by beachraven | Dec 17, 2021
Monterey Bay, Monterey California It was in the forties this morning when I pushed my bike into the street. As I dropped down the hill towards town and built speed, the wind cut through my jacket like ice. The wharf was abandoned save for a vendor setting up to...
by beachraven | Dec 10, 2021
I love breakfast places. Not the fancy luxurious hotel kind; those always have an edge of intimidation for me, an uptight haughtiness. I’m talking about the small joints tucked in nooks-and-crannies around town that serve-up two eggs with hash-browns and a good cup of...
by beachraven | Dec 4, 2021
Santa Monica Pier The dense morning fog was beginning to lighten when I crawled out of bed. Every thought that crossed my mind seemed wrong, and a disturbing ache filled my gut. I dressed, grabbed my camera, and slipped out of our room, careful not to wake...
by beachraven | Nov 20, 2021
Pacific Grove,California We walked into town to find a place to grab breakfast. The sky held a menageriof clouds dark-brooding, soft white puffy, and ghostly fragments, drifting across a blue sky with the morning sun setting it aglow. As we walked, I stared at...
by beachraven | Nov 12, 2021
El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, California Dawn, Sunday morning, as I rode my bike along the Monterey coast, three thoughts looped through my head: the details of a project I’m working on, the observation of how thoughts drop in and spin around, and...
