It’s hot. Spring has flashed to summer with the turn of a switch. Dawn comes with still seas and air that carries the heavy scent of salted water. From my writing perch, I watch orioles dash palm to palm, nipping at dried fronds for nesting materials. Small hummingbirds lap at red flowers, doves coo from [...]
Archive for the ‘Sunrises’ Category
Hot Sultry Mornings
Posted: May 16, 2012 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Gardens/Plants, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Sunrises2
Woke to the early chatter of wrens and finches : the coo of the doves : followed by the sharp yap of Buster and Shorty as they ‘tended’ to beach walkers. Oh, those dogs! Ever vigilant in the protection of property and home, and their wakeup call led me straight into the sunrise. Lucky me!
Don’t need words…
beauty where we find it …..
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Clean Water, Coronado Island, Desert, Dolphins, Environment, Estuary, Family & Friends, Fish, Food, Loreto, Moon Rise, Sailing, San Juanico, Scuba Diving, Sea of Cortez, Snorkeling, Sunrises, Sunsets, SUP, Surfing, Weather, WhalesTags: bountiful sea, Cabo San Lucas, cirrius, San Quintin, Sea of Cortez
For the uninitiated, there is little that can be said to fully express the beauty of Baja California Sur. From the moment one leaves the populations of Colonet & San Quintin, makes a requisite gas stop in El Rosario, and heads into the heart of undeveloped land of cardon, bojum, cholla, poloverde, cirrius and more [...]
the sound of morning
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesTags: beach stones, isla carmen, pre dawn, small waves, winds of yesterday
I woke before the sun had peeked her head above isla carmen and decided to walk the beach in it’s pre-dawn darkness. In the distance, the wail of waking roosters echoed down the arroyo and mingled with the guttural purr of diesel transports getting a jump on the day. At the water line, only the [...]
Rembrandt Skies
Posted: November 19, 2011 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Loreto, Sunrises, WeatherThe rain was more than I could have asked for. Dark ominous skies for two days – and then the drops, light as first and then a heavy downpour that came in spurts, but lasted through the night. In the morning skies that painters dream about. The rains in the night cleared the air (not [...]
Omage to the daybreak …
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Baja Living, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Family & Friends, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesFlap of pelican wings. Graceful dive of Arctic tern. Splash and leap of tiny fish. Wind rustling palm trees. The chatter of house finches. The coo of rock doves. The squawk of sea gulls. The islands floating in the not quite break of day. The Sea of Cortez in stillness. Buster, patiently waiting for his [...]
… too much time in baja! ….
Posted: October 13, 2011 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Casa de Catalina, Environment, Family & Friends, Food, Gardens/Plants, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Sunrises(coming round again) You my have spent too much time in Baja if: You open the refrigerator and are stunned it’s not filled with Coronas. You can’t drink anything unless it has a slice of lime. It’s not a meal without salsa fresca and chips. You greet everyone with “Hola” or “Buenas Dias”. You keep [...]
morning comes round again ….
Posted: October 2, 2011 in Baja Living, Birds, Casa de Catalina, Sea of Cortez, Sunrisesstillness : slap of tiny waves against shore stones : twitter of finches darting between palms : whir of hummingbird wings hovering over succulent red flowers : splash of dogs on a morning swim
… morning comes again …
Posted: July 27, 2011 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesI inhale the steamy morning air, listen as ripples splash against the beach stones … coffee in-hand, the sun slithers up behind the clouds and once again, the day begins. The pure elegance and simplicity of the dawn do little to assuage the raging that fills the United States over a budget crisis that no [...]
