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A Mystery Solved
Many mysteries wash up on the beach. A little over a year ago, I found a message in a bottle with a cryptic love note curled up inside, and on a foggy morning in April, I was surprised to discover a … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Instagram
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Making to Make a Difference
As I set out my containers filled with colorful beach plastic in preparation for the activity I had planned for the 3rd through 8th graders attending San Diego Area Writing Project’s Young Writers’ Camp in Cardiff, I stopped and noticed how beautiful it … Continue reading
Posted in #Litterati, Creating, Creativity, Education, Environment, Making, Marine Debris, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #beachplastic, #clmooc, #marinedebris, #teaching, #writing, Making, makingtomakeadifference
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Short-Sighted Optics
For several years, I have been regularly walking on the same stretch of beach in Northern San Diego County. I know it well by now, but even so, each time I am there it feels like a different place. The … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Instagram
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On the Horizon—The Bay Model Exhibit
As I walk along the beach in Carlsbad, California, I collect and document litter that has washed up with the waves, was swept out with the run-off, or has been left behind by beach-goers. Many aspects of modern culture are … Continue reading
Posted in #Litterati, Bay Model Gallery Exhibit, Environment, Instagram, Photography
Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Education, Instagram
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Yuck!
I am mad. I am mad about the trash I found on the beach today. It was disturbing and disgusting. Fair warning! If you don’t want to be disturbed and disgusted, please don’t read any further. I have been upset … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #garbagepatch, #litterati, #marinedebris, #medicalwaste, #northpacificgyre
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Creative Forgiveness
On a recent visit to the beach, I picked up a least a dozen pens, pencils, and markers that had washed up on shore. It’s interesting how one type of trash will be present in abundance on a given day. … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #creating, #creativeblock, #litterati, #making, #painting, #writing
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What Will You Do?
I have known about the problem of plastic pollution for a long time. Many years ago, my sister and her husband made me aware of the issue through their art. Judith and Richard Selby Lang collect plastic refuse from Kehoe … Continue reading
What Is Hope?
Hope is taking action and becoming part of the solution… I found a water bottle on the beach last week. There wasn’t anything unusual about that. Every time I go to the beach, I pick up several empty beverage containers, … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #hope, #literacy, #litterati, #sdawpphotovoices, #sdawpvoices, #teaching, #writing
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Write the World 