by Louie Ferrera | Oct 28, 2026 | Meditations, Nature
My favorite place to go for quiet meditation is Riverfront Regional Park. It’s just a 17 minute drive from my house but a world away. When I’m here I immerse myself in nature, do a slow crawl along the pathways, pause to look at birds, listen to the quiet and breathe...
by Louie Ferrera | Oct 19, 2026 | Meditations, Nature
How do you write about something as elusive and etherial as light? The Impressionists painted it, Ansel Adams photographed it, countless musicians have attempted to depict it through melody. I’m often at a loss for words when attempting to describe the golden light of...
by Louie Ferrera | Sep 15, 2026 | Meditations, Nature
The Kortum Trail winds along three miles of some of the most spectacular coastline that Sonoma County has to offer. On clear days the northernmost point of Point Reyes National Seashore is visible far to the south. At various times throughout the year, humpback and...
by Louie Ferrera | Sep 9, 2026 | Meditations, Nature
This lazy river is slow and silent like the seasonal shift that has just begun. The signs of autumn are subtle at first, there’s a slight but noticeable difference in the angle and the quality of light which begins to take on a golden glow. The wind is different too...
by Louie Ferrera | Aug 22, 2026 | Meditations, Nature
Finding a hummingbird feather is like finding a four-leaf clover or seeing a shooting star appear out of an ink-black sky. These are serendipitous occurrences and when they happen it’s like a wand has been waved somewhere and I’m in the right place at the right time...
by Louie Ferrera | Aug 13, 2026 | Nature
All throughout spring and early summer the birds in our backyard have been busy. The lesser goldfinch population is larger than it’s ever been and they’ve all been jockeying for position at the feeders. A pair of house finches have been a constant presence. The male’s...
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"…
Person-to-person gifts of back-yard fruit, and compassionate acts done just for others, carry messages of human kindness that can't be…
The joy we got from sharing music, in real time, together, and in real life, was a generational gift that's…
Glad you included the vineyards, the lovely contrast of large, bright-yellow leaves with the dusky purple of grapes peaking out…