https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/simonandschuster-highlight-deep-waters monthly 0.5 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/7ed4cbc0-a4a2-4493-b908-e5e74af85fa0/2025-Blog-post-Cancer-Year+SqSp-2.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Make it stand out I cherished this visit with our son Glen, and his girlfriend Leia, in San Francisco. February 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/3deef270-7f54-4932-89e3-84ea9d42beea/Graphics-NL-16x9++Medley-Cancer2025b.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/01fd90d1-fc87-45f2-becd-56e58f0628b3/S%26S+Newsletter-Deep-Waters+260113.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Bits of good news go a long way Misty and Glen, Port Townsend, WA 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/02edd0b6-01f8-48a9-827e-f33f3d891a07/Book2-Writing-Desk-Manuscript-3325.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Status of Book Two Escaping into a deep revision of my second memoir helped me stay sane through 2025. With energy levels hovering at 80-85% of normal, I eventually had to request an extension to my publication date, now January 2027. A year sounds so far away. Yet, it’s crucial to have plenty of time to review and revise before sending a manuscript off for editing by fresh, critical eyes. My pages have been improved by a developmental editor, beta readers, and a She Writes Press copy editor. The proofreader’s corrections arrived yesterday, which I’ll review next. PS. My workspace isn’t always this tidy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/9c21aeee-2cb8-4c7f-9073-5ab5b0a27fe4/Bk2-Manuscript-To-Mail.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Manuscript about to be mailed to a beta reader. SNEAK PREVIEW: Manuscript about to be mailed to a Beta Reader. (Subtitle has changed.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/9b118ed0-44aa-4844-ad2c-a40c9f77dc5a/James-Warren+%26+Glen-Taggart+1898-1998+1080x1350+SqSp.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? - Make it stand out Great Uncle James Warren Taggart and our son Glen Mathews Taggart could be twins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/297e333d-20f5-4a4e-8bf7-e407af8f428b/Mathews-Deep-Waters-Cover-2Awards+9781647424664+sm420.jpg Blog Articles - Hey, Beth. What Happened to 2025? “I was hooked from the beginning. I forgot it was a memoir because it reads like well-written fiction. You will be happy you made room for this gem.” —Book Club Member Review excerpt, Nov 2025 Print | eBook | Audio https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/pileated-ivory-billed-woodpecker-hoffer-award monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/546cb195-db75-4237-aa8e-4d03ddb4b48b/Gazzam-Park-Forest+pano+sm-5864.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out Gazzam forest. (Photo: iPhone 8+ vertical panorama, BAMathews) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/0bdbda48-3a1a-4aff-bdcc-5614eda7b91a/Pileated-Woodpecker+Tulsa-Zoo+Beth-helped-raise+1980.png Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out One of the woodpeckers we raised from chicks 44 years ago. (Source: Lindholm. 2015. Aviculture at Tulsa Zoo, Part 2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/a2c4030d-8ccf-4d39-a598-5348815c209f/Beth-Photographing-Pileated-Woodpecker+Gazzam+SqSp-2672.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/24683269-f4ca-4253-89fd-e570314383b8/Pileated-Woodpecker+Gazzam+BethAMathews+SqSp+Zm-5973.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out Male Pileated woodpecker, Gazzam Park Reserve. April 2024. Gender revealed by the red “mustache” feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/0bb7532b-339e-4c62-b9b8-ead03e5bece3/eBird+Pileated-Woodpecker+AUDIO+BethAnnMathews.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out eBird submission of the recording from my video of the pileated’s drumming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/5171914f-5e56-4073-9550-8c32425a3465/Pileated-Woodpecker+Listening+BethAMathews+SqSp+Zm-5971.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - While pecking the trunk, the bird paused several times with head tilted, as if listening. Pileated woodpeckers eat primarily carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetle larvae, termites, and other insects (Cornell’s All About Birds). Long ago, a logger noted that they listened for the sounds of insects in trees before cutting them down. If they heard them, they flagged the tree to not be harvested. If humans can hear insects, then no doubt woodpeckers use this method to locate their prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/6acc4f85-c18c-489a-a3a0-38f9f09f8fbf/Ivory-billed+Woodpeckers+Louisiana+1935.png Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/68f15079-8f4a-4acf-a21c-3af70476b1d3/Ivory-billed+Woodpecker+Trophies+Ghost-Bird.png Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? Between 1880 and 1940, “systematic annihilation of virgin tall forests across the southeastern US”—exacerbated by the “relentless pursuit by professional collectors”—led to the near extinction of the last population of ivory-billed woodpeckers in North America. (Image: Archived ivory-billed specimens. Source: Ghost Bird documentary) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/b9a70ad9-df5f-456b-8e2f-b2282614934c/Fitzpatric+etAl+2005+Ivery-billed+Woodpecker+Persists+in+N+America.png Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? - A paper published in the journal Science in June 2005 (Vol 308), with 17 respected authors, stirred up a new flurry of hope and action—and controversy. Had a seasoned ornithologist actually spotted a living ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas? When I read the paper this week, my hope rose to a pounding elation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/6a1cdb7e-6aa9-410a-9522-b971bde2de63/Screenshot+2024-04-29+at+4.04.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? In 2009 Scott Crocker released the documentary, “Ghost Bird,” which presents other dimensions to the story—dimensions which deflated my elation. I recommend Ghost Bird, an important and complex story of extinction, human nature, wildlife management, and conservation. It poses tough questions like, How should we invest limited resources to preserve endangered species? (I found the 85 min film for free viewing via our library’s Kanopy program.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/07819181-4105-4621-8981-e76372919d3f/DW-Graphic-FB+Eric-Hoffer-Award2024+waves.jpg Blog Articles - What do Pileated Woodpeckers Have to do with “Ghost Birds”? https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/woolly-monkey-zookeeper-interaction monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/066119ed-d25e-45df-bdc2-1a03bc669e25/Woolly-Monkey-Willy-Photo+Hipplocampus-Article.png Blog Articles - “Willy: One in Ten,” Beth’s story about a woolly monkey, published in Hippocampus Magazine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/b7fe6ceb-5f05-4b12-820c-e45855811bfa/Tulsa-Zoo-BethAnnMathews-Great-Horned-Owl+%7E1979-0084.jpg Blog Articles - “Willy: One in Ten,” Beth’s story about a woolly monkey, published in Hippocampus Magazine - Make it stand out Tulsa Zoo ~1979: The veterinarian had asked me to bring in the Great Horned Owl—rescued and recovering after being hit by a car—for a treatment. I caught him with a net then grasped both of his legs in my right hand—wary of his sharp talons. I loved that job. (Scanned slide has dust on it.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/18d12a57-8b96-46d0-bf83-441b7d7f6228/Willy-Story+Sierra-Nevada-Tent+Hippocampus-8060003.jpg Blog Articles - “Willy: One in Ten,” Beth’s story about a woolly monkey, published in Hippocampus Magazine - San Francisco State University’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus August 2018: Sierra Nevada Field Campus platform tent, where I wrote the first draft of of Willy’s story published in Hippocampus Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/856dd08b-ffc5-4bfe-a3e2-c4ce1cffeec0/Willy+Hippocampus+Excerpt+1x1.jpg Blog Articles - “Willy: One in Ten,” Beth’s story about a woolly monkey, published in Hippocampus Magazine - Make it stand out (Click to read the full article.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/fb8e916a-eedb-44cd-9f0d-6e9f52ff43dc/Deep-Waters-Cover+3+Front-FINAL+9781647424664.jpg Blog Articles - “Willy: One in Ten,” Beth’s story about a woolly monkey, published in Hippocampus Magazine https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/overcoming-hurdles-living-fully monthly 0.5 2024-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/3a6f033b-56b0-4014-a229-f0b0d0a44c25/Portrait-Family+Beth-Jim-Glen+BI+2023-4422.jpg Blog Articles - Overcoming Hurdles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/c8cd13bb-1b9f-40fd-a573-94881bebebb5/SqSp+Jim-Beth-Glen+Hurdles+2023.jpg Blog Articles - Overcoming Hurdles - Make it stand out 2023 Overcoming Hurdles: Jim delivered Resilience to her new home. Beth’s debut book, 9 years in the making, hit the streets. Glen earned his B.S. degree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/9c4a00f0-3668-4456-a31b-4dbeb47d5091/Glen-Misty+Blue-Goose+Pt-Townsend+2010-1080126.jpg Blog Articles - Overcoming Hurdles - Sad News Department Misty and Glen, Port Townsend, WA 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1ce69907-79b3-4082-b2b3-b14f265cc7e7/Great-Blue-Heron+Poulsbo-Marina2-4263.jpg Blog Articles - Overcoming Hurdles - Make it stand out Great Blue Herons have special feathers on their breasts which they groom using a serrated middle toe. With tufts of down caught in the toe’s comb-like edge, called a “pectinate claw,” they use that foot to wipe off oil or fish slime, much like we use a washcloth. The serrations in some species resemble those of combs for removing human head lice. The special chest feathers grow continuously and degrade into a powder that also help the birds stay clean and ectoparasite free. [Sources: Clayton et al. 2010. “How Birds Combat Ectoparasites” and the Cornell Lab All About Birds website] Photo: Poulsbo Marina, Sept 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/578b0d55-c2af-43e9-9509-8e9793d3d2bd/Deep-Waters-Cover-NG-Award-NN.jpg Blog Articles - Overcoming Hurdles Thank you to all who have read Deep Waters and posted a review or sent a note! For unknown authors, a simple review at Amazon and GoodReads is a huge help. Clicking a rating is also helpful but less valued by the algorithm gremlins, but if you’re short on time, that’s also a much-appreciated option. