As I trek our shore in wonder at the gliding gulls, leaping dolphins, and breaching whales, I wonder if they are wondering about us. I am especially curious about our brother and […]
Are We Being Watched—in Wonder?
Roses Are Red, Bloody Thorns, Too, but They Need Not Be the Focus for You.
I’m grateful these days. Beauty awaits me at every turn—every turn around the sun. I think it’s because I am so thankful to be alive while so many I knew, so many […]
Whales, Dolphins, and Birds, Oh My—Even Simians Caught My Eye
September, and gone are the crowds. Our Long Beach shore was almost empty, the air dry, and the sky—a crisp blue. The first day of these past weeks was one of those […]
Signs of Good Life on Planet Earth
I got mooned recently, and it was beautiful. I don’t shoot the moon very often, but there was a supermoon that I felt I had to capture. From our dune crossover, the […]
Joy, in Our City by the Sea
They come to gather, to exchange news, stories, and memories, but mostly they come for the joy. Joy is a valued community asset in our troubled world today, and in Long Beach, […]
When We Come Together
As a young Marine turned subway cop in ’66, the ’69 Woodstock gathering of flower people turned me off. It was essential to just support our troops. But as the decades passed […]
A Life Saved—by Life Guardians
We’d all like to make a difference in our brief stay on this blue planet; what greater difference can one make than saving a life? When you trek our Long Beach summer […]
Lifeguards and Life
Despite the siren call of the shore, I finished my Mindy photo essay. So, now I have time to be, once again—in shore life. I enjoyed sand time with the shore, sea, […]
Still Bubbly—After All These Years
Mindy was three years old when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis; her sister was five. They were the youngest siblings in America to be so diagnosed. I met Mindy when I […]
She Escaped her Career Cage. Can You?
In my previous essay I spoke of watching for whales when I spotted a hat. It begged for a photo, so I stopped and asked the young lady beneath it, “Do you […]
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