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 […]
Polymer Poop
Wingman
Not all Long Beach birds are airborne. Harley, a harlequin macaw parrot, is loveborne. Harley and his wingman, Mike Lee, come to the boardwalk often, weather permitting. Heat is a threat. In the […]
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 […]
Finding a Gun Where Alone is Okay
Lenny fished the sea yesterday, today he fished the sands. I first met Lenny a couple of years ago sweeping the beach with his metal detector. I approached him when he came up […]
The Perpetual Chase…of Life
Life, that’s what all we shore denizens seek to preserve. As I stroll our Long Beach sands and streets I observe, I learn, about life…about survival. Sandpipers Sandpipers chase into the bursting […]
The Indian Summer of Life
Don’t miss the video at the bottom of this post. I think you’ll find it’s worth the three minutes. Merriam Webster: Indian summer, 1) a period of warm or mild weather in […]
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 […]
Freedom Is A Beach
As we come to a close of yet one more Fantastic Fourth holiday, paid for by all our past and present men and women in uniform, I give you one of my […]
Moor Worries
The boat threatened to smash against the jetty. We anticipated a leisurely late afternoon beach wander. But we encountered some dramatic happenings along the way. We were strolling the Long Beach sands […]
Optical Delusions
An oystercatcher nest was destroyed right “before my eyes.” As you’ve observed from previous posts we Long Beach residents love our oystercatchers. So when they set up their nests this year they […]
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