I was reading an article recently about poet, David Whyte. Within this article was one of his poems that I found particularly moving. I am not a poet but a good poem can really inspire […]

  Quick as a hummingbird…she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart. ~ James Oppenheim ….And these little birds did dip sweetly into my heart!!! Last December my husband, Steve and […]

Evolve…..or become extinct!  ~  Charles Darwin.  Another popular Darwin quote on the Islands!  My husband, Steve and I took a snorkeling tour to a beautiful, secluded, white sand beach and everyone really enjoyed being in […]

  It has been such a busy summer for Steve’s and my motel here in Bandon and for our photography business as well.  One project that kept us busy was a tourism gig that required […]

  There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute. ~ Ziggy Marle       Steve and I spent three nights […]

~ Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination are omnipotent.  ~ Calvin Coolidge What do you do when a bunch of folks pay money to come to Bandon to […]

  Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.  ~~ Rene-Francois- Ghislain Magritte To me, intentional blur abstracts evoke mystery and intrigue. This image below is my favorite take of the trip. […]

  Captain Lawrence’s final toast to his ship was: “May God bless you, and may your bones bleach in the sands.” Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, […]

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.  ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau  This morning […]