My idea of a successful beach morning is fairly modest: coffee still warm, shoes somewhere behind me, and enough space to hear the water without somebody else’s speaker providing a soundtrack. On one coastal getaway, I packed three books and an ambitious sightseeing list I found on OBXcams. By the second morning, I was watching… Read more »

I once spent a humid afternoon wrestling patio furniture into a garage that already contained approximately three garages’ worth of belongings. The sky had gone gray, my shirt was sticking to my back, and one folding chair seemed determined to take me down with it. Storm preparation has a way of exposing your organizational shortcomings…. Read more »

The first horse I spotted looked like a clump of brush. That probably tells you everything you need to know about my qualifications as a wildlife photographer. Then the brush lifted its head. There stood a sturdy, sunburned-looking horse, chewing quietly while the Atlantic rolled behind us. I had been expecting a dramatic entrance, perhaps… Read more »

My idea of a successful beach vacation is pretty modest: coffee before conversation, sand between my toes, and nowhere I absolutely have to be at 9 a.m. Somehow, though, vacation planning can turn into a second occupation. There are bedrooms to count, grocery lists to negotiate, and strong opinions about whether everyone really needs their… Read more »