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/craving-sandhill-cranes monthly 0.5 2023-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1219ca6a-f979-49a6-bb26-eba139f257bc/Sandhill-Cranes-Flying-Delta-2017-6226.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/95397283-50bf-49a1-83b6-c8f4db202e85/Sarah-Rabkin-Sierra-Nevada-Class+2019-8090120.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - Make it stand out Author, mentor, and editor Sarah Rabkin (front row 2nd from left) with students at San Francisco State University’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/eaccfcbc-70f9-443e-8dc7-a209399124a8/Sandhill-Crane-Flying-Delta-WMk-2019-6287.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes In August, 2019, during Sarah Rabkin’s inspiring 5-day writing retreat, I got to observe these remarkable birds a second time in California during an evening hike with classmates. As before, I did not witness them at close range. The experience was nonetheless profound. But then, in the next 4 years living in Santa Rosa, CA I didn’t take the initiative to say to Jim, “Hey, let’s take a day and drive out to see how the cranes are doing.” I thought I had good reasons: — bills to pay, laundry to do, a pile of emails to delete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/69b61e21-384b-436f-b957-9afc0f1615fa/Sandhill-Cranes-3Flying-Delta+2019-6255-2.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/c405ee1d-33f1-420f-acbf-8a7bd942e71e/Crane-Trachea-Roberts+1880.png Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - How do cranes make such loud, rattling, bugle-like calls? Something cool I learned today from a paper published in 1880 by Thomas S. Roberts, is that cranes have an extra long trachea that makes unusual bends and loops beneath their sternum, along their keel. (In the illustration the bird would be facing to the left.) This unusual anatomy is what allows Sandhill Cranes to make such unusual, loud calls, described by naturalist Drew Lefebvre as "part elephant, part jackhammer, and part squeaky door hinge." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/5d4191ad-78df-4506-813c-6c6fe8acca74/SqSp_Graphic-Crane-Folding-Beth%26Kids-Mexico_16x9.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - Make it stand out Beginning in high school, I’ve enjoyed showing children how to make an Origami crane out of paper. While in Mexico on our sailboat in 2013, I had so much fun with these children in San Ignacio folding cranes, including very tiny ones, that flap their wings when you tug on their tails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/7db548ca-4b0f-47bc-b188-c6ed10db7d53/Faith-Of-Cranes-Hank-Letfer.png Blog Articles - Craving Cranes - The Faith of Cranes: Finding Hope and Family in Alaska is a moving memoir about a father’s struggle with the state of the world and whether to have a child. Like the author, Hank Lentfer, Sandhill Cranes also help me stay hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/176a1b04-bc67-4411-8433-02a789b48096/DW_Graphic-All-Formats+1x1.jpg Blog Articles - Craving Cranes Deep Waters A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled is now available in print, eBook, and Audiobook formats wherever you prefer to buy books online and at bookstores, and free at libraries. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/deep-waters-audiobook-release-backstory monthly 0.5 2023-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1fa22da9-3d4a-4eec-b1ed-55b65b79d0ec/4E74CE79-553A-48BF-82DE-DDE10910DDF3.jpeg Blog Articles - Deep Waters Audiobook Now Available | A Peek Behind the Scenes Here’s Alex’s response when asked if there was anything unusual or special in her experience of narrating Deep Waters. "It's a strange thing to climb into a character's shoes and spend time living their life, spending time in their memories, and feeling their feelings. It is stranger yet, when that person is very real—when you have talked with them, and you know that these stories she has collected truly happened. There's a responsibility there that is a bit different. Beth's work is so vulnerable and raw and the people in her life are so clearly laid out on the page, that she made it easy to dive into the extraordinary day to day of her family and their lives. Much like readers and listeners—I could see it all play out in my head, and feel every trial they faced and celebration in which they took joy." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/d32a2301-bea6-4050-ad75-d4ae8e46983b/Alex-Picard-Narrator-InStudio+IMG_9648.jpg Blog Articles - Deep Waters Audiobook Now Available | A Peek Behind the Scenes - How did you choose your narrator? Narrator Alex Picard in her recording studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/8f2ce32b-c2e9-4744-a330-ea075d66dc42/Beth%26Family-Fishing-Trip-Alaska+KSDzinich.jpg Blog Articles - Deep Waters Audiobook Now Available | A Peek Behind the Scenes - Flashback Photo Boating in Alaska after a salmon fishing expedition in Sweetheart Creek. Glen is wearing his wetsuit. Photo taken by Kurt S. Dzinich Sr., two years before the story in Deep Waters begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/79ac0747-b84e-49ec-bbae-281d7ae99ec4/Ijsselmeer-Sailing-Glacier-Bay-1993-Clean-.jpg Blog Articles - Deep Waters Audiobook Now Available | A Peek Behind the Scenes - Make it stand out Sailing IJsselmeer in Glacier Bay, Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/7478882c-4042-4a1c-8988-d5f7b4bdcae6/Deep-Waters-AUDIO-Cover-Mathews-FA.png Blog Articles - Deep Waters Audiobook Now Available | A Peek Behind the Scenes Available in print, eBook, and Audiobook formats online and at bookstores, and libraries. