I live in the tiny City by the Sea that many of you, some across the oceans, have read about here. Yes, Long Beach, NY is small, about 36 thousand salty souls. […]
Together, and Splashing It
Of Lifeguards and Life
I had to put my camera down. I sat in my sand chair watching the young family in the surf, a vignette of laughter in white spray. I want to capture such […]
Active Shooter
I shoot, with my camera. A walk on the shore, away from the din of, “active shooter” and “inactive Congress”…bliss. The board-walk of Long Beach can be as much enjoyment as the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Footprints by the Sea
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a dream.” William Shakespeare’s The Tempest At the end of my blog’s last beach trek: http://tinyurl.com/Dome-Love I […]
Pups and Presence
“I suspect she might have heard that crack kills.” In these TV days of political turmoil, climate change, bombings, terror of all makes and models one finds it necessary to circle the […]
The Treasurists
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder Thornton Wilder, a favorite author, gives an example of his insight […]
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