Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I watched waves of optimism welcome a new year yesterday as the sun set on a Florida beach. The dichotomy of the ocean -- at once steadfast and mercurial -- offers the perfect metaphor for the gift we humans have fashioned for ourselves each year. Waves roll in with a constancy upon which the whole [...]
The glee bubbled up the moment my Hoka-clad foot hit the sand. It always does when I get to be where the water meets the earth. And this time I had the whole, glorious beach to myself. I took a tentative step north, and then another, and, then I ran. I use the word “run” [...]
A nice man asked me if I wanted him take my picture as I stood on the beach shooting the sunset. “Sure!” I answered and handed him my phone. He snapped a couple of shots and I thanked him as he walked away. The pictures made me laugh because, in all these years of loving [...]
Until I ran into a coyote on the beach during my morning jog last week, I had not considered the cumulative effects of Florida's Red Tide. Even then, I was mostly confused as the coyote and I stopped and stared at each other for a good, long, please-don't-eat-me moment. We were both interlopers on that [...]