by beachraven | Feb 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Desert Hot Springs, California All the crazy weather brings to mind one of my favorite Joan Didion quotes, “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm. A full-blown storm where everything changes. The sky goes through four days in an hour, the trees wail, little...
by beachraven | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
It was wonderful to receive a letter back in the age of snail mail. I lived in a one-room apartment on the edge of the Hollywood Hills. In the evening after work, I’d unlock my mailbox and sort through the bills and adverts. On a good day, I’d get a letter from my...
by beachraven | Jan 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Quarry Park, Monterey, California They noticed me first. I wasn’t even aware of them until I felt something staring at me and peered into the woods. Three young deer with enormous ears and big black eyes stood frozen like statues looking straight at me. I...
by beachraven | Jan 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, California We’ve had about twenty storms this season, and they’ve all been different. Today, I’m staring out a window as grey clouds pass by at an unnatural speed. Gusts of wind blow limbs and leaves sideways, and wind...
by beachraven | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tournament of Roses Parade On New Year’s Day 1971, the Englewood, Colorado high school marching band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade. I think it’s no exaggeration to say I was third chair sousaphone (marching tuba). The band, 180 of us, boarded...
by beachraven | Dec 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Monte Vista, Monterey, California The sun set as I stepped out the door for my evening walk. It was later than usual, but I pushed on and took the path through the forest and into the upper neighborhoods. I rounded a corner, and there sat the Holiday Wishing...
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