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  • The Abandoned Boat Yard, Halloween Story, Day 1

        An abandoned boat yard, the perfect scene for a Halloween story…       The girls loved exploring deserted buildings, the scarier the better. They were 10 now and practically fearless. They'd been best friends since they were born, maybe before, as they were identical twins and were hardly ever apart. This trip was…

  • Stoked!

        Back and forth he goes with endless energy! This boy is so stoked with his skimboard and the newly formed tidal pool, that he doesn't notice the drama unfolding over the ocean right beside him – the outer edges of Hurricane Irene, illuminated by the setting sun.   I think to show him,…

  • Fishing, Reading…

      On a warm January day off, sitting on the beach, enjoying the skimmers, pelicans and gulls, and a family fishing nearby.   In Vietnam each seaside village has a secret fish sauce recipe.   Reading Vietnamese-American, Andrew X Pham's Catfish and Mandala – a very brave piece of storytelling about  one man's search for…

  • Seek honestly that which nourishes you.

        Does the Egret apologize to the fish? Is the fish feeling like a victim, getting angry and huffy? These two marvelous creatures are   living and dying on the same page. No apologies. No blame.   When we seek honestly that which nourishes us, we thrive.  

  • Blessings

      A woman in red looks out over the ocean. A rainbow is forming. In this month of rainbows, and double rainbows, it still feels like a blessing. Like the rain.       

  • Check Mate

        Beach erosion, day 2 of the pounding surf of Hurricane Irene, Anastasia Island State Park, St. Augustine, Florida. Beach re-nourishment. Beach erosion. Beach re-nourishment. Beach erosion. Beach re-nourishment. Beach erosion. Check. Check mate. It's not that Nature wins, It's that Nature is and is better at is than the Army Corps of Engineers.…

  • MOM?

    Are you my mother?