An example of old aged and weathered wood found in the Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve :
And yet another case of me being without my trusty Nikon DSLR, and then my smartphone camera must suffice. I’m starting to think about updating my 3 year old mobile to a current state of the art smartphone with a better camera. This camera of last resort stuff seems to be happening to me more