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/boating-expedition-califoria-washington monthly 0.5 2023-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/6fadb3fb-33db-4a74-951a-2e2490371397/Expedition0729+Tufted-Puffin-LaPush-4100-2.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Adult Tufted Puffin in breeding plumage, NW coast of Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/f33ffbf3-166b-40ca-9faa-d656fe186c41/Expedition-Map+CA-WA+8x11+Final.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition Although unusually rough weather and seas—and vexing issues with our autopilot and a leaking rudder-post stuffing box—plagued our journey, what countered those problems and refueled us were visits with friends, marvelous offshore seascapes, and glimpses of wildlife. For example, before reaching northwest Washington we saw only one Tufted Puffin. Then, from La Push to Cape Flattery, we spotted 14 adults, one by one, not far from a cliff-side breeding colony where they nest in burrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693584732128-S4CJLHAMVI09IZKXIVXP/Expedition07b+ToCrescentCity+Blog-7991.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out We did our best to avoid the angry ocean by watching large-scale weather systems and scrutinizing sea-state predictions to make daily “go not-go” decisions. A couple of times, we miscalculated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693583321918-CTG72139TOTNEB4HS3FW/Expedition07a+Eureka+Blog-7823.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out In Eureka, while we waited for gale-force winds to calm down, Glen and Leia visited from Oakland and marine mammal biologist Dawn Goley and her daughter joined us for dinner in the cockpit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693583324747-4UMIC6LAMMBY1AMT76XW/Expedition07a+Eureka+Blog-7916.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Before departing for our next port Jim returns from town with ~75 pounds of groceries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693583331032-WMR4EU7UOMP71ORQJ6HE/Expedition07a+Eureka+Blog-7774.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/60ad08df-7252-418e-be55-ff3a40b58d52/Expedition-0713+Humpback-N-CoosBay-3744.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Humpback whale between Coos Bay and Florence, Oregon. In the distance, we had spotted a whale breaching and then another one flipper slapping. Later, the two joined up and swam off together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/a2e7db33-aee9-496f-b59e-1adeac41a3e6/Expedition0715+Florence-Fog-Siuslaw-River+-8588.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Fog rolling in on the Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. Resilience’s stern is on the left and her bow is to the right. In the distance is the famous drawbridge built in 1937. (Panorama photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693692529562-42358TXXEYFGZHX9D435/Expedition0722+Florence-Singers-8521.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out By chance, we arrived in Florence, Oregon the day of their once-a-year Community Block Party, complete with a dynamic band. Dancing with the crowd of locals—adults and kids—was just what we needed to shake out our sea legs. Behind the band is the double-leafed bascule bridge over the Suislaw River, raised the day before for Resilience to pass under it. It’s a remarkable feat of engineering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693593647817-W666WZEVC86EJM2ZNONO/Expedition0722+Newport-Westport-GraysHarbor-8884.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693692559446-OESEIIFYIAN31CWZ8HVA/Expedition0722+Newport-KateStafford-Dinner-9045.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693692557494-NC0V3CYHYW4K97HMM9UG/Expedition0722+Blue-Heron-Garibaldi-3937.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Garibaldi/Tillamook Bay, Oregon: Blue Heron perched above a storage pen teeming with anchovies delivered by a huge seiner right next to our boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693692603637-BLRWDTZEZ1R6A63CSJ59/Expedition0723+Anchovies-Garbaldi-2.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Anchovies netted offshore and held in pens to be sold as bait. They attracted herons, gulls, and river otters who gorged on them before a net was suspended over the pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/cbd971b3-c2cd-4a0a-b26d-20187a3a752f/Expedition-0724+ColumbiaR-Approach-Following-Sea-1.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Leaving Ilwaco, Washington at 5 AM, the Columbia River Bar crossing was unexpectedly easy. In contrast, two hours from Grays Harbor (above), we dealt with following seas and a 20-25 knot cross wind that was not predicted, and rain that was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/f74c948c-8e5d-4f24-affe-a49f8565ffeb/Expedition-0724+ColumbiaR-Approach-Following-Sea-2.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693593622431-QRSIGUM5C8ALKX0PWC9Y/Expedition0722+Newport-Westport-GraysHarbor-2-2.