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A field with a wood fence.

The Pink Collar Rancho en La Reseda

I parked my beat up car with a sigh for another day in paradise at the pink collar plantation in Reseda. Reseda is one of the many nondescript, glamor free backlot areas of Los Angeles nestled  in the infamous San Fernando Valley. The temperature was already hitting over 80 even at the start of the …

The Kids are Not Alright

What is it with the kids today? Young Americans are putting off most if not all of the major goalposts of modern life that were so much easier in the past. Many young Americans are postponing or not having children at all, for a number of reasons including anxiety about climate change. Most cannot afford …

Photograph by Ben Bregman, artist.

For the Love of Nature

I always was a flower child at heart. I was a good kid for the most part. I would only get in trouble for talking too much and one of our friends mother’s, Judy, a proper English woman, would be scandalized that I would pick flowers. I always remember being fascinated and drawn to nature. …

Enjoy the Ride

For years I have been learning to be more present, meditative and to enjoy what I encounter during the day.  I often find myself noticing beautiful landscaping, flowers, birds, animals, insects and vegetation I see during the days activities. I know that living in urban or suburban areas in the New York and Los Angeles …