I am longing to be back where I was over the Christmas holidays: The California Central Coast. Instead I am in a place where there is snow all around. Longing for the sand, the sun, the sound of breaking waves, the smell of the sea.  An ordinary rock in ordinary sand is extra ordinary on a sunny  Pismo Beach, California December morning. Matthew G. Beall Photography    Longing for Before   ...

It's been some time since  I posted. I am back after a nice, long vacation to the place I was raised. Naturally, I had all my gear and a preconceived idea for a new series.   I went back in time, way back. Memories are sweet. Memories connect to the present. This is the result.  California Central Coast Series -- see the complete series on my Facebook page, and while you are there, please "like"it, Here's...