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Gray whale skeleton in Grays Harbor, Westport’s wonderful Maritime Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1693692797734-8I7R7APXZ5Q8LF1OEHHN/Expedition-Freshwater+Bay-Sunrise-2.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Sunrise on calm water at anchor in Neah Bay, home of the Makah Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/d420751c-b9d8-4186-8402-5d9b5e5d9cc8/Expedition-JuanDeFucaStrait-Boating+SS-4.jpg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Day 59: We rounded Cape Flattery, the northwestern-most point in the continental US, turned east into Juan de Fuca Strait where we sailed for the first time since leaving California. What a joy to leave open-ocean swells and headwinds behind and enter the home stretch! (Photo taken using panorama mode.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/708a6b7b-41d2-4e8d-aeba-522078654eb5/Deep-Waters-Cover_NextGen-Award.jpeg Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition Available at bookstores, libraries, and online. To receive a Book Club Organizer Packet or schedule a Virtual Author Discussion, email info@bethannmathews.com If you read and liked Deep Waters, please consider posting a review at Amazon and GoodReads, or wherever you prefer, and letting your friends know about it. Ratings and reviews—even just a sentence or two—help draw new readers to a possibly valuable experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/db315288-394f-4ffe-b1dd-479c1379c118/DW-Graphic-Audiobook+CS+bl+4x5-H.png Blog Articles - Resilience completes her San Francisco Bay to Puget Sound expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/blue-whale-injured-cape-mendocino-expedition monthly 0.5 2023-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688239863228-5JE3MAU05P2775KI5RZ1/Resilience-Exped-Jim-Brendan-Corwin-Kevin-2.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688241017508-IFJKBK4GWB7X3JJY4IHO/Resilience-Exped-Jim-Brendan-Corwin-Kevin-1232.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/0f3f2e46-5a63-44f6-aa76-19dc965075de/Resilience-Expedition-Map+CA-WA3+16x9.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery Traveling north along this stretch of coast is notoriously tough, because prevailing winds and swells come from the north. The team had to wait out days of gale-force winds with 7-9 foot seas, but heroically squeezed in 3 transit days. Between Point Reyes and Bodega Bay, however, our auto-pilot broke. From Bodega to Fort Bragg, Jim, Brendan, and Corwin took turns at the helm. Hand steering in rough conditions is exhausting, but there are other reasons cruisers value their auto pilot more than an extra crew member: They work hard 24/7, don’t complain, and they never get sea sick. Thank you, Brendan and Corwin for helping us get Resilience closer to home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/b1463754-ab9d-4b0f-8eda-0aa2a4a5dc7a/Fort-Bragg-Stuffing-box-Project-FB-7284.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery - Make it stand out On June 23, I joined Jim as he was finishing two crucial projects—repairing the auto pilot and replacing the rudder post stuffing box (harder than it sounds). These jobs consumed 40+ hours, including diagnosis, locating oddball parts in a small town on a bike, and working in a tight space—what Jim calls yoga mechanics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688232781740-W5L73X5VLE4YSJCZATU9/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7397.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688232757155-3Y0J0KP5E7LL0S30I0X2/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7441.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688232772538-HU42PEECDJ9QVBUHF17A/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7470.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688232899050-BJFMR7Z06RKE80QILY4H/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7459.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688232777156-7NS95O2V84JVG1OQIVAW/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7460.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688233007432-RRLOS6RO1UZS6Z6P55CY/Fort-Bragg-Departure-Prep-Boating-7456.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/4a88f192-3ece-4b5d-886f-baff2c0c59fd/Expedition-D1-FtBragg-Shelter-3402.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery - Make it stand out Leg 1 for me, 4 overall: Motoring from Fort Bragg to Shelter Cove through 5-foot swells was my shakedown passage. It was rough enough I almost got sick, which is rare. Staying on deck, eyes on the horizon--and spotting a humpback whale a mile away--helped fend off that awful feeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688244610974-CTBNWGN3J2VX2E9Y6SLV/Expedition-D1-FtBragg-Shelter-7622.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688244699973-VER96P89Q6VNL4WAHXPL/ShelterCv-Flopper-Stoppers-Jim-7626.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688261363695-2RW3GP4G9D9TG6UOKUGV/Resilience-Wave-Over-Bow-7659.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1688261364874-V64BJV3IOKKGE4MW67UY/Resilience-Wave-Over-Bow-7660.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/4a6101f9-6a4a-45a9-b5ed-e99b0232ed60/Blue-Whale-Blow-Cp-Mendocino2-3460.