Life Amongst the Landscape, Unexpected Inspiration, Life as Art, Travel and More
Summer is on the horizon. The last two days of fickle weather have illustrated an important point; if your planning a trip to the coast make sure you dress in layers. When the temperature is what inlanders perceive as chilly, if there’s no wind and it’s sunny, 50 degrees can be warm T-shirt weather. If …
All of us experience the ups and downs of loss. It’s just a fact of life. Doesn’t make it any easier but, it’s part of the deal. How you come out of the fog associated with that loss is up to you. Relationships are exhausting. In order for them to be good ones, you have …
This week we have experienced some amazing mornings on the Northcoast. Early morning low tides and the Bay has been really flat. The lighting also provided gorgeous photo ops. Today was one of those days I wished I had gone kayaking. When Baxter and I came down off the headland, the crew from Kayak Trinidad …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Great Lighting and Flat Water
On May 6 my Dad died. On May 14 my sisters and I buried him in the same plot our Mother was buried in on March 23, nine years previous. We all really thought Dad had another year or two to live. He suffered from complications from Diabetes and his heart finally gave way after …
Our family has experienced quite an emotional roller coaster ride these past few months (see previous posts). And today was the last day of my daughter’s visit so she and I headed up to Redwood National and State Parks to stretch our legs and do some communing with nature. It’s hard to beat the vibe …
After having seven weeks of my life consumed by greater challenges, I’m ready to get back in the groove of my routine. Sometimes life takes hold and requires you to redirect your energy. In the span of eight weeks, my husband had a kidney transplant, our son donated a kidney to help facilitate his father …
Today I switched things up a bit and changed course, taking the trail that goes out to the other headland in town, Elk Head. My daughter arrived this afternoon and I wanted to show her the Fetid adder’s tongue before all the plants went to seed. Spending time in nature can lift your spirits and …
This morning’s walk was back on Trinidad Head and to my surprise the trillium have finally started to bloom! Multiple new sprouts have also broken thru the surface and started to mature. I am so relieved that they are all still there. For a few weeks I worried that mischievous behavior had befallen them. As …
We had some serious wind last night that to a lesser extent continues today. As a result a tree was down on the headland loop. Baxter and I skirted by the tree on foot but a motorized vehicle would be blocked. My neighbor saw us return and the response I got was, “you walked in …
Every location has its charms and whether or not we realize it, we are all very tied to the landscapes we live in. A number of elements from within that landscape influence our behavior and our happiness. The people or plants and animals who live there, the architecture and history of the human designed environment, …
Perspectives From My Trail 