A juvenile humpback whale washed ashore near me, On Dec. 30th, a neighbor alerted me to the whale’s arrival at the surf’s edge. When I went down to see it at about […]
How We Kill Whales
When Comfort is a Disability
First, never give up. Second, never give up. Most of us think life is hard until we see the hardiest among us. Long Beach, NY’s library archivist Aliza Hornblass asked me to […]
We’re Never Alone
She said, “People tell me ‘it must be terrible being alone,’ well it’s not terrible being alone, what’s terrible is people telling me, ‘it must be terrible being alone’.” I heard this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Balmy Times
“The house is burning down, let’s toast marshmallows.” It was in the mid sixties Sunday, Feb. 19th, 2017 here in beautiful citybythesea, Long Beach, New York. Our global “climate alterations” of late have […]
Sun Fun, Sweet and Sour
It’s been hovering at 70 degrees on our sandy shore at the City by the Sea, Long Beach, NY. The boardwalk was walked, jogged, biked and just enjoyed. The surf was low, […]
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