There are plenty of creative people producing art around the South Bay and lots of opportunities to enjoy it — as long as you know where to look.

There is something Beautiful about winter. Winter creates a sense of mystery and otherworldly aspects to nature. Winter has a truly dreamlike allure. Winter is a wet season, with lots of fog, rain or snow. Fog has the ability to take the most ordinary and mundane image and transform them into something magical.

I have traveled to something like 130 countries in the world and all of our states.  A few places really stand out…

There is nothing accidental about a falcon. When it appears—cutting cleanly across the sky or resting in regal stillness along coastal cliffs—it carries an unmistakable presence.

There is a particular kind of stillness that follows a hawk. Perhaps it’s the way one can hang effortlessly in the wind, wings outstretched, as if time itself has paused.

When the world grows quiet and the light begins to fade, the owl awakens. There is something unforgettable about seeing one…

Whatever your taste is, be definitive about it. At Christmas, you can make it glorious and glamorous. This season think outside the box, by adding a new twist to classic styles or decorations with vintage and second- hand Christmas decorations ideas to bring some of nostalgic charm to your home. From using vintage in your Christmas decorations to decorating in an old-fashioned and lovely style, these ideas will help you make this the most beautiful holiday season ever.

The thing that really drew me to Spain was the ancient cities of Seville, Cordoba, Granada. These cities had centuries as the center for the Moorish kings and centuries during Christian Spain’s time of great conquest and wealth.

In 1954, dozens of members of the Christian Science Church started to discuss erecting a new house of prayer in Palos Verdes Estates.