by Louie Ferrera | Dec 23, 2025 | Friends & Family
At this time of year I try my best to tune out the static and noise of overt commercialism that is nearly inescapable and focus on what I really like best about Christmas: the traditions. As a kid growing up in New Jersey, my family had time honored traditions that...
by Louie Ferrera | Dec 3, 2025 | Nature
On any given day I can watch river otters frolicking in a nearby creek, see a flock of turkeys parading across our yard or hear the distinctive whoo whoo of a Great Horned Owl. On occasion a stealthy grey fox will even make a rare appearance. You may be wondering, do...
by Louie Ferrera | Nov 16, 2025 | Meditations, Nature
It’s a glorious grey dawn and autumn is at its mid-point. Pounding rain rat-a-tats on the plastic roof of our backyard deck. This is such a sanctuary for me, it’s the ideal place from which to watch the seasons change. Wind and rain rush through the trees with a...
by Louie Ferrera | Nov 7, 2025 | Music
I could tell the story of my life through the first Crosby, Stills and Nash album. Of course this record has a history and a story all it’s own. Here’s my take on it, song by song, Side I to Side II. Side One Those first notes, ringing like the crystal light of dawn,...
by Louie Ferrera | Oct 23, 2025 | Nature
When Carol and I pulled up to the kiosk at Salt Point State Park to check into our camp site, the ranger stated matter of factly, “People have been seeing whales.” This soon proved to be a gross understatement. Salt Point is a gem of a park set along the rugged coast...
I wish I had your confidence, Louie… I can’t say that I see too many “Good Guys”, and the ones…
I hope they don’t start turning on each other… let’s keep the negative rhetoric down … nose to the grindstone…
That’s so cool! They’re here in the Willamette River and the Delta Ponds, but as much as I walk the…
So sweet! I love those river otters!
Yes! I enjoyed this writing, and the commentors' notes as well. "We played the music and the music played us"…