by Louie Ferrera | Mar 23, 2025 | Meditations, Nature
The saying Spring has sprung is misleading. The word sprung implies something that happened immediately, unexpectedly, as in She sprung out from behind the tree to surprise me. I guess one could say that spring has indeed sprung…if you’ve been living life with...
by Louie Ferrera | Feb 23, 2025 | Nature
The sleepy little village of Yelapa, Mexico appears like a dream as our water taxi speeds south from Puerto Vallarta along the coast of Banderas Bay. We round a promontory and there it is, a perfect crescent scooped out of the land, it’s all azure sea and golden sand,...
by Louie Ferrera | Dec 19, 2024 | Nature
On the cusp of Winter Solstice, I’ve had some thoughts about the upcoming season. Leaf Ballet A handful of leaves cling stubbornly to the branches of our majestic valley oak, a tree that one day 20 years ago poked its spindly trunk cautiously out from the...
by Louie Ferrera | Oct 25, 2024 | Nature
It’s ok to just sit here, right? It’s ok to watch the green fingers of the apple tree sway in tandem with the singing of the wind chimes, right? It’s ok to watch the sky-blue scrub jay hop from tree branch to lawn to fountain. It’s ok to marvel at the...
by Louie Ferrera | Oct 16, 2024 | Nature
The hike I went on today was all about feathers. It seemed like everywhere I looked, there they were: A 12 inch long, steel-grey wing feather from a Great Blue heron, a tail feather from a crow; coal-black and broadly rounded at the end in two heart-shaped humps. I...
by Louie Ferrera | Sep 16, 2024 | Nature
I get the feeling that someone or something is watching me. Am I being paranoid or are those just imaginary glances from behind the green facade of the forest? The canopy in here is thick and nearly impenetrable, what light that does make it through is green and...
Lots of great stuff here! I can smell the greenwood here, the earth, the sap, the slight humid feeling when…
Proud Parents for sure! she will treasure this essay for years to come.!! Congratulations Denali!
What a milestone for Denali and you! I'm crying reading this. I know she'll do well--she already has. But your…
Oh my goodness- your words resonate with my entire being - Yes! our time with our littles is fleeting and…
Joni was right. It won’t be long now till you drag your feet just to slow that circle down. Very…