Doc Ricketts 🔹

“John and I often talk about the ‘deep things’—the things that bind us all together. He has a way of putting those ideas into words that resonate with people, and I think that’s why his work has such a lasting impact.” -Ed

“John has a way of seeing the world that is both profound and simple. He can capture the essence of a person or a place in just a few words. His writing is like a mirror—it reflects the truth, even when that truth is uncomfortable.” -Ed

"John is more than a friend; he's a kindred spirit. We see the world in much the same way, and our conversations are like a meeting of minds. He challenges me to think deeper, and I like to think I do the same for him." -Ed

Hackman

Hackman

Hackman

Hackman

One of the film greats, and a favorite of ours, is gone.

#GeneHackman

“The best things in life are the people you love, the places you’ve seen, and the memories you’ve made along the way.” -Ed #edricketts #johnsteinbeck #pacificgrove #monterey #pacificbiologicallaboratories #canneryrow #marinebiology #science

“The whole world is in a state of flux, and so are we. We must learn to adapt, to change, or we will perish.” - Ed #edricketts #pacificgroveca #montereycalifornia #canneryrow #philosophy #marinebiology #science

“Man is the only animal capable of destroying his environment, and he seems to be doing it with a vengeance.” -Ed

"The world is sick now. There are things in the tide pools that make me wonder, not about the pools, but about the world." Ed

"Life is a process, not a thing. It is a flow, not a static condition." - Ed

“The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history or fiction. It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science." -Ed

Books that I would recommend to others.

John Steinbeck was America's voice of conscience during times of strife and economic depression. Here, with his close friend Doc Ricketts, is a book on the ecology of a place and its connections to history, science, ethics, and ourselves.
#BookSky
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Join the Western Flyer’s Historic Return to the Gulf of California! April 15-25, 2025 Follow the route of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts in the Gulf of California, 85 years ago with this restored historic vessel. Iwill be adding nature journaling to the itinerary of this incredible trip. Please join us if you are able. It will be a grand adventure and the funds raised will support marine education for underserved students. In 1940, driven by curiosity and a hunger for experience, John Steinbeck and biologist Ed Ricketts traveled to the Gulf of California on board the sardine boat the 

Join the Western Flyer’s Historic Return to the Gulf of California! April 15-25, 2025

Follow the route of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts in the Gulf of California, 85 years ago with this restored historic vessel. Iwill be adding nature journaling to the itinerary of this incredible trip. Please…

John Steinbeck’s Western Flyer boat transformed into floating classroom on Monterey Bay Aboard the same fishing vessel Steinbeck used for his 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition, undergraduates studied science and literature while gaining a deeper appreciation for the ocean.

Over 80 years ago, author John Steinbeck voyaged to the Sea of Cortez on a trip that inspired one of his most celebrated works of nonfiction. The same boat from that expedition is now restored and serves as a classroom, immersing students in the science and stories of the sea.

…And I think of Dean Moriarty

Pacific Biological Laboratories

Pacific Biological Laboratories. Cannery Row, Monterey CA.

Pacific Biological Laboratories

Before the fire

"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery." Ed

Edward by his brother-in-law, Fred Strong (1936)

"The most valuable thing a species can have is the ability to adapt to change."

Have you ever wondered how Point Lobos got its name?

Gary Snyder on How to Unbreak the World “What we’d hope for on the planet is creativity and sanity, conviviality, the real work of our hands and minds.”

Gary Snyder (one of the great spirits of our time) on how to unbreak the world

"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next." - Ed

"The more I study nature, the more I am convinced that this whole universe is an organism and that man is just a little part of that organism." - Ed

"The land and sea are one. They belong to each other in a way that is beyond human comprehension." - Ed

John Steinbeck's Wonderful Letter On Racism - 1937 - Flashbak “If I had enough money, I would take busloads of people out to the fields and into the labor camps. Then they’d know how that fine salad got on their table.” – Roberto Acuna, farm worker “In the souls...

#JohnSteinbeck #americanwriter #racism #flashback #steinbeck #GrapesOfWrath

Pacific Biological Laboratories
(Doc Ricketts' Lab)
Cannery Row
Monterey California, 1968

One of the few Cannery Row buildings that remain preserved today.

(Apologies for the dust - will require clean + rescan).

🎞️ #filmphotography #B&W #monochrome #canneryrow #steinbeck #doc #ricketts

The Women of <i>East of Eden</i>: Abra's Role Steinbeck's female characters are more than stereotypical prostitutes or mother figures, they are creative, independent and strong.

O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D.

#STEINBECK
#BOOKSKY
#EASTOFEDEN

Low-tide at #GreatTidePool. #Ricketts and #Steinbeck were right about the richness of #invertebrates here! Lots today starting with a flat crab, a two-spot #octopus, brooding anemone and 4 #nudibranchs.
#marinelife #invertebrate #GreatTidePool #octopus #Tidepool

Cannery Row
Monterey California, 1968

The building complex in the background is the abandoned Portola Sardine cannery, and the site of the future Monterey Bay Aquarium.

🎞️ #filmphotography #streetphotography #B&W #monochrome #b&wstreetphotography #bentley #canneryrow

Multi-armed sea star with historical tag from 1940 showing off a signature by Ed Ricketts-"doc" from Cannery Row

Even though the collections of ED RICKETTS have found their way to more than a few museums, I'm always kind of impressed when I see an original tag by "Doc" from back in the day! This from the Baja California trip! #echinoday #canneryrow