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Off To The Spine Center

March 22, 2017 by Rabbi Bob Leave a Comment

Those that know me well often think I employ a crooked logic in my arguments (and also know I LOVE to argue). Well, I’m not so sure of my argumentative logic or skills, but I AM crooked in another way. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Healing, Nature, Photography

Bards of a Feather

May 31, 2016 by Tony Farrenkopf Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Books, Photography, ULE

Leaving Smog-iago

April 3, 2016 by Willa Childress 7 Comments

Chileans feel ownership and pride towards Patagonia while recognizing that it’s a destination largely frequented by non-Chilean tourists. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Photography

Remembering Steve McLeod

June 17, 2015 by K.Kerr 1 Comment

Here are a few more words and photos about Steve McLeod. He specifically posed himself into the hooped picture, and I think he meant for me to share it and the others if the time came. We didn’t speak about that time directly, but he seemed to be intimating it. For the past ten or more […]

Filed Under: Art, Photography, ULE

Marching for Monsanto to Change their Ways

June 3, 2015 by Sharon Amber 1 Comment

I snapped this photo outside my shop. Many thanks to these Cannon Beach folks who showed public support for health and Mother Nature!  They were marching in solidarity with Mexican farmers who on the same day celebrated Mexico’s ban of GMO corn. Thousands of people marched in more than 400 cities and more than 40 countries around the world. GMO […]

Filed Under: Nature, Photography, ULE

X Marks le Spot

August 27, 2014 by Don Frank Leave a Comment

Currently, the photo “X Marks le Spot” is on display in the Intersections show at the Cannon Beach Gallery.  The link to the show site is here: http://cannonbeacharts.org/intersections. The show includes some coastal dignitaries, including: Sally Lackaff, Janet Bland, Barbara Temple-Ayres, Susan Walsh, Liza Jones, Marilyn Joyce, Allyn Cantor, and myself.
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Filed Under: Photography, ULE

Clatsop-Nehalem hereditary chief celebrates 91st birthday!

July 16, 2013 by Dee Zimmerlee Leave a Comment

On Saturday, July 13th, at Ft. Clatsop, the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes celebrated the 91st birthday of their Hereditary Chief Joe Scovell with a flintlock salute.

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Filed Under: Culture, Photography, ULE, Uncategorized

Pretty in Pink

January 29, 2013 by Kristina Wilson 1 Comment

…isn’t she?

The Oregon Coast is stunning and I finally got to witness a beautiful sunset at Fort Stevens. People tell me all the time that I’m lucky to live in such a beautiful place, and they are right. The Pacific Northwest is gorgeous.

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Filed Under: Photography, ULE Tagged With: Fort Stevens, Ocean, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Peter Iredale, Shipwreck, Sunset

Back to Interlochen – Observations on the Roads of the Lake Michigan Watershed

September 21, 2012 by Rabbi Bob 2 Comments

Last summer, I traveled with my son Tevan to Interlochen, Michigan, where he attended the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, an amazing conglomeration of over 2000 kids from all over the world, studying music, theater, dance, creative writing, film and visual arts. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Images, Nature, Photography, ULE Tagged With: Interlochen, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Muskegon, Traverse City

Trails over Arcadia Beach

April 19, 2012 by Upper Left Edge 2 Comments

Photo taken at Arcadia Beach and posted on our facebook page by the North Oregon Coast Anti-Chemtrail Alliance.

Filed Under: Photography, ULE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chemtrail, North Oregon Coast

More Gleanings

Memoir

February 13, 2026 By Steven Mayer Leave a Comment

End of the Street

August 4, 2025 By Steven Mayer 2 Comments

Here Try Some of This Ointment

April 17, 2024 By Watt Childress 4 Comments

We are the Luminaries

August 8, 2023 By Watt Childress 2 Comments

Open Letter for Creation’s Caregivers

June 19, 2023 By Watt Childress 5 Comments

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