the sun crested the isla carmen one minute earlier this morning : 7:14 instead of 7:15 .. yes, the shortest day and longest night have passed … there must be a metaphor in this. the air is still and warm. no waves and hardly a ripple on the water. i find this magical, as i [...]
Archive for the ‘Birds’ Category
after the longest night
Posted: December 23, 2010 in Baja Living, Birds, Casa de Catalina, Environment, Sea of Cortez, Sunrises0
The sky ablaze this morning with 60 or so vultures, circling, searching. What has died? What is about to die? Joining the fray, a Magnificent frigate bird, his long lanky body with split tail stark against the chunky vulture bodies. As they continued to swirl, a lone red tail hawk joined the sky born dance. [...]
One of the best things about Loreto dog beach walks : NO LEASHES! No rules .. Just head out the door and let the dogs run. The long stretch of beach backs up to estuaries with herons & egrets … osprey and gulls .. The desert stretches to the west, covered in cardon and mesquite, [...]
Between the space of surfing and hanging out with my friends, I always take the opportunity to find quiet time .. Reflection and opportunities to gather my thoughts. This small gull feather, caught on the afternoon breezes, danced along the shoreline before coming to rest right below my feet. I pondered the bird that had [...]
Gardens in the Desert
Posted: May 10, 2010 in Baja Living, Birds, Gardens/Plants, LoretoTags: Baja California Sur, Buster, El Jardin, Orange Groves, San Quintin
“The Desert Dreams of Water” is the name of a series of photographs I took in different desert locations. My experience of the dried earth in sparsely vegetated areas of the desert is that the dream of water is never more than a breath away. During and after a rain storm, the earth opens up [...]
repair/replanting
Posted: April 17, 2010 in Baja Living, Birds, Casa de Catalina, Gardens/Plants, LoretoIt’s taken 10 days, five city officials, two layers, one environmentalist, extraordinary patience, and strained relationships with neighbors, but at last, the city has blessed our ‘replanting’ plans which beautify the community walkway, provide a modicum of privacy to my home, and a support a fledgling bird habitat. And along with the blessings was an [...]
Stillness and bird chatter begin the day ..
Posted: April 3, 2010 in Baja Living, Birds, Loreto, Sunrisessun rises. dog snuggles. hunkered down in the patio with laptop and laprobe. cool crisp clean air. the chatter of bird talk as finches, wrens and orioles flit tree to tree. in the palm above me, the cooing of rock doves. gentle splash as calm seas surge over beach stones. pongeros head out for a [...]
Wow .. Knock me over with a 2×4. I’ve just experience the worst of gringo hubris While away, my neighbors – Roger Calvin and Susan Gordon – went to the Municipality and got a permit to clear cut the narrow canopy of foliage that had been planted in the community walkway next to my house. [...]
It’s like pulling teeth .. the yanking me from the shores of the Sea of Cortez as business calls me back to the States. Leaving the seabirds, the undersea life, the winds and the small waves … my friends. Biz is biz .. but each trip I learn more of what is truly important to [...]
… stillness slides into a zen-like presence…
