Allure of the Coast

“The Texas coast, that precise point at which sand, sky and water converge, nourishes the soul like no other physical place on earth.”  -    Joe Nick Patoski

Idols, Fetishes and Ancestor Figures

“…a piece of white pumice stone formed into the rude resemblance of a human figure…”


Wm. Monkhouse, Ships Surgeon, HMS Endeavour - October 1769

Forests, Fields and Streams

" River does no harm to you; forest does no harm to you; wild flowers do no harm to you! When you are in nature, you are amongst the friends!
– Mehmet Murat ildan

“The rain follows after the forest.”  - Hawaiian proverb