Some of us are drowning on this sea of life. She was pretty much following the example of her good friend Miriam when she jumped in front of the train…Miriam hung herself. […]
Leap to Death…or Stand for Life
Made in the American Shade
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis I feel there is no point in being free in […]
Heartbeats in the Sand
It’s about heartbeats. Our Long Beach oystercatcher drama unfolds under a fog these days. The three oystercatcher chicks who hatched are doing well and growing to pigeon size already. But care still […]
Words and Birds
May 18 oystercatcher progress: The West nesters are still sitting after the flood:https://leebythesea.me/2016/05/13/compassion-on-the-sand/ The East hatchlings were scampering all over their new world. A couple of invading gulls appeared. But they suffered […]
Compassion on the Sand
We are…to a degree… one in life. Every spring they come. They come to propagate, sure. But they come to bring a bit of happiness to those who await them. That’s us, […]
Life, Death, Sand and Ice
The oystercatcher nest at Lindell Blvd is no more. Yes, that’s right, the egg was destroyed. And the chick was to be born just about now. This time the death of new […]
Just Let the Friz Be
The continuing saga of the Long Beach Oystercatchers: If you haven’t been following, see first post:https://leebythesea.me/2015/05/27/the-fragile-and-the-furious/ Followed by: https://leebythesea.me/2015/05/31/so-fragile-so-precious/ Sunday I went to check on the sweet chicks that frequent our Long Beach […]
So Fragile, so Precious
The beach was bare…sometimes that’s not so good. On Fri. May 29th I rode my bike down to Magnolia Blvd beach and incredibly, no cones, no oystercatchers. Cones, down again? Missing oystercatchers? […]
The Fragile and the Furious
“maybe it’s time to treat all beings as members of our civilization.” See first link. Long Beach, NY is conspicuous for its compassion for the creatures with whom we dwell. You might […]
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