"Both photography and art open my eyes to the infinite beauty of nature in her every detail."

~ Kim Moore

 

 

Start the New Year with Good Habitats

January 16, 2013  •  1 Comment
Start the New Year with Good Habitats (en español) Happy New Year! I don't make New Year's resolutions because I never remember them after the first week. Can you remember your resolutions from last year? How about the year before? However, I was very fortunate to have had a wonderful year last year and plan to continue the habits that made it...
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Winter Visitors

November 14, 2012  •  1 Comment
Winter Visitors (leer en en español) Winter is approaching. My house is cold and I hate the short days. I suffer so in the frigid Southern California winters. I am sipping pumpkin latte and thinking about the holidays and plans for the next couple of months. Over the next few months I will have friends and family visiting from the east coast to es...
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I See With My Ears

October 18, 2012  •  3 Comments
Since I retired, I have been focusing on my health. My doctor told me to lose weight and lower my cholesterol. Taking long walks has become part of my exercise routine. I prefer natural areas but also enjoy local parks, the beach, and my own neighborhood. I frequently walk through the El Dorado Nature Center, 105 acres within the Long Beach city pa...
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Whale Watching

September 13, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
I went whale watching three times in August and would have gone every day if my schedule allowed it. What better way to beat the heat than viewing magnificent blue whales and joyous dolphin in the open ocean. Until about 5 years ago, blue whale sightings along our coast were rare. Now sightings are more regular as the whales show up from late July...
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Watercolor: Belding's Savannah Sparrow on Pickleweed

July 11, 2012  •  3 Comments
Today I visited the Los Cerritos Wetlands to do a bird survey with El Dorado Audubon. About every two weeks we walk through the area and count the different species we see. I have been doing it for about a year now and always see something new. Sometimes it is a spectacular bird such as a White-tailed Kite hovering and then swooping down to collect...
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