Photo taken in Santa Monica, CA.
Morning Glow
Photo taken at Venice Beach with Hipstamatic, Kaimal Lens.
Beach Art: Burning Sun Backdrop, Four Figures in the Sand
Sand sculpture discovered on a walk in Venice Beach, CA.
Written in the Sand with Shells: I Heart U
Discovered on the sand this morning in Venice Beach, CA.
BIg Surf, Sea Bird, Crescent Moon
Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA.
Venice Beach Morning Zen Break
Rock-n-Roll Graffiti: Peace and Love
Shout-outs on the wall to rock legends Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon. Photo taken at Sycamore Canyon beach.
World Oceans Day
Happy World Oceans Day. “Flowers by the Sea” by William Carlos Williams is a poem I carry in my wallet as a reminder of its beauty and majesty.
…And Here Comes Summer
Monday Morning Zen: Coffee at the Shore
Walk to the shore, finish coffee, fill cup with shells.
Beach Work
Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA. Signs for a beach preservation project.
On Top of the World
Photo looking down on Point Dume in Malibu, CA.
Lined Up: Lifeguard Towers
Towers lined up for the season. Photo taken in Venice, CA.
Photo: Leaf, Shore
Photo taken in Venice, CA. It was there, just like that in the sand.
Beach Flash Mob for Heal the Bay
Flash mob at the Heal the Bay Coastal Cleanup Day (with a very clever use of Jack Johnson’s reduce-reuse-recycle song).
Ban the Bag: The Majestic Plastic Bag
Cheers to Heal the Bay for this probing look at the plastic bag.
Octopus News: Paul and Mr. Bob
It’s been a big week for the octopus. Yesterday, Octopus Oracle Paul was #1 on Google Trends when I checked (I liked the “Seer Sucker” headline on Yahoo Sports). Today, via Boing Boing, comes a sweet story about an octopus set free to mate and finish life in the deep blue sea.
World Ocean Day
Photos taken in Venice Beach, CA.
It’s been a busy week and we missed World Oceans Day on June 8. I live where I get to see (and hear and smell) the ocean every day (and think I’m one of the luckiest girls in the world for that). Protecting our oceans is vital; huge kudos to those who make it their mission to do so, like the fine folks who work for Heal the Bay and Surfrider.
Starfish Videos
Via Boing Boing: this videos of a starfish in action, flipping right side up. And a link to more videos, too.
Oil Spill Reaction Online
I saw on Facebook that some friends had joined a group calling for the use of BP executives to plug the hole–and then I heard about this fake BP Twitter account that tackles the subject of the oil spill with razor-sharp satire (we’ll see how long it’s up before BP takes it down–betting they’ll be able to stop this faster than the mess they made in our seas). Of course, it’s an environmental tragedy that is breaking our hearts–but sometimes you’ve gotta use humor to deal with news this bad. Oh, and it also feels good to do something to support those environmental organizations that work tirelessly to protect our seas. (Here in LA, we salute Heal the Bay and Surfrider.)–Stef McDonald
Stef McDonald 