Earth Day – Loreto Pride were celebrated on April 10, 2011 with a community cleanup of the Arroyo Candeleria. The event was sponsored by the Waterkeeper Alliance, Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto, Loretanos por un mar lleno de vida, and Eco-Alianza de Loreto. A.C. As in years past, the arroyo had been used by those [...]
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Homage to the Home Planet
Posted: April 15, 2011 in Baja Living, Clean Water, Desert, Earth Day, Environment, Estuary, Family & Friends, Waste ManagementTags: Earth Day, Eco-Alianzia de Loreto, Loreto National Marine Park, Loreto Pride, Sea of Cortez, Waterkeeper Alliance
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after the longest night
Posted: December 23, 2010 in Baja Living, Birds, Casa de Catalina, Environment, Sea of Cortez, Sunrisesthe 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 [...]
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. [...]
Sanctity of the Seas
Posted: November 3, 2010 in Baja Living, Environment, Scuba Diving, Sea of CortezOff shore, three tuna boats have sat at anchor for the last four days. At first, I had been told that they were National Geographic research ships and I was thrilled that they had stopped in Loreto. When I discovered that they were anything but research ships, my heart felt a deep sadness. Perched on [...]
OMG wasn’t I just next to the sea of cortez? And now I’m body deep on rush hour traffic on the 405! Airplanes sure shift perspective. One minute tranquil – the next frenetic. Bajadreaming for sure!
“One thing had impressed us deeply on this little voyage: the great world dropped away very quickly. We lost the fear and fierceness and contagion of war and economic uncertainty. The matters of great importance we had left were not important. There must be an infective quality in these things. We had lost the virus, [...]
2 days and counting …..
Posted: July 27, 2010 in Baja Living, Environment, Family & Friends, Girl's Getaways, San Juanico, SurfingTags: Baja Peninsula, Cathy Cox, El Jardin, Loreto
Countdown to Friday departure as the Baja Peninusla lures me south once again. This trip, I’ll again have the joy experiencing the extraordinary and diversified beauty of the long finger of desert, rock and mountainous terrain. If you’ve never done the drive, then you don’t really know Baja. Cathy Cox and Patrick Humphries are packing [...]
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 [...]
Earth Day – Loreto, BCS, Mexico – 2010
Posted: April 23, 2010 in Baja Living, Environment, Family & Friends, Loreto“There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground…” – Rumi 40 years ago 20 million Americans pooled their energies and created the first Earth Day. As envisioned by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, the day was to be filled with educational teach-ins. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of [...]
