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Eye on the Coast by Ginger Rushton

Here on the Central Coast, we all rave daily about how lucky we are to live here. Like Alaskans, Montanans, and Mainers, we are quietly proud of braving our bizarre and at times challenging weather patterns. Many who visit admire it, but secretly think "I couldn't handle that fog/wind/ unpredictability."  Read More

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

Sanctuary

Gathered like prayers in marsh grass,
snowy egrets congregate, seeking shelter.
Bundled in our fleeces, a stranger and I
share this hallowed moment, and watch
prayers take flight.  Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart & Steve Corey

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. This month's featured local photographers are Aidan Briggs, Lorin Cary, Alice Cahill, Dave Johnson, Linda Tanner, Don Henderson, Jerry Kirkhart, Don Quintana, April Lipton, Bob Canepa, Anita Ritenour, Gary Powell, Joe Steed, Nan Calora, Mike Baird, Bill Bouton, Mimi Ditchie, Beth Sargent, Patrick James, Dagmar Collins, Michelle Maani, Cheryl Strahl, Sandy Harris, Steve Corey, Pam Link, and David Pasillas. See More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

There is a certain attachment and alchemy involved in creating my poems, short stories, and novels (even the unpublished ones) that turns them into "my children." Like poems, stories, and novels, no two human children are alike. Each has its own individual disposition and traits, endearing or exasperating as those may be. Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

Jacalyn Kreitzer, who lives in Los Osos, began her professional career when she stepped in for ailing soprano Felicity Lott to sing the orchestral transcription of Schoenberg's difficult String Quartet No. 2 in F# minor, with Simon Rattle and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to critical acclaim. She was then engaged with the Metropolitan Opera for four years, and recorded Die Walkure with the Met under the direction of James Levine. Read More

Shutterbugs, featuring Ronnie Goyette

My photographic journey began in the late 1970s, when Lee and I worked in Madrid, Spain.  During our weekend and vacation travels throughout Spain and Europe, we always had two cameras around our necks — one for color, and for one black and white.   Read More

 

Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius