Beachy December Festival of Light and Color: Photos
Even though it’s the beginning of December and was the fifth night of Hannukah, here in Southern California we enjoyed a brief summery Sunday before a massive winter storm barrels down the coast from...
View Article“Bitch, Stay Away From My Husband”
So, here we are at Villas de Cerritos in our little palapa covered bungalow, having a great time, hablamos un pequito Espanol, and this single girl arrived last night and decided my tugboat man was...
View ArticleSunset On A Heavenly California Horizon
A photographic essay. Southern California. End of November. Big surf. Late afternoon. It’s so cool to showcase this amazing Carlsbad sunset embellished by WordPress snow. A glorious...
View ArticleBitter+Sweet
This is how I know I had an amazingspectularawesome fun time with Angel Boy 2.0–when his playroom looks like we’re in the eye of a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Theo lol. Yes, that’s a ukelele–Theo...
View ArticleWindy Wordless Wednesday: Hot SoCal Beach Day
#wordlesswednesday #curlyhair #santaanawinds #beach #SoCal #windy
View ArticleHot summer day in the garden
Really hot for the beach… And probably super crowded, too difficult to maintain proper social distancing, so I’m here: with a couple friends … and some mulberries that aren’t quite ready… along with...
View ArticleWalk With Me
Sights around my little town. I saw an abundance of crows; not sure why, but quite a few of them joined me today. Hello, friend! This sign was posted a few blocks away; not a very nice person! I hope...
View ArticleWalk with me again
Join me on yet another Odysseus-like journey through my town. I’m not sure what I’m searching for, but maybe like Odysseus, I’m trying to find my way home, facing challenges along the way. This was an...
View ArticleVitamin Sea
Today was the perfect day to soak up the positive energy of the ocean. “The ocean has the ability to trigger a psychological state of calm and contentment. It can literally wash away the pain.” I...
View ArticleWind, Whales, and Linda Ronstadt
You probably heard on the news how windy it was here in SoCal. In the local mountains, one gust was clocked at 95 miles an hour! Even at the coast, wind gusts were almost fifty miles an hour. A shared...
View Article(Some) Creatures Great and Small
With a nod to All Creatures Great and Small by veterinarian James Herriot, this is what my Sunday looked like. We started off the day at the beach and I’m beyond sad that I didn’t have my good camera...
View ArticleSurf City
We’re in the middle of a high surf advisory with sets up to ten feet. Although the bigger waves are south of me, I didn’t feel like driving to La Jolla or Sunset Cliffs; instead I took some pics at my...
View ArticleFull House, Full Heart
“GRAMMYGRANDMAGRANDMAAAPRINCESSROSEBUD!!!!” THUMP like a dinosaur as he jumps from the top step. Crawling in bed with me at 5:30 a.m. to chat about dreams and breakfast and plans for the day,...
View ArticleDaddy Day Lineup
Surf lineup, that is! Happy Bio/Step/Deadbeat Daddy Day, whichever one applies.
View ArticleRocky Beach
I got up super early and went to the part of the beach that never fails to provide a variety of plentiful rocks for all my projects. This time was no exception. The irony is that there are no...
View ArticleFrom Bunnies to the Beach…
First thing this morning, directly outside my bedroom window, I was greeted by not one, not two, but THREE bunnies! I knew right then and there that it was going to be a great day. Sunday Buns I could...
View ArticleA Sunday Pictorial
Just a day in the life… Caring for a friend’s old and adorable cat for a couple of days… View post on imgur.com Chasing butterflies in the garden… View post on imgur.com View post on imgur.com The...
View ArticleA Lovely Sunday at the Beach
Some clouds and sunshine, perfect for these little lefts and rights this morning… View post on imgur.com A lineup in the ocean… View post on imgur.com And a lineup in the sky. Look up! Pelicans! View...
View ArticleTime and Tide
“Time and tide wait for no man” We can’t stop the passage of time nor the movement of the tides, no matter how much we might want to halt the inexorable inevitability. This proverb appeared about 1395...
View ArticlePacific Ocean Photo of the Day
The beach was overcast but the waves were full of surfers. The swell looks to be about three feet or so, but I heard it’s building to five feet by Friday, not that this knowledge impacts my life in...
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