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“For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." ~ Vincent Van Gogh This week’s newsletter: Follow the Stars—On the benefits and joys of stargazing; how light pollution is preventing us from seeing our own galaxy; and where to find the darkest skies and be alerted to upcoming celestial happenings. (Heads up: Tomorrow night in the early evening in the Western Hemisphere, all three of our nearest neighbor planets will be visible without a telescope.) Learn and be inspired! Subscribe to Wanderer’s Weekly using the link in my bio. Photo: Lia Bekyan via Unsplash. #stargazing #astronomyfacts #milkywayfacts #milkywaymyth #sciencehistory #lightpollutionisreal #skywatchapps #seaandsky #astronomicalevents #internationaldarkskyassociation #internationaldarkskyparks #darkskyplaces #bringbackthestars (at Gold Boat Journeys: Live. Write. Travel. Explore.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OokdyhZRE/?igshid=1t8bjigygu09g

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Prickly pear blossom. / Yesterday’s raindrops still shine. / Petals washed clean. #lagunabeachpoet #haiku #californianativeplants #cactuscapture #pricklypearcactus #botaniku #macroflower #cactusflower #lagunabeachgarden #rainyseason2019 #rainisessential #rainlover #raindropsoncacti #turnoffyoursprinklers #waterconservationgarden #macroflowers_kingdom #macrobrilliance (at Laguna Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5I_H02hzlP/?igshid=1xpqe93p249e1

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Heinz 57 / (AKA mutt). Shelter dog. / Glad he rescued me. #lagunabeachpoet #doghaiku #heinz57dog #muttsofinstagram #lagunabeachdogs #terriermixesofinstagram #viewrock #topoftheworldlagunabeach #rescuedogsofinstagram #lagunabeachanimalshelter #gladherescuedme #adoptdontshop🐾 #dogrescues #dogoftheday #kingoftherock (at Laguna Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5EeHGjh7U3/?igshid=hewqt3c10k6t

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Remembering one of the world’s great literary rock stars! ✨ 🌟 100 years ago today, Sylvia Beach opened the doors to her Shakespeare and Company (1919 - 1941). Her Parisian bookshop attracted the great expat writers of the time—Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot—including many of the most compelling female voices: Gertrude Stein, Djuna Barnes, Janet Flanner, Kay Boyle, and Mina Loy. Beach also helped usher in modern literature: she was the first, in 1922, to publish James Joyce’s Ulysses, when no one else dared. Sylvia Whitman, the co-owner of our bookshop here on rue de la Bûcherie, recently wrote a letter dedicated to Beach, saying in part: "Your story stands like a beacon when we need direction, comfort, or inspiration. Thank you, Sylvia Beach, for everything you did and everything you stood for." #sylviabeach #shakespeareandcompany #shakespeareandco #paris (at Gold Boat Journeys: Live. Write. Travel. Explore.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DpBzbBxPo/?igshid=si7ohdnklsrg

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It’s true crime and horror all rolled into one. But it’s essential reading. THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH by David Wallace-Wells is one of the most terrifying books we've ever read. If your anxiety about climate change is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible, even within the lifetime of a teenager today. It is worse, much worse, than you think. What will it be like to live on a pummeled planet? What will it do to our politics, our economy, our culture and sense of history? And what explains the fact we have done so little to stop it? . . #theuninhabitableearth #davidwallacewells #nonfiction #climatecrisis #penguinbooksaus #climateactionnow #climatestrike #adaptordie #extinctionrebellion #necessaryreading #anthropocene #endtimesarehere (at Anthropocene) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4srDJrBhnt/?igshid=2dk0j2lfp4b3

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Fantastic “grown up” arrangement of the Jackson Five’s “I Want You Back” by Steve Wade and co. (including this stellar female vocalist). #sundaymusic #festivalofarts2019 #iwantyouback #stevewade #jacksonfive (at Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1m7x2fBpad/?igshid=puxmpmujg90f

[littlegoldboat]

Fire water, sun blaze. / Follow the last-light pathway / when summer meets night. #lagunabeachpoet #haiku #californiasunset #firewater #sunsetpath (at Newport Beach Harbor) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1l_ihaBcoG/?igshid=x3huwykvecw3

[littlegoldboat]

