by beachraven | Apr 25, 2020
Joshua Tree National Park, California I was walking next to a park several blocks from our house when I saw a dead crow in the middle of the street. It may have been hit by a car, but how? Crows seem too intelligent for that. Seeing dead animals or birds crushed into...
by beachraven | Apr 18, 2020
Berlin, Germany This morning, I walked through the yard of the Monterey Museum of Art and came across a pair of sculptures by artist, Steffoni Esta, bold, rusted metal bolted to concrete bases. My favorite is four wavy lines reaching into the sky in a piece titled,...
by beachraven | Apr 11, 2020
Venice Beach, California I’m walking through the Park. Spring’s starting to look like summer with leaved trees, a warm sun, and the smell of pine. Hiking out of the forest onto the playground, I notice there’s no basketball or pickleball, softball or children bursting...
by beachraven | Apr 3, 2020
Otari MTR-12 Mastering Tape Machine I sat down between the speakers and pushed the green play button on the remote. I heard the plastic leader rolling through the machine, and then the speakers filled with music, wide and full of lows and highs. The intro played. The...
