“That’s a misconception, Lennie. The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet.” Jandy Nelson, The Sky is Everywhere The sky does indeed begin at your feet when you: “… squiggle sandy […]
Getting High on Sky
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I'm a former Marine and retired NYC Transit Police Detective. I offer a photo journal blog that is mostly about beach life, the wildlife and the semi-wild human denizens of the shore. I find the former can teach much to the latter at Leebythesea.me
Surfing…Pleasure
“Dancing is a part of who I am. It’s my way of expressing a part of my soul I never even knew existed.” Alessandra It’s about finding that place of Oh and […]
The Rising Tides of Humankind
Video included at bottom of page at no additional charge. Hurricanes, tidal surges, biblical rain events…coming soon at a shore near you. As I walk our Long Beach shores I see the […]
Lifeguard II
The Ides of summer are upon us. For some it’s the summer of life: Work, study, family…sun, sand, surf…training, workouts, rescues. Muscles toned, skin taut, minds alert, bodies agile. Swim to […]
Lifeguard
Video included at no extra charge. They guard lives. They save lives. It’s as simple as that. They are the lifeguards on America’s shores. We see them on their perches tanned and […]
The Cookie Man
This is about attitude…and gratitude. First, attitude: “Most of it’s attitude, you think old, you dress old, you’ll look old, you’ll act old.” The Cookie Man, Pat Augustine. My thoughts exactly. The […]
Life, on a Grain of Sand
“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” William Blake Sometimes when […]
Fuzzballs
“Education is key, ignorance is ugly…hopefully, we turn the ugly around.” Cathy Horvath WINORR Our Long Beach, NY shore, as you know, is being heavily renovated and we welcome that. But our […]
Reap the Wind, Harvest the Sun
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw I’m often thought of as “Mr. Sunshine” for seeing the silver linings in just […]
Canvas by the Sea
“Life is but a canvas to our imagination.” Henry David Thoreau The City by the Sea, a canvas of sand, sea and sky…on a boardwalk easel. In the last two weeks I […]
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