Always be on the lookout

for the presence of wonder.

~ E. B. White

two sides

there are two sides to every fence.

is it greener on one side?

is it more fun to be on the other side?

if you just sit on it, will you ever know?

A Summer to Write Home About

the days are longest,

the sun is hottest.

bare you skin and bask in it.

live the summer while it lasts.

Frolic

Is there any better display of pure joy 

than a dog running full tilt just for the fun of it.

Follow the sun

At the beach life is different.

Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment.

We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.

Just another bikes-at-the-beach photo...

The bicycle, the bicycle surely, 

should always be the vehicle 

of novelists and poets. 
~ Christopher Morley

Let's Go Surfing

Surfing, alone among sports, generates laughter at its very suggestion, 

and this is because it turns not a skill into an art, 

but an inexplicable and useless urge into a vital way of life.
~ Matt Warshaw

Sailing Away

Photography is a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy human race and even very likely for its survival. -- Eliot Porter (Photographer)

A Walk in the Park

Huntington Beach Central Park is a beautiful park where one can find the Central Library, Equistrian Center, Sports Center, the Shipley Nature Center, dog park and a lovely pond. Thanks to our never ending drought, the pond is rather low but that hasn't deterred a large number of birds from making themselves at home there. I take my dog Mickey there quite frequently for a walk and to play in the dog park. This afternoon, I decided to take along my camera and I found there are lots of photo opportunities there. It's really surprising how, when you have camera and look around wherever you go, you can see everyday things so differently, notice so much more and see so much beauty in common things and places. For example, the photo in my Thanksgiving post of the dolls was taken inside the local Walmart.

A Sad Sky

This photo was taken yesterday, from my backyard, in the very early afternoon.

The heavy smoke cover made for a spectacular sunset in Sunset Beach.

Autumn is not my favorite season in Southern California. It spells the end of our wonderful summer and the shortening of daylight. It's also our fire season bringing the infamous "Santa Ana" winds that are notorious for causing devastating fires in these parts and this year has been no exception. Hundreds of homes from Santa Barbara county to Riverside County have been destroyed. Fortunately, here in Huntington Beach, all we get is dirty air and smoky cloudy skies...and amazing sunsets. I must admit, I feel very fortunate to be miles away from any threat and also a little guilty since I didn't hesitate to take my camera to the beach for some photos.

Endless Summer at Surf City

Huntington Beach, California is also referred to as Surf City U.S.A....not because it has the biggest waves but because it is believed to have more surfers surfing here every day than just about anywhere else. Whether this is actually true or not I've no idea but I do know I ride my bike along the beach trail nearly every day and they're always out there...sunny and warm or cold and gloomy and today...well, it was just perfection.