Last year, thirteen-year-old Brianna Hood, along with her dad and niece, was at Lindell Beach in Long Beach, NY. Brianna went into the water on her own and a rip current pulled […]
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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 […]
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, […]
My Beat, Subway to Sand
I have sinned on this sandy beat of mine. Well, I committed two beach misdemeanors. As you know, I’m into presence on this delightful beat; anything that detracts from presence is a […]
Keeping a Sunny Day Sunny
Sunday was a sunny day, and should have stayed that way. But black tires raced across white sand, and the rescuer’s flashing lights were ominous so early in the morning, it was […]
Summer, And Once Again…Death
Drowning sucks Over 3,600 of us drown every year in America. Ten people per day. Drowning is in the top five for deaths between the ages of five and fourteen. Ditto between […]
In the Spring of Life…Death
The sun was still high in the sky that late afternoon as sunbathers took in the last rays of the day and volleyball competitors battled over nets, a happy sand-and-seascape. But it […]
The Egg and I
In these most troubled times of the deaths of my Brothers in Dallas my heart aches. Their loved ones are inconsolable, lost in numbing grief. The sounds of Taps, the pipes and […]
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