Twenty Years On

Twenty Years On

by | Mar 18, 2024 | Friends & Family

On March 6th our precious twins turned twenty. I wrote them a letter. Dear Sam and Denali, So how on Earth did you both manage to turn twenty? The moment of your birth was a watershed event for your mom and I and without a doubt the greatest day in our lives. Two...
The Serendipity of Beach Structures

The Serendipity of Beach Structures

by | Mar 4, 2024 | Nature

The serendipity of a beach structure always makes me smile. I can see the spontaneity in its design, the helter skelter randomness in the way the various materials were used to construct it. There may have been a conscious effort on behalf of the builders to come to...
The Language of Waves

The Language of Waves

by | Feb 27, 2024 | Nature

I’m sitting here at Doran Beach with my eyes closed, deep in meditation and listening to the waves in stereo. In the absence of sight, sound is all I have so the sounds of the waves become intensified. I’m hearing four distinctive sounds. First there’s a woosh as the...
A Haven For Birds

A Haven For Birds

by | Feb 19, 2024 | Nature

I’m watching the birds come and go, they flit and flutter from tree top to branch to feeder. The titmice peck contentedly at the seed feeders until they are supplanted by a larger species like the towhee or golden crowned sparrow. When the magnificent scrub jay with...
One Second

One Second

by | Feb 16, 2024 | Meditations

How long does a second last? As long as it takes for a hummingbird to beat its wings 70 times, as long as it takes for you to blink your eyes. The difference between winner and runner up in the Olympics is one second, it could also be the difference between life and...