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery - Two hours out, while Jim rested on the settee down below, I spotted a blow ahead. Wow, I thought, that looks taller than a humpback whale’s blow—the more common species in these waters. “Hey, Jim. Sorry to wake you, but we’ve got a blue whale ahead.” In seconds, he was up top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/44e0aacf-c6f9-44af-89c4-675b4214f6a4/Blue-Wl-Beth-Camera-ClippedIn-7768.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery - The whale happened to be close enough we could get photo IDs by slowing down and not deviating much from our track line. With the rough conditions, we couldn’t afford to linger longer than one surfacing-dive sequence. When our boat is pitching or rolling a lot, I clip my harness to the dodger or elsewhere so I can lean back and pivot with hands free to hold my camera. 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The 9+ pock-mark scars visible on this blue whale’s left flank are likely where they were bitten by a cookie-cutter shark, also known as the “demon whale-biter.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/3d5dcb79-6e42-4bbf-bb12-98759a85dd28/Blue-Whale-Ship-Strike-Cp-Mendocino2-3491.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/b7f44929-6ae3-491a-a6df-ea5c96867a73/Blue-Wl-ID-Beth-Tuckered-Out-7711.jpg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery After so much rough water and photographing the whale, I took a break to rest in the aft cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/708a6b7b-41d2-4e8d-aeba-522078654eb5/Deep-Waters-Cover_NextGen-Award.jpeg Blog Articles - Big Water, a Blue Whale, and a Sad Discovery Thank you everyone who has posted a review at Amazon and GoodReads. For unknown, debut authors, reader reviews and ratings make a big difference. Available at bookstores, libraries, and online. BOOK CLUBS: To receive a Book Club Organizer Packet or schedule a Live Virtual Author Discussion, email me at info@bethannmathews.com https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/katiebausler-interviews-bethannmathews-activevoicepodcast monthly 0.5 2023-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/969e9b36-501a-467f-93c3-893862ed3c7b/Katie-Bausler-DW-Interview-5842.jpg Blog Articles - Alaska’s Katie Bausler Interviews Beth about her debut book, Deep Waters - KTOO’s recording studio in downtown Juneau where Katie Bausler interviews authors for her podcast. 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Long-awaited box arrives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/708a6b7b-41d2-4e8d-aeba-522078654eb5/Deep-Waters-Cover_NextGen-Award.jpeg Blog Articles - Alaska’s Katie Bausler Interviews Beth about her debut book, Deep Waters - Since its release, Deep Waters has won 2 awards: Independent Publishers Book Awards, IPPY Bronze Award for West-Pacific: Best Regional Non-Fiction Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner for Memoirs: Personal Struggle/Health Issues https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/lang-romano-lax-interviews-bethannmathews monthly 0.5 2023-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/e5d8371a-4750-498e-8cf1-dda191ca4bc0/SuzanneLang+By-PeterRichardson-Author.jpeg Blog Articles - Sex After Stroke: Two Interviewers asks Beth why she addresses this topic in her debut book - Suzanne Lang’s taped interview about Deep Waters hits the airwaves tomorrow, Sunday, Apr 30 at 10 AM (PST) on KRCB 104.9 NPR FM. Early versions of the manuscript sent to Beta Reviewers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/bb5a2144-2c98-4a42-a059-47368bb16a9b/AndromedaCU2+Head-Shot.jpg Blog Articles - Sex After Stroke: Two Interviewers asks Beth why she addresses this topic in her debut book - Close Calls, a Love Letter to Community, and “Deep Waters” In the current issue of Northwest Book Lovers Andromeda Romano-Lax interviews me about my book. Andromeda is the author of five award-winning novels including The Spanish Bow (NYT’s Editors’ Choice) and Annie and the Wolves (Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction Book of 2021) and a tri-athalonist on top of it all. It was such a pleasure to work with Andromeda for this article. Click the NW Book Lovers newsletter below to see the full interview. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/67f3b226-ebc1-449f-9592-d158e91b1f23/Screenshot+2023-04-29+at+2.24.42+PM.png Blog Articles - Sex After Stroke: Two Interviewers asks Beth why she addresses this topic in her debut book - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/cefb3191-ad43-45c9-8f93-503e15ec55d6/Illustration-BethAnnMathews+3-Humpbacks+5x7.png Blog Articles - Sex After Stroke: Two Interviewers asks Beth why she addresses this topic in her debut book - After nine years in the making, I’m excited to release my memoir Deep Waters into the world. With my pub date only 3 days away, I look forward to sharing inside stories about publishing and what it’s like to do a book tour. 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Aww . . . d ang. Yes. I could use the sample I liked for free. But, I first had to give them my credit card data. No way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/10dbafed-c049-431b-aad9-ccff98ca092c/CarolsArt-Mts-Water-both+7x11.2.png Blog Articles - My Sister’s Artwork to the Rescue - Make it stand out 3 X 1 foot paintings by Carol J. 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Lang in her KRCB studio recording her NPR podcast “A Novel Idea.” (Photo: Author Peter Richardson) Early versions of the manuscript sent to Beta Reviewers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/151c1936-01e1-46de-aa2c-ac453adeb2f3/Beth-Interview-Suzanne-Lang-Deep-Waters-5.jpg Blog Articles - Radio Interview with Suzanne Lang NPR-KRCB Long-awaited box arrives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/a14b3ae0-0985-461b-824d-f675566df126/KRCB-FM-Sonoma+County.png Blog Articles - Radio Interview with Suzanne Lang NPR-KRCB First glimpse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/dec11c76-648b-43f8-9549-1670b4bad86c/Deep-Waters+Final-Cover+CVH+9781647424664.jpg Blog Articles - Radio Interview with Suzanne Lang NPR-KRCB - On the Events page, there’s now a list of upcoming in-person bookstore readings and signings in California, Alaska, Washington, and Indiana as well as other scheduled interviews, which will be updated weekly. I’d love to see you if you can attend an event, or hear from you if you tune in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/cb4c6657-6780-4008-afad-a9408d29711e/Bubble-Selfie-Boat-Beth-2763-2.jpg Blog Articles - Radio Interview with Suzanne Lang NPR-KRCB - I recently rediscovered this photo from when we were anchored in Bahia Tortugas, or Turtle Bay, Mexico. Glen (~11) was on the foredeck creating giant bubbles which hovered, shimmering, for many seconds. I noticed our reflection and ran down below to grab my camera. I took several photos, but wasn’t sure how they’d turn out. I was super happy when I reviewed the images up on my laptop and there was our reflection! 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Early versions of the manuscript sent to Beta Reviewers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/32aa6a20-5e63-43bf-b078-6013d1689ea5/Book-ARC-Arrives-Beth-110352.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory Long-awaited box arrives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/35555665-4373-4e12-bb2c-8464b2f717d3/Deep-Waters-ARC-Unpack-110408.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory - First Glimpse First glimpse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/bfed62d2-1c64-442b-b872-3998a0935d48/Deep+Water+Cover+Drafts+SqSp.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory - Make it stand out Four of 9 draft covers proposed for my book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/3bbb2845-dc94-4b89-b73f-1ef34731cad8/DW-Front-Cover+ARC_3341.JPG Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory Holding the book for the first time was a profound moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/715c83e9-f73d-4054-8b5a-c2a29da76d7a/DW-Mathews-ARC-Back_3353.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory - I’m honored by, and grateful beyond words to, authors and book club members who generously read advance copies of Deep Waters and wrote endorsement quotes, including Lynn Schooler (front cover), Andromeda Romano-Lax, Abby Maslin, and the TBD Book Club. In my next post, I’ll share additional endorsements sent after the ARCs were printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/72e87187-c1d6-43d3-abca-c174c1f142b6/DW-ARC-Arrives-B%26G-110557-3.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory - The day the box of books arrived, our son was visiting. The day the box of books arrived, our son was visiting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/058639b4-d038-4b12-ab75-1773cab9ef82/Beth%26Family-Fishing-Trip-Alaska+KSD.jpg Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory - Salmon Fishing Trip with Jim and Glen, Alaska. (Photo: Kurt S. Dzinich Sr.) Salmon fishing trip in Alaska with Jim and Glen. (Photo: Kurt S. 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Some thought we had a stern anchor set, even though the sails were up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/7979e072-c438-40fc-bb29-904fa97a38ab/Nancy-Ratner-Steve-Mexico_1932.JPG Blog Articles - Sneak Preview: Debut Book Cover Backstory Nancy and Steve on their sailboat in Alaska—winners of last month’s quiz and a book. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/bluebirds-feed-chicks monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230417804-BLUR8HRLRR3J4X2SND7U/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bluebirds Feed Tiny Chicks The female, carrying a mouthful of nest material, waits for her mate to leave. April 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230420276-R5Q3NR4E9S9QTAFB31UO/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bluebirds Feed Tiny Chicks - Make it stand out Female bluebird adds grass to nest. 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Our boat was chosen to be in the recently released Netflix movie, A California Christmas, City Lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230438193-J6NFYOBUM1ON0YY8PTHJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230440413-JK28EO1RUUMHNISL62LM/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230442002-2GSE1MB9KHB8IKSSGIJR/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230443635-S7EPXNETPYW44KJWH59G/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Josh and Lauren Strickland in dinner scene on the Resilience’s bow. (Roller furling in background.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230444951-ERFTZ8Q57MJK7EESGYL2/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230446481-FX3DV3TLRQXXB83CXGD1/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Josh helps Lauren climb on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230448151-Z10YH8CJTNAVFDDAF1NR/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230449756-ZUHWOTAVTY5N7RCSQBMQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Ahh… the magical moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230451228-0PDDH2UBZLSGFN1SFIGU/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230452938-52QI3QEJ2OU9RSJ191FH/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out It was an honor to meet Ali Afshar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230453880-CDU2MT1ISO2I81WUA3Z4/image-asset.png Blog Articles - Sailboat Resilience has "Supporting Role" in Netflix Movie! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/harbor-seal-fight-san-francisco-bay monthly 0.5 2022-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230456734-PF9UW85F5UDAPG9LWOII/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - March Madness: Harbor Seals Gear up to Mate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230458226-RDRQIB7JO6XPU0QWT6LQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - March Madness: Harbor Seals Gear up to Mate Dark phase harbor seals have light spots on a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230459819-DS7RK96L5MT5C9J80EN5/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - March Madness: Harbor Seals Gear up to Mate Seal’s right flipper is showing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230461304-PWCL5P045O9OTTTBVOWC/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - March Madness: Harbor Seals Gear up to Mate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230463239-G6EVDZ2Z9A7DXY1K92AL/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - March Madness: Harbor Seals Gear up to Mate Two harbor seals fling tails at each other. 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Yellow edging on bill will disappear as the chick matures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230478070-O3Y5XH5TMBLE9SMWBZKB/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bushtit Parents Feed Six Fledglings - Make it stand out Bushtit female (yellow iris) gathers spider silk for their long woven nest sac. March 11, 2021, Yulupa Cohousing Courtyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230479501-ZKOZJYOD9I971V1U7Z3L/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bushtit Parents Feed Six Fledglings - Make it stand out After the male (black iris) delivered the cranefly, the little guy/gal was still trying to choke it down 9 minutes later (see below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230481648-PED3WR56CGYABKMN9COV/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bushtit Parents Feed Six Fledglings Baby Bushtit still swallowing the large insect 9 minutes after delivery. The cranefly’s four front legs are still poking out of the fledgling’s mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230484714-6ILQ3MUTG3JMLZUTOCJ4/image-asset.png Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bushtit Parents Feed Six Fledglings Beth Ann Mathews https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/bluebirds-attack-oak-titmouse-nestbox-challenge monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230490866-YMOBAGVM6UNSQLAH7XPY/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bluebirds Attack Oak Titmice in Nestbox Challenge Male Titmouse singing the gender-specific “Peter, Peter, Peter!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230492600-5ZE5NI5XETW2D2K9O4I8/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bluebirds Attack Oak Titmice in Nestbox Challenge This Oak Titmouse had been gleaning insects off the flowering plum tree, then took fight for the nest box. Catching him mid air was a luck shot. I think of it as my “Welcome Spring!” photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230494355-ZICTJGU1KRZDN19X5X1Q/image-asset.png Blog Articles - VIDEO: Bluebirds Attack Oak Titmice in Nestbox Challenge Beth Ann Mathews https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/book-review-adventurers-son monthly 0.5 2022-12-20 https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/oak-titmouse-nesting-nestbox monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230497822-Y5EEQWPL3KC8314YH7NL/image-asset.jpeg Blog Articles - VIDEO: Oak Titmouse Pair Builds a Nest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/1671230499653-I8DSH19ASF9SVMLC7MNQ/image-asset.png Blog Articles - VIDEO: Oak Titmouse Pair Builds a Nest Beth Ann Mathews https://www.elizabethannmathews.com/blog/story-first-do-no-harm monthly 0.5 2022-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639b3c66a2821e4461b04377/832f16d1-9238-4e77-a678-0e28b17ca7b4/Sunset-Sunrise-Redwood-Writers-Anthology.jpg Blog Articles - 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Biologists Survey Blue Whales by Sailboat in Gulf of Farallones This summer, concentrations of blue whales were higher than ever recorded in the waters off Central California. 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