Treking the sands of the City by the Sea, I’ve seen finds that mystify me. Among the metal detectorists I encountered was Gary, who, in 2016, showed me this beauty: a 3.67-carat […]
At the Edge of the Sea—Mystery
Whales, Whales, Whales, This Time—So Close
I don’t know if it’s the warm weather and the warm seas, but it’s been a whale of a season in Long Beach these days. Those preceding links were the start of […]
Whales, Shore Life—It’s All Good For Your Life
Long Beach, New York’s shore is alive with bliss, even more so for me these days. As autumn wanes toward winter, I see more clearly in my late solar laps. My focus […]
The Faces of Fun at the Super Bowl Splash
I did it again. Because they did: I served as witness to these brave souls who bared it for the “Make-A-Wish Foundation.” http://tinyurl.com/5n78apdk Except for a couple of cold snaps, winter in […]
Aren’t We Better Than This?
She paints love on the walls in the City By The Sea. Juliet paints in black on white for our troubled blue planet. I wrote a bit about Juliet in 2019 when […]
Presence, And The Silver Sea
I love fog. So when I biked the boards recently, I was pleased to see the pale veil over Long Beach shore. Hundreds of gulls nestled in the sand… …then rose, a […]
The Innocents
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” (Agnes Sligh Turnbull) Do you like poems? There are some I don’t like, too much struggle. Many evoke awe, but we have to […]
Passions, and America
It was not like shooting fish in a barrel, it was actually, shooting fish—from a barrel. I was a U.S. Marine Corps Cannoneer. We fired 95 lb explosive projectiles about a dozen […]
Lions and Lambs
It’s hard to really tell who’s the lion, who’s the lamb, but these two creatures sleep, walk, play, and just—be together. I’m told by Maureen, it all started about eight years ago […]
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 […]
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