A BREATH OF SALT AIR 

I bet you can't wait to get to the beach on a day that is warm enough to sink your feet right into the sand and feel a warm breeze relax your whole body. Just imagining what that will be like helps while the weather is still so raw. Looking a painting or photo of what...

It is always a surprise when late on a dreary gray day the Sun drops below the clouds and lights up the sky. It lifts your heart.  The December ocean beach is desolate and glorious.  It makes me tune into a force I know is so much larger than myself.  And yet I’m...

  The Winter Sea It’s a cold rain coming down on a sage green sea.  It isn’t cold enough yet to make beautiful floating snowflakes. It is just wet, the kind of chilled dampness that gets into your bones. But it is still so beautiful and surprisingly colorful. ...

“There are connoisseurs of blue just as there are connoisseurs of wine.”  Colette Reading this quote made me realize that studying blue in all its nuances is my life-long passion. I’m definitely a blue fanatic and just might be on my way to becoming a connoisseur....

Salt Marsh Looking out on the plush and radiant green of the marsh grasses here on the Eastern End of Long Island, it is hard to believe that coastal areas like these were once considered suitable as waste disposal sites.  It wasn’t until the Clean Water Act of 1972...

The Golden Gate From very high up on the Marin Headlands looking through the triangular top of the Golden Gate Bridge everything is dwarfed. The city buildings are tiny white and gray blocks, sailboats bob like microscopic toys and miniature cars on the bridge dart...

Hunter’s  Moon I didn’t want to miss it. As soon as I returned from the city I put my camera in the car so I wouldn’t forget.  I was on the look-out for the Hunter’s Moon, the common name for the 2nd full moon of Autumn. Anticipation did not prepare me for the...

Light in the Fields There is something different about the fields here on the East End in the Hamptons precisely because we are near the sea.  There is a unique quality of light, a quality that is created by sunlight reflecting off the ocean, the bays and the salt...

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."                                                                                                     Jacques Yves Cousteau                                        Just a short note this time but...

An isthmus of glistening white sand is made even more beautiful by its stark vulnerability.  Note the determined and exquisitely fragile trees attempting to stand their ground. A strip of land clearly delineates the wide sky above and the soft blue water beneath.  As...

  Can you find the tiny spot of water centrally located between the two skyscrapers?  That’s New York Cities’ East River. It’s mesmerizing to think that all those skyscrapers were made by man.  It is astounding to even begin to absorb that idea. Here, overwhelmed...

Waterfront Homes I just love how some waterfront houses are nestled into the land.  Questions of whether or not they are stable and secure in this era of violent storms and floods adds to their enchantment. The homes defy their state of vulnerability with a...

The change of season as if on cue after Labor Day startled me. Right away, I felt loss that somehow the summer got away.  As soon as I realized how futile a thought that was and how it didn’t serve me one bit, I shifted to appreciating what is here.  And it is...

Salt Marsh in Full Color Some days the seaside has this wonderful soft but clear blue quality. Pristine. Everything sparkles but the balmy air renders everything slightly hazy around the edges.  I love the colors at this time.  The greens are bright and vivid but...