I went out this morning eager to see how high the water was, as we are experiencing "king tides" today and tomorrow. This natural font is...

The tree (trunk) you see here is what remains from what I called the magical tree at the end of our street. For weeks I have been awed by...

The sky was pretty amazing this morning. Layer upon layer of clouds, with the light peeking through here and there. Kind of like layers...

Wow. If you don't live on the west coast, you may not have heard about the "bomb cyclone" that brought high winds and rain to us over the...

One reason I looked for a job on the California coast was a deep feeling of well-being that came over me one day as I walked along a...

A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an invisible reality. We usually associate sacraments with the church. I admit that...

It's harvest time! These beauties have already been through a lot. From bud to blossom to bunches of ripe fruit. And now, they will be...

The lupine along the coast were in glorious bloom a while back, and lately I have been watching as the seed pods turned from green to...

This beach is a mess, right? And this is just one little part of it. As far as the eye can see, there are piles of seaweed and pieces of...

I read something earlier this week that has stuck with me. Why do we call it "taking" a photo? The camera is receiving an image and...

I was exploring one of my favorite little private coves at low tide the other day. As I approached the shoreline, I noticed all these...

Two years ago today it was bright and sunny as I spent the day with the Vestry and others from St. Marys, mutually discerning whether I...

O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they...

The other night I was awake in the middle of the night for quite a while. My brain was swirling and working on many things. As I was...

Yesterday I was delighted to see a large group of folks at Asilomar beach building sandcastles. As you can see from this one, they were...

There was something about sitting in the back of the church this morning, looking through the glass at the assembled family, listening to...

It struck me this morning, as I walked on a beach made new by the tide, that our days are like that. Each day is a blank slate, ready for...

Take off your shoes, because you’re standing on holy ground. Whether you notice it or not, whether you appreciate it or not. How many...

As I near the end of the workday, I need to take a minute and breathe while watching this sea star move oh-so-slowly. This morning there...

Just a quick note. I woke up this morning to the news of another mass shooting. I am so tired of reading "authorities are looking for a...