Tag Archives: beach

A Drenched Woman Saves the Day

Posted on July 13, 2018 by russtowne

Photo Credit: Reza Shayestehpour via Unsplash.com A stranger opened her home with ten minutes notice to save a beach wedding that had gotten rained out. I was deeply touched when reading the article linked below about her kindness. A Drenched … Continue reading →

Posted in empathy, Kindness, Love, Marriage, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, empathy, kindness, rain image, wedding | 2 Comments

Posted on March 1, 2018 by russtowne

If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti ~ Source: https://soulgatherings.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/todays-quote-1813/#respond With Love, Russ

Posted in Beauty, images, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, beauty, California, Capitola, images | 2 Comments

Mystery Bird & Beach Day

Posted on January 21, 2018 by russtowne

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? My Beloved and I saw four of them in a large tree as we explored a trail along the San Lorenza River near Capitola, California this afternoon. She suggested we drop everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, images, Nature, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, California, Capitola, images, sunset | 7 Comments

Thomas and Humpback Whales

Posted on July 24, 2016 by russtowne

It was My Beloved’s birthday yesterday and along with our son Ben and his family and our daughter Stephanie we went to a beach a little south of Half Man Bay. We’d not been their before. I think it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Action | Tagged beach, Family, humpback, nature, ocean, whales | 15 Comments

Childhood Joys

Posted on July 8, 2016 by russtowne

My grandson Thomas saving the galaxy, tickling the paws of a giant bear, and being buried up to his head at the beach by his daddy, plus a sculpture that we found at a Tyrolean restaurant we enjoy that to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family, Family "Fun", Uncategorized | Tagged beach, Family, fun, images, photos | 13 Comments

No Star In All the Heavens

Posted on December 18, 2013 by russtowne

A Most Unusual Christmas Tree Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a palm tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Beauty, Challenges, Children, Creativity, Dreams, Family, Family "Fun", Gifts, Goodness, Gratitude, Illness, Ingenuity, Kindness, Loss, My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Pain & Grief, Parenting, Photos I Took, Strength, True Stories I've Written, Writing, Youth | Tagged adversity, beach, challenges, chemotherapy, children, Christmas tree, compassion, daughter, despair, Dog, dreams, Family, friends, Friendship, gift, gifts, heavens, illness, intenive care, joy, kindnes, Love, pain, palm tree, poor, sadness, star | 18 Comments

A Memory-Making Adventure

Posted on September 4, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I are mostly homebodies, but knowing that variety is the spice of life, we occasionally do things as experimental adventures knowing that there is a decent chance we might not enjoy some of them but wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Beauty, Making Memories, Marriage, Non-fiction Stories I've Written | Tagged Anger, author, beach, charity, coastal highway, disagreements, fight, fighting, Highway 1, marriage, non-fiction, picnic, Relationships, Romance, romantic, Sausalito, sunset, volunteer, wine, wine festival, writer, writing | 14 Comments

Why Let Your Friends Have All The Fun?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Forever Awezome) Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Fun, Humor | Tagged beach, friends, fun, horse masks, horses, humor, silly, silly photo, stupid, unicorn | 6 Comments

A Dying Man’s Last Request

Posted on February 17, 2013 by russtowne

A re-post for newer friends: My biological father (I’ll call him “RP” for the remainder of this post) was an avid golfer. He always dreamed of playing the Pebble Beach Golf Course. He and another man wanted to play the … Continue reading →