HELLO STEEMIT COMMUNITY! - MY #INTRODUCTION

I am a homesteader whose interests span from the sea to the stars. After a little over two weeks on here I am FINALLY doing my #introduceyouself post. As I was diving into the world of the blockchain I came across Steemit and have been hooked ever since! Good bye wasted time on FB! I am currently writing about homesteading, sharing slices of life from the unique island I call home and periodically sharing other day to day activities, philosophies and photos. Once I gain a following I would like to conduct professional interviews with local individuals, businesses and municipalities who are taking an active stance in the works of conservation and sustainability.

Such a great feeling to have your wood put up for the season!

About a year ago I embarked on one of the most challenging endeavors of my life; I ran for and was elected to a local office – one that can have great influence over our local environment – one of the pillars of my platform was sustainability and exploring the feasibility of a large solar energy project. I stopped being a spectator and I shed a comfortable veil of anonymity and presented myself to the public as a person who has ideas, aspirations, and a vision. It is a very vulnerable position to place yourself in, but one with potential for growth and reward that is not at first clearly visible; this is a message that I would like to share with others who have a desire to become involved but are not yet convinced that they can. For more information here is a link to the FB page that was set up:
https://www.facebook.com/JonPetrichForPort/

The Pixie Dancers are the best part of our small town 4th of July parade

In my professional life, I am a vessel operator for an oil spill response company. I get paid to play on the water and to be the first line of defense against a potential fuel spill into our pristine waters. Many days, my “commute”, consists of riding my bike down to the beach and being picked up by the work boat.

Not a bad commute

I am very fortunate to call this my life and I would like to share it with this community. I live an interesting existence that ranges from the offbeat to the professional. With my knowledge, passions and relations with people of many walks of life, I intend to develop good content that helps spread ideas, inspire compassion and share beauty.

Here is a sampling of a few of the posts I have made over the last two weeks:

This one is a short tale of a walk I took. It talks to land conservations -
https://steemit.com/photography/@jonpetrich/a-walk-to-peach-preserve
Here is a Homesteading post explaining my process of procuring firewood for the season -
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@jonpetrich/harvesting-firewood-timing-felling-decking-rounding-stacking
One of a philosophical nature that is a stream of consciousness –
https://steemit.com/dtube/@jonpetrich/pq9ukvn9
And this one is about a “live foods closet” that I have in my house - https://steemit.com/food/@jonpetrich/live-foods-20171216t204044372z

Pleas follow, upvote and share if you enjoyed my introduction. I look forward to meeting many more like-minded people on here. If there is anything that spoke to you, or a topic you would like me to cover, please share in the comments. Thank you for reading!

@welcoming