She paints love on the walls in the City By The Sea. Juliet paints in black on white for our troubled blue planet. I wrote a bit about Juliet in 2019 when […]
Aren’t We Better Than This?
Polymer Poop
From pretty things to effluent waste Followers of my blog know I feel communion with the shore. When I’m there, I’m home. The ocean’s edge is a return to innocence. I see […]
Balloon Doom
SOS to all my readers, tomorrow is your chance for rescue. Vulnerable life depends on YOU. Go, or make a call: If you walk our Long Island beaches, you’ve seen them, balloon […]
See Levels
“Often the truth is in front of your face, but your eyes and heart are so full of lies that you can’t see it.” Shannon Alder Sunday morning at Long Beach, NY […]
And Pumping It Down
There’s been quite a bit of interest and subsequent questions re: my previous post, “Sucking It Up.”: https://leebythesea.me/2018/07/28/sucking-it-up/ So here’s a bit more. First, the Oystercatcher nesters right next to the pounding pile […]
Sucking It Up
The mechanical wonder that is taking place on and off our Long Beach shore is only matched by the natural wonder of our shorebirds dealing with it, some shore creatures coping better […]
Boardwalk Eyes
“If you see with innocent eyes, everything is divine.” Frederico Fellini What is our purpose here, on this globe? Is it to evolve, to change, in tiny incremental steps? If so, maybe […]
Fantail Follies
I was a teen in the fifties. I joined the Marines in 1959 and aboard ship, I’d hear over the speakers, “Now hear this. Give her a clean sweep down fore […]
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 […]
Habits and Habitats
Share habitations? It’s about habits. When I was a smoker over thirty five years ago I had my habit fine tuned. When I’d leave home, I’d get in the car and just […]
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