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Feed the right wolf

October 11, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

First, I should clarify by saying, you should never feed wild animals and wild wolves are no exception. But the title of this post is a way of introducing a parable I was lucky enough to read and just had to share. Every week, a new quote is posted in the break room of Cabrillo… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings

My website was hacked! But it’s okay now…

August 23, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Well, I wish I could tell you that my extended hiatus from writing was due to an onslaught of summer visitors and too many whale watching trips, but alas, my website was hacked! This meant I couldn’t post anything until it was fixed for fear of passing along malware or a nasty virus to an… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings Tagged With: whale watching

Red, white and blue ocean style

July 4, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

In honor of the 4th of July, here’s a post on red, white and blue ocean style. Red: In the ocean, red often serves as a warning color, as in watch out predators, if you try to eat me there will be serious trouble. The bright red coloring of the California scorpionfish alerts potential diners… [read more]

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Thoughts on World Oceans Day

June 9, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Another World Oceans Day has come and gone. (It was yesterday, June 8th, in case you missed it!) And I can’t stop thinking about an article I read yesterday titled “Goodbye Holocene, hello Anthropocene.” The article discusses how humans have managed to make such an impressively destructive impact on planet earth that we are transitioning… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Ocean events Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, endangered, gillnet fishing, marine debris, ocean trash, oil spill, pollution, porpoise

6 ways to show Earth appreciation everyday

April 26, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 4 Comments

Another Earth Day has come and gone, but instead of showing your appreciation one day a year, show it everyday! This is actually much simpler than you might think, despite all the overwhelming information and dire statistics out there. Here are 6 easy ways to help the Earth and protect our oceans on a daily… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Ocean events Tagged With: ocean trash, pollution, recycle

Patterns in the sand

February 14, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

My husband and I decided to head to the beach this weekend since the weather in Los Angeles was amazing. We ended up at La Piedra beach north of Malibu because we couldn’t find parking at our favorite beach El Matador. There may be some parking tricks along the PCH, but everywhere we looked there… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings Tagged With: sand

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