Category Archives: Weekly 2

One of the wonderful things about living in San Francisco is that in a matter of hours you can be combing the beaches north or south, driving through desert, traversing the valley or hiking in the mountains.  This past week … Continue reading →

There is a Jewish chant that I often find myself singing.  It has been used in the Sunday Divine Liturgy at herchurch during advent. “Return again, return again, return to the home of your soul. Return to who you are, … Continue reading →

What is it that draws the human soul to the water’s edge, to the place where the powers of the sea attack and retreat, constantly reshaping the land underfoot?  Whether you come for contemplation, to allow the ocean’s roar to … Continue reading →

    From Fes our group traveled through the Rif Mountains north to Chefchaouen.  This town nestled into a hillside is made up of blue and white washed buildings, narrow streets, elaborately decorated doorways and a Mediterranean flavor.  Although not … Continue reading →

Traveling south of Erfoud we left our comfortable bus and wonderful driver Tommy behind.  Carrying only a small overnight bag and camera equipment we boarded land rovers to get to our next destination: the edge of the Sahara.  I would … Continue reading →

Sometimes when you are traveling you forget to focus on the details because the grander scenes are so breath taking.  As we drove into and through the Atlas mountains the oases along the river valleys that gorged the mountains were … Continue reading →

It is always a hard choice which location to choose when it isn’t breezy and it is also low tide.  I headed for the poppies but took a detour to the mussels on the rocks along Tomales Bay (Point Reyes).  … Continue reading →

When the April winds are gusty along the California coast it is very difficult to capture all those beautiful wild flowers.  So one must consider very solid or stable nature subjects like rocks.  Fortunately the rocks I choose surfaced at … Continue reading →

The flowers, scents and music filled the sanctuary this morning at herchurch in San Francisco.  And as adults and children chaotically gathered around a cross made from the trunks of old Christmas trees they transformed it from a symbol of … Continue reading →