"There is a place of stillness and quiet
underneath your thoughts.
Here is where your love was born."
underneath your thoughts.
Here is where your love was born."
- The Couple's Tao Te Ching
"The sea is as near as we come to another world"
- Anne Stevenson

Venice Beach I

Venice Beach II

Santa Barbara pier I

Santa Barbara pier II

Monterey Bay I

Monterey Bay II

Joshua Tree Park I

Joshua Tree Park II

Catalina from Malibu Hills

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur

"Hunted nearly to extinction for their oil-rich blubber, elephant seals have made a remarkable comeback. Protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, they are expanding their range outward from remote islands and are now colonizing selected mainland beaches such as Piedras Blancas in the southern range of Big Sur, near San Simeon.
Elephant seals come ashore and form colonies for only a few months of each year to give birth, breed, and molt. The rest of the year the colonies disperse and individuals spend most of their time in pursuit of food, a quest which involves swimming thousands of miles and diving to great depths."
Elephant seals come ashore and form colonies for only a few months of each year to give birth, breed, and molt. The rest of the year the colonies disperse and individuals spend most of their time in pursuit of food, a quest which involves swimming thousands of miles and diving to great depths."

Morro Bay

San Simeon, Big Sur

Museum of Natural History Sea Center, Santa Barbara

Malibu pier

Highway 101, Calabasas

Malibu Creek Park

Malibu beach at dusk

Pier 14, Embarcadero, San Francisco

Pier 14, Embarcadero, San Francisco

Bay Bridge, San Francisco

Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay

Aquatic park pier, San Francisco

Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay

Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay
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