Fall season is here in the Northern Hemisphere and our friends in the southern hemisphere are waking into the new growth of spring. The Fall birds have returned home, (they started singing to me on the first day of Fall!) the sycamore tree is turning yellow and gold, seeds pods and seeds are maturing and bursting. Even though we have sunny warm days, its a bit cooler and the sun beams that stream through the house are getting lower. As we change seasons, it’s a beautiful time to notice what...

California sea lions returned from southern breeding grounds back home to Moss Landing, California. Often piled on top of each other on the shore or floating docks this summer they were encroaching onto human paths. Recently they 'hauled out' (resting on the shore) in huge numbers, creeping up onto the shore, gregariously climbing over caution tape, construction fencing and barricades that were meant to hold them back. What I've learned from experience is that you can't keep sea lions out of...

I've been enjoying seeing the signs of the changing seasons. Although on the calendar divides the year into four major seasons there are so many more micro seasons I've observed in my nearby nature. In Japan, there are 72 recognized micro seasons! I am of Japanese heritage but never learned about this until a few years ago. People around the world have been making observations in nature, and marking the calendar by these natural events. In Japan they sound like this "First cherry blossoms" or...