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Big Bad & Ugly Surf Contest
Photo by Kevin Cole: Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009

Morro Rock
Photo by Dennis Young: Morro Rock

USCG Surf Boat
Photo by Malcolm Riordan: USCG Surf Boats

Steve Corey Surf
Photo by Steve Corey: Winter Storm at Spooner's Point

Peregrine Falcon image on banner by Cleve Nash

Art Talk by Jayne Behman

Arts Obispo's annual Open Studios' three consecutive weekend event just ended. Over 220 Artists opened their private working spaces to the public, anticipating sales. Artists I interviewed reported good and bad news. They all agreed that the foot traffic wasn't steady or in abundance. Those artists that did sell their work were grateful for the business. Read More

Beyond the Badge by Richard Hannibal

They have been here since the beginning, watching and waiting for the right moment to give the gift of wisdom to the struggling human race. They came from nowhere and from everywhere. It is not possible to give a location of origin. They just are. Read More

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

The whole of you is never visible,
half of you out of sight.
Presumably you’re all there,
but what haven’t I imagined? Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. See More

In Other Words by Phillip Cole

I've been a member of the Cambria Writers' Workshop (CWW) less than a year. Imagine how I felt to be included in their writers retreat at Asilomar up the road in Pacific Grove. A lucky guy.

CWW has been a venue for writers to work on their craft for over twenty-five years. Christopher Moore and Catherine Ryan Hyde created best-selling novels in their midst. Their current roster has twenty-something published writers with more on their way. Read More 

Photo Pulse: The Local Beat by Renée Besta

The onset of the calends of November signals the first whisper of winter, with shorter days and long, brooding, afternoon shadows as we revert to Pacific Standard Time. Marked by a multitude of celebrations around the world from All Saints' Day to the Day of the Dead, Samhain, and Thanksgiving, the 11th month of the year blesses photographers with bundles of joy - from the annual Leonids meteor shower to afternoon minus tides, perfect for capturing the delicate sea creatures revealed by the temporary adieu of the ocean as it "waves" goodbye to coastal caves, canyons, and rock formations. Read More

 

 

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