Coastal Notes

little bits of this and that

nature

  • RIGHT TO LIFE

    This is such a complicated topic, but, also, not really. I think we all believe we have a Right to Life – the right to exist as human beings and to try to comprehend the purpose of our lives. We have survived on this planet by being creative, clever, curious and obstinate. We found food Read more

  • My 6th Sense

    [Ed Note: When I set out on this journey it was to task myself with regular creative writing. Little did I know (ah, those words would sink a flotilla) how much research would be involved to support what I imagined to be relatively minor efforts. A very loud, collective “Ha!” is heard from the Experienced Read more

  • Do you hear what i hear?

    I am beyond fortunate to spend much of my time these days deep in the redwood forests near the coast. This is quite often a nearly silent corner of the world where we are awakened at first light by the sounds of birds and spend our early mornings sitting quietly, contemplating the stillness. I believe Read more

  • To Every Season

    Having literally abandoned google for chatGPT, I have recently been unsatisfied with the AI responses — authoritative in voice but frequently incorrect in content. This has nothing to do with today’s Note except that I went to google to learn more about Sweet Pea (the plant) and was quite surprised to learn that the annual Read more