Last weekend at the Earth Day Retreat, we had two Poets in Residence. Below are their poems inspired by the beauty of Ocean Shores. All photos in this blog (except Rick's feather photo) are Bill Bauer's beach photos from the Earth Day Retreat. I hope Bill doesn't mind [...]
There is a close up photograph my nephew John took of my parents' hands. It is so unbelievably beautiful and, unfortunately, John cannot find it among his tens of thousands of negatives. I would have loved to use that photo in this blog, but I have these other photos of [...]
We just had our annual Earth Day Retreat! I am forever amazed by the groups of people who gather here at the coast with us. I felt like this weekend, I was with a group of insightful and wise old souls. Most everyone did not know each other before hand, [...]
Happy Easter one day early! Enjoy this Easter photo of my mom proudly standing with her five little girls! This is one of my most cherished photos. Mom made all of our beautiful frilly Easter dresses (see below!)! And every year she would put together these baskets we all have [...]
My friend, Barbara Wollner, from Healdsburg, California sent me this beautiful picture and inspirational poem by Mary Oliver today. Enjoy! Thank you, Barbara, for letting me share this on my blog! Morning Poem ~ Mary Oliver ~ ❖ Every morning the world is created. Under the orange sticks [...]