Author Archives: hollybeck27

Settling back in

Posted on May 23, 2009 by hollybeck27

It’s May and the end of the dry season. The dust flies with every step and the hills are brown. Plants cry out for relief and skinny horses whinny their agreement. Everyone is waiting for the changing of the seasons. … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on May 21, 2009 by hollybeck27

Ahhhh….. that’s the sound of realizing I had been holding my breath since November. It feels good to exhale and finally refill my lungs with the purest energy i’ve found in this world. Ok, so it’s a little dusty and … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Reaper

Posted on April 17, 2009 by hollybeck27

Inspired by Chris Lundy’s Beautiful Reaper Beautiful Reaper Slow motion momentBrushed color in parceled timeOne step closer…Head tilted just a little to the sideNoticing surprising undulations rippling alongWhat is no longer emotional flatline Colors that sootheStill strangely arrestingSilent energy that … Continue reading →

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Visible Connections

Posted on March 26, 2009 by hollybeck27

tall trees reaching upwardsall we see are stalksgrown thick and gnarled with stubbleperching points for hawksstanding tall in timelessnessa maze for scurrying squirrelsa ladder towards the heavensfor a barefoot adventurous girla connection to the Sourcefor those of us dreaming belowvisual … Continue reading →

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Contagious Newness – North Shore 2009

Posted on February 24, 2009 by hollybeck27

Rocky Point I first sunk into the thick grainy sand of the infamous North Shore of Oahu a little over a month after my seventeenth birthday, back in 1997. I had just gotten sponsored by Rusty and before the dream … Continue reading →

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Rabies?

Posted on February 24, 2009 by hollybeck27

Sunset over the Pacific When the sun sets in Central America a new cast of characters comes out to play. Pesky mosquitoes, big fat toads, fast hopping frogs, banded geckos, and bats rule the night. Fortunately, our casita is equipped … Continue reading →

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Another blurry morning

Posted on February 13, 2009 by hollybeck27

After a solid week of amazing surf, all day offshore winds, and sunny, 75 degree, perfect January-in-California weather, the clouds finally came, bringing rain but not stopping the waves. On the last morning of that flurry of great surf, I … Continue reading →

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Nicaraguan Living

Posted on December 17, 2008 by hollybeck27

We’ve been home for almost three months now and it’s been a little painful. I went to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving, to Hawaii for a week in January, and we actually had a week of surf and weather in California that … Continue reading →

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Fruit trees, flowers, machetes, rocks, and vines

Posted on December 5, 2008 by hollybeck27

Everyone here, from the smiling girls who giggle shyly when we pass, to the free-roaming horses, to the dogs, is pregnant. Is it the culture? The free time? Or maybe just the contagious vivacious energy that seeps into my bare … Continue reading →

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The Casita – A first look at our home in paradise

Posted on November 24, 2008 by hollybeck27

Summer in Redondo Beach is depressing. Crowds swarm the beaches, not that it matters since there is rarely any surf. I hunkered down, using an occasional desperate drive to Huntington Beach to keep the muscles limber and the mind as … Continue reading →

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