Migrating with the Whales to Baja
We’re following the whales, the girls and I, south to San Ignacio Lagoon. After weeks of watching the graceful grays glide past our Southern California coastline, we’ve booked three days […]
Letting Go to Discover
The sun rises over a sea so still it glistens like polished glass. Pale yellows break through the veil of night slowly lifting the sky to the colors of day. […]
Watching the Whales Go By
“Look! A whale! Over there!” We are standing at the point at Crescent Bay Park and a young woman points excitedly toward a shiny black mound just above the surface […]
Memories of Beach Girls
A couple of warm days and the hint of summer digs into my bones. Tossing tennis shoes aside, I brave the shoreline barefooted. The sand squishes between my toes, and […]
The Wilds of a Laguna Childhood Revisited
One of the curious affects of living in Laguna Beach for a long time is that you stop paying much attention to the neighborhood (except for story poles and DRB […]
Days of Innocence on the Field of Dreams
The thwack of the ball against a metal bat echoes up the hill from the baseball field. I can almost make out the LBHS game, except that the thick grove […]
Spirit Defines Community
Thoughts of what makes a community have been rambling in my head for a few weeks. What is it about Laguna that is so vastly different than Dana Point, Newport […]
All the Dirt that’s Fit to Print
“All the dirt that’s fit to print.” That’s what my editor, Cindy, echoing a remark that graced the front of the New York Times. We chuckle over her remark, but […]
New Years – 2005
A wild rage of red, vermillion, and violet boldly announces the first day of 2005 as the sun crests the horizon amidst cloudy skies. An early breeze mingles with the […]
Grand Canyon River Runners Association
Desert scents, released by the night’s rain, permeate the narrow walls of Ventana Canyon and fill my nostrils with the heady fragrance of wet creosote and paloverde. My friend, Laurie […]
