by Louie Ferrera | Jun 7, 2024 | Nature
Here at Riverfront Park, the Russian River carries small pieces of the forest with it on its slow journey to the sea. Leaves, twigs, bits of fluff, bird feathers and who knows what else. The river’s main current flows close to the bank opposite me in an unending...
by Louie Ferrera | May 15, 2024 | Nature
Crow How black is that crow sitting way up there near the top of that Dr. Seuss-like eucalyptus tree? So black that it looks like negative space; like a perfect crow shape has been cut out of the blue sky to reveal the blackness of outer space beyond. Black licorice,...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 10, 2024 | Nature
In a world thoroughly trampled on by humans, “secret” places are hard to come by. A couple of months ago I found one such spot just off the trail here at Riverfront Park Riverfront is one of the more popular of the regional parks in Sonoma County. The location of my...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 4, 2024 | Nature
Our plum tree is almost completely dead, but instead of mourning its loss, we’ve reimagined what a tree could be. Somehow a small cluster of branches at the center of the tree have managed to bloom this spring. Tiny white blossoms have given way to slender green...
by Louie Ferrera | Mar 23, 2024 | Nature
Carol and I left for the Sierras on a rainy Wednesday before dawn, returning home after three days of snow and bitter cold to brilliant sunshine and a warm breeze that said, “Spring is here!” with every jingle of our wind chimes. To finally get a clear, dry day after...
by Louie Ferrera | 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...
Louie, so happy we got to be there sharing your porch swing with just the right timing to see this…
Woo-hoo! 💜
Love you Louie! Hallelujah-nature heals.
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Real quickly. What color mock turtleneck did you get. You got rid of the Barbie brush?