I was surprised this morning by the low-ish tide, and delighted to go down to the beach to see what might be uncovered. I saw these two...

For most of my life, I could not imagine a rainbow at Christmastime. In the tropics, maybe. In the summer, sure. But here on California's...

I love watching otters. They seem so relaxed, no matter how choppy the water or how high the waves. As I watched this one today I...

I looked down and thought "hearts broken open." Not sure about you, but my heart is broken these days. There is so much pain in the world...

Big waves today. I saw this person taking a picture and it struck me how much trying to capture the power and immensity of the ocean is...

We'd like it to be as clear as the outline of this branch and bird, the story of war. It is not a snapshot in time. It comes in waves,...

Moonrise and sunrise over the mountains. "God made the two great lights - the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule...

It was pretty foggy out there this morning! I love watching the pelicans, flying in formation, disappear into it. Like them, I could see...

Tomorrow is July 4. Independence Day. I have complicated feelings about this country. I love it, and I weep for it because I know we can...

On a gray day (we've had enough now, thank you), any pop of color catches my attention. So I was happy this mossy chiton was upside down...

The fog is coming in and I am not for it. But it did make me think this morning about the choice we have in every situation. The choice...

The dramatic skies this morning, dark clouds overhead with the occasional patch of bright blue sky, got me thinking. Where is our patch...

See those shadows of the flowers? That was a sunny moment. We have not had enough of those lately, and it is getting me down. Not only...

I love seeing the different colors of sea stars when I venture out at low tide! Today I didn't see as much variety as I sometimes do, but...

I've been looking forward to this afternoon all week. It was forecast to be sunny and there was a very low tide at 3:51 pm (-1.64 feet)....

It was drizzling when I went out for my walk this morning, but the sun was peeking through, so I had high hopes for a rainbow. When I...

This morning I spent a while on the beach, watching the birds. Pelicans and gulls, flying above the waves. Cormorants and ducks, bobbing...

It feels like a long time since there was sunshine for my morning walk. And you know how I get when I don't get enough sun! Still, I go...

This is the Ring of Brodgar, built some 500 years after its neighboring ring, the Standing Stones of Stenness, and Skara Brae, the nearby...