Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009 by Kevin Cole

Morro Rock by Dennis Young

USCG Surf Boats by Malcolm Riordan

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Peregrine Falcon image on banner by Cleve Nash

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

People Passing

By the grocery, a homeless man smokes.
Seeing me, he hides his cigarette,
stands up, nods his head, and says,
Ma'am, may you have a beautiful day.
His greeting follows me into the store
where I gather green beans and bread.
On leaving, I plan to thank the man,
and talk to him, but he's gone.  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 Howard Ignatius, Dave Johnson, Cheryl Strahl, Dawn Beattie, Mimi Ditchie, Marlin Harms, Elizaeth Haslam, James A. Crawford, Steve Corey, Dagmar Collins, Dave Lawrence, Aidan Briggs, Gary Powell, Brad Shram, Don Henderson, Alice Cahill, Rob Bishop, Peter Boonisar, Sylvia Sanchez, Beth Sargent, Don Quintana, Anita Ritenour, Bill Bouton, Jerry Kirkhart, and Michelle Maani. See More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

How many of the treasures in my memory vault originated in Los Osos? I daresay it's a significant sum. My first are from family camping trips to Montana de Oro while we still lived in Riverside. What a discovery. My second and most cherished memories were of a writers' group I discovered in the late seventies after we moved from Southern California. Every month I drove from Atascadero to Los Osos to meet with Los Osos Writers Group, eager aspiring writers who critiqued each other's work. Many of them to this day remain among my dearest friends. Now that's what I call true treasures.Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

The 2012-13 season of the Met Live in HD begins Saturday, October 13. A feast of Italian opera awaits viewers, with Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore  leading off.  Four Verdi operas, two by Donizetti, one by Zandonai, and two 18th century works by Mozart and Handel make up the largest serving of this season's fare. Not that other great opera traditions have been neglected: Berlioz's epic Les Troyens and Wagner's Parsifal are also scheduled, as is a new opera by the young British composer Thomas Ades, The Tempest. Read More

Practicing Poetic Justice by Deborah Tobola

Ten years ago a hummingbird flew into and out of the prison building I worked in and changed the trajectory of my life. In the brilliant bird's journey, I found the perfect metaphor for the practice of art in prison — and a poem. Read More

Shutterbugs, Featuring Jerry Kirkhart

My photography was originally used to enhance my career of some 43 years of teaching biology and zoology. This was before digital, and almost all my film was converted to slides that had to do with the lessons being taught. My camera was primarily on "program" mode, so I did not think much about post-processing nor camera settings and let the camera decide what was best for each image. That was to change when I moved to the coast.  Read More

Slo Coast Cooking by Elise Griffith

Recently Spencer's Fresh markets had boneless, skinless chicken breasts on sale for $1.99 per pound in value packs. One value pack holds five or six chicken breast pieces. Normally, I'd try to get several meals from that poultry meat in casseroles, soups, or stews, but I decided to "live it up" and spice things up for dinner. There's a limit to the amount of casserole my husband's willing to eat — and frankly, I felt my dinnertime repertoire has been leaning towards dull. Read More

 

Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius