Venice Beach our worlds meet

What started with the intensions for a beach walk to stretch the legs on Venice beach, CA. Swayed into the witness of a beach culture where all walks merge? Music hit our ears from one of many boardwalk bands, what looked like a group of friends all sharing the same passion for music. Alternative folks, that are carrying the 70’s and doing so with no hesitation. Claiming their gem; Venice beach, for their home, work, play, love, and community, all supporting each other with love, care, inspiration and protection from the one percent. The boardwalk is a play ground with: A skate park on the beach filled with passionate kids, killing it. Cement walls used as easels to share colorful graffiti. Drum circles in the middle of the beach which have a continual body moving beat that flows with no interruptions. Famous muscle beach, no shortage of skin or muscle strength here. A freak show which claims a two headed turtle and anything else freaky you can think of. Homes which have no structural walls only invisible walls; where private moments our shared with no worry or care of the on lookers and judgments. The air is filled with the smells of a continually gathering were no one person is in charge of clean up. A gathering which has possible lasted since the 70’s and will carry on through many more generations.

This experience has left me humbled for this is part of life, experiencing as many personal walks and being open to catch the beauty, passion, and grace of an unfamiliar place.