Hmmm, dueling suns or moons, over an empty foggy beach? I have no idea what the two spheres are that appear in this photo of Westward Beach in Malibu this morning, looking north toward a lifeguard station. It is hard to believe this is a midmorning shot on September 1st, isn’t it? Where are the beachgoers? [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Malibu'
Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part III
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
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Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part II
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
I watched Pat Boone last night on television, in one of those 1/2 hour presentations for Time-Life CD’s, where he hosted musical selections from the late 1950′s and early 1960′s. One of my favorite songs of his from way-back-when, was “Love Letters in the Sand.” I thought of that as I walked on the wet [...]
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Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part I
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
It is the first day of school in my neighborhood, and I decided it was a great morning to visit nearby Westward Beach in Malibu. Kids would be back in schoolrooms, and there should be plenty of free parking along the frontage road. Besides, the weather here in the Conejo Valley was blue-sky-beautiful, and I just [...]
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Three New Mountain Lion Kittens in Santa Monica Mountains
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Las Virgenes, Malibu, Outdoors
The Los Angeles Times reported on June 22, that the National Park Service discovered three new mountain lion kittens in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) on May 26, near Peter Strauss Ranch. Here is a link to the article, and incredible photos: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/rangers-welcome-some-very-cute-lion-kittens-at-santa-monica-mountains.html Posted by Janna Orkney, with a thank you to Mary [...]
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Tar and Sympathy
June 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Green, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
No, this is not about the 1956 Vincent Minnelli movie, “Tea and Sympathy,” starring Deborah Kerr. As you may have gathered by the photo to the left, of the line of pelicans flying along just above the ocean and beyond the breakers, this is about the ocean and beach. Election Day afternoon, I visited Westward Beach [...]
Tags: BP Oil Spill·Westward Beach
Beach Trilogy I, The Lifeguard Stations
June 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · California, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
The lifeguard stations at Westward Beach in Malibu are sporting a new look. Gone is the solid light blue paint for the structure, including porch and ramp. Now, each has unique, bright graphics with a matching trim color for railings and foundation pieces. We don’t get the full affect in the photo at the left [...]
Beach Trilogy II, The Surfers
June 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · California, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
The three surfers were chatting in front of where I was sitting on the beach, this morning. They were having fun sticking their boards upright in the sand, and one even flipped his board in the air and had it land on its point in the sand and remain standing. Then, they walked on, boards [...]
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Beach Trilogy III, The Wedding
June 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
Another title for this photo of a wedding party at Westward Beach, could be, “And I now pronounce you…chilly!” I will bet that when the wedding was planned, the bride and groom didn’t say, “Gosh, I sure hope it is going to be foggy and 64 degrees for our ceremony!” Well, at least it wasn’t [...]
Westward Beach
June 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
When I first moved to the Conejo Valley in 1997, I was very aware that the beach was only about twenty minutes away from where I lived in Westlake Village. At least every few weeks, I would zip over the Santa Monica Mountains to enjoy Westward Beach, just south of Zuma. I would often take [...]
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Two Sunday Events Worth Taking In
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, Economy, Education, Malibu, Thousand Oaks
I will just share the info chronologically. There is a celebration of World Tai Chi Day Sunday (4-25) in nearby Malibu, taking place from 10 AM to 1 PM at Marine Elementary School on Point Dume. I am mentioning this in the Conejo Post because there is a contingent of folks from the Conejo Valley [...]
Tags: California Lutheran University·Ed Lawrence·Malibu·World Tai Chi Day