by Louie Ferrera | Dec 8, 2023 | Meditations, Nature
It’s a rain dance out there today, a veritable, seasonal soiree. Drip, drop, splish, splash, pitter, patter, an onomatopoetic smorgasbord of sounds. Cars whizz by on the freeway, their tires hiss like bacon on a hot griddle. Ducks are delighted. Frogs flip and flop...
by Louie Ferrera | Dec 6, 2023 | Meditations, Nature
Last Monday was an absolutely stellar fall day so I decided to take a hike at Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa. Annadel is one of the crown jewels of Sonoma County parks. It has diverse ecosystems, many hiking and biking trails, a large lake, creeks and abundant bird...
by Louie Ferrera | Nov 23, 2023 | Meditations, Nature
It’s all about the light. Honey golden and lemon yellow, soft and dreamy it cuts through the reds, yellows and oranges of the autumn leaves, illuminating them like electricity. When the sun is out on a fall day such as this, the foliage glows as if lit from within....
by Louie Ferrera | Aug 30, 2023 | Nature
It was around nine years ago when I first discovered it. Poking out of the ground in our backyard where the kitchen wall meets the ground, this tiny redwood shoot couldn’t have been more than three inches tall. I remember in the spring of that year purchasing several...
by Louie Ferrera | Aug 25, 2023 | Nature
We gradually make our way along the bluffs, a slow snake, we slither and wind. Limantour Beach gradually dissolves, consumed by the march of fog until it is engulfed in a cocoon of pure white. The trail describes a wide S as it makes its way upward and away from the...
by Louie Ferrera | Aug 17, 2023 | Nature
Throughout the years, the beach has been a consistent source of wonder and inspiration for me. The following short pieces all had their genesis on recent visits to Salmon Creek along the Sonoma County CA coast. Barefoot I love walking barefoot. With nothing between...
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?