergenerational team.

2008 Rachel Carson Contest Winners.

PHOTOS (click on the photo to view the written description and enlargement of the photo.)

ESSAYS (click on the title to read the essay)
Title
Fertile Beginning - Carla and Joe
The Nest - Connie, age 64, and granddaughter Hannah Fae, age 7
About Nature - Jordan, age 13, and grandmother Gaye, age 63
We've walked many a path at The Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Tess and I have. - Pamela, age 57, and daughter Tess, age 17
Nature – perceptions of an old man and his son - Prateek, age 9, and Father Om Prakash, age 40
A skunk puts garbage in the tree - Tom, age 65, and granddaughter Madeline, age 7

POETRY (click on the title to read the poem)
Title
Happa of Lenore - Cameron, age 16, and mother Fayre
Long Beach Island - Dana, age 36, and daughter Reilly, age 7
Gifts from Grandma, Grandpa, Dr. Dodd, Jane and Rachel - J.S. and son Monty
The Tide is Dead - Michelle, age 13, and grandmother Gertrude, age 81
Grass - Nicholas, age 12, and mother Robin, age 42
Summer, Before the Buzzing Has Stopped - Nicole, age 36, and daughter Zoe, age 3
The Sky and Me - Philip, age 52, and mother Jean, age 84
We Walk Together - Sally, age 79, and granddaughter Tessa, age 12
Amongst the land of red-hued canyons - Sarah, age 31, and Christina’s grandparents
Night Sounds - Simon, age 11, and his tutor Mary, age 56

MIXED MEDIA (click on the title to read poem or essay with accompanying photos)
Title
Oh, Mighty Tree - Anita, age 65 and great-nephew Justin, age 13
Poke Salat - Barbara, age 61, and granddaughters Emily, age 11, and Holly, age 4
The Beauty of Nature at School - Danelle, age 38, and Na’Tajia, age 12
Wiggly, Wiggly Worm - Grace, age 6, and mother Francine, age 40
Dear Dragonfly - Haley, age 9, and father Ralph, age 44
BIRD, HUMMINGBIRD, FROG, BEES, FLOWER - Mary, age 12, and father Donald, age 44
Live Long and Prosper - Megan, age 13, and Joanne, age 33
Fairy Rings - Murray, age 50 and father Woodlief, age 79
At The Pond - Rod, age 51, and grandson Jacob, age 3
Ripples - Sharon, age 53, and daughter Wendy, age 9
Sylvia, age 15, and Sister Brenda, age 12

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