my friday five

I haven’t shared a “ Friday Five ” round-up with you all in a while, but there are a few new products I am obsessed with this week, and I ...

color inspiration: navy

Navy blue is an elegant accent color for the home and such a lovely alternative to black.  To me it’s a color that reminds me of summer, but...

Back Up To Speed via Kamchatka & South Australia

SURF IN SIBERIA ZIMA 1 from Kokorev Konstantin on Vimeo . Сёрф-видео от студии Liberty films под названием "Surf in Siberia" - ...

The $3 trillion cost of bad policies

This post is practically a repeat of my post in April 2014, " Taking the measure of our discontent ," except that I've updated...

Report Southbound Flagged Plovers

While we are on the beaches monitoring waterbirds this August please be on the lookout for Piping Plovers bearing bands and flags. Migrator...

my favorite summer cocktail

Prosecco is a sparkling white wine made only in specific provinces of northeastern Italy.  All Prosecco wines are made primarily from the Gl...

Visit Pleasure Beach

Have you visited Bridgeport's Pleasure Beach yet? If you are a birder, butterfly lover, or all-around naturalist, we encourage you to st...

Credit spread update

As I mentioned last week , lower oil prices (and falling commodity prices) have given the markets a case of the jitters. Default risk in the...

Long Beach Trash

Another day, another pile of trash removed from the beaches by one of us. This time CT DEEP's Rebecca Foster snapped this shot of all th...

Dont sweat the little stuff

When I go to the beach with a metal detector, I go to relax, have fun and hopefully find something cool.  I do not worry about sanded in con...

AAfCW 2015 Volunteer Update #17

This is the seventeenth weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2015 season. Today's update include...

sunday m.o.

“Your calm mind  is the ultimate weapon  against your challenges.  So relax.”      ciao!  fabiana quote by Bryant McGill     photo via  fro...

vintage brass accessories

I have been a little obsessed lately with these little vintage brass accessories.  I have picked up a few here and there over the years, but...

Moving and shaking

I have recovered more than my fair share of really nice finds at the beach, from Spanish treasure to design name jewelry.  This time last ye...

pretty summer basket totes

It’s so fun to see my blogging friend Andrea included in this month’s Coastal Living Magazine .   Andrea aka The French Basketeer imports ...

Commodity prices in perspective

Consider this post a public service announcement. The objective is to put recent commodity price trends into a long-term, historical perspec...