Light Pollution Kills Our History
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. — Vincent van Gogh Star light, star bright, first star I see […]
Category Archives: Laguna Beach
Japan Disaster Reminds Us to Protect the Ocean
Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we […]
Green Solutions from Across the Globe
Laguna is easy to brag about. There are few places in the world that rival our village city. Start with the climate, add terrain that includes canyons and hillside vistas, […]
EPA Under Fire from Congress
Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, […]
Ocean Protection is a Vital Cause
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. —Jacques Cousteau It all starts with the first touch of ocean water. Whether it’s a […]
Taking Stock After a Difficult Year
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet… It’s come round again: The end of one year and the beginning of the next. In one and the same breath, it seems […]
Getting Away for A Week, A Day, An Hour …..
Reentry can be a wickedly wild space. As anyone who’s been on vacation or retreat can confirm, landing at LAX is akin to stepping into an alternate reality. The crush […]
Politics Brings Change – and Stasis
Did you vote for change, or to maintain the status quo? Elections bring out the best and the worst of mudslinging and spit-hurling. I for one, am grateful that the […]
Ratting Out Ferrets, Skunks & Weasels
My encounters with urban wildlife just keep coming. No sooner had I “herded” the hummingbird out of my upstairs bedroom for the second time last week, than a fat red-breasted […]
Close Encounters with a Hummer
What can be more delightful than a close encounter with wildlife? We tend to spend so much time with our faces pressed against something electronic, that the chance moments when […]