Aged to perfection. #nofiltertour #rollingstonesconcert #sympathyforthedevil #keithandmickforever #multimediaconcert #agelessmusic #longliverockandroll (at Rose Bowl Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1f9pwEBypj/?igshid=zmktcohrhbm3

[littlegoldboat]

Start me up. #rollingstonesconcert #nofiltertour2019 #pasadenarosebowl (at Rose Bowl Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1fc2_rB1uR/?igshid=15kvm8mohbohp

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Bath pillow bag + three hole punch + Iceland Writers Retreat name tag lanyard = My bag for Stones concert tonight at Rose Bowl, due to the venue’sInsane prohibitions on bags and my having sworn off buying plastic. Do I see fashion in my future? #upcycling #rollingstonestour #rosebowlconcert #rulesandregulations #ridiculous #icanseeclearlynow #motivatedbymusic #lagunabeachpoet #icelandwritersretreat (at Gold Boat Journeys: Live. Write. Travel. Explore.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1erogaBPmp/?igshid=t1zz5gilexzn

[littlegoldboat]

Melting into ocean: / icebergs, polar caps, snow drifts, / stairs to bygone beach. #lagunabeachpoet #haiku #climatepoem #erodedstairs #stairstonowhere #seeninlagunabeach #climatecrisis #risingwater #disappearingcoastline #savewhatyoulove #erodingcoastline #bygonebeaches (at Brooks St Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1chOlChF5h/?igshid=1lwywvacq6e5x

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Yellow sunflowers, / blue distance. Romantic still- / life, abandoned. #lagunabeachpoet #haiku #yellowsunflowers #beachbouquet #flotsam #seeninlagunabeach #beachscavenger #yellowandblue #beachstilllife #yesikeptthem #lagunamorning #morningwrite #abandonedromance #mylagunabeach #beachscavenger #beachscape (at Cleo St beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Zm6gDBypR/?igshid=1dr0xqa1h7wg0

[littlegoldboat]

Festive night sky. / Layered wilderness, hills, / sky, twinkle-light string. #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #lagunabeachsunset #altalagunapark #santaanamountains #layeredlight #californiasummersunset #festivenightsky #twinklelights #stripedsky #postcardfromlaguna #sunsetdogwalk #mylagunabeach #lagunabeachparks (at Alta Laguna Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1XyTCjhcRf/?igshid=1jgqenbkmkzy0

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A clip from “Elements: The Earth Wind and Fire Experience, complete with dashikis, choreographed kicks and ‘70s dance moves. (Oh, and I used the 1977 filter for authenticity!) #lagunaplayhouse #ushershifts #earthwindandfireexperience #twelthofnever #songlyricsunday #70smusic #waybackmachine #backtothefuture #1977filter #vintage1976 #ourvoiceswillringtogetherasone #musicaluplift (at Laguna Playhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UpLdmB1d7/?igshid=1th235n71ue6g

[littlegoldboat]

Oh, it makes me wonder 🎶 😃! #lagunabeachpoet #photosandsonglyrics #ohitmakesmewonder #ledzepplinfan #hedgerows #iftheresabustleinyourhedgerowdontbealarmednow #stairwaytiheaven #signhumor #songlyricsunday #seeninlagunabeach (at Laguna Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UKjaPBpEC/?igshid=xnw05tlt0bco

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Skimboard contest crowd. / Aspiring, pros, amateurs, / men, women, boys, girls. #lagunabeachpoet #haiku #victoriaskimboards #skimboardcontest #alisobeachlaguna #skimboarding #boardsports #socallifestyle #gromlife #proskimboarding (at Aliso Beach County Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1SI2IRhSfM/?igshid=fx5a2ks2duc3

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A peak into The Vic, heat 7, round 1, with Led Zepplin blasting in the background, reminds me a little of ski races in Oregon. (Skimboarders from Brazil and Mexico advanced to the next round.) Background from Visit Laguna Beach: “Held every summer at Aliso Beach Park, The VIC is the World Championship of Skimboarding. Skimboarding is like surfing and nothing like surfing. It uses a smaller shaped board with no fins and allows the rider to glide across the shore break of a crashing wave. These waves are un-surfable by traditional surfers, but not to the skimmer. The sport was invented by Laguna Beach lifegaurds in the 1920s using planks of wood to travel down the shore between coves.” (at Aliso Beach, Laguna Beach, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Rkgn5hyYe/?igshid=1sd212nka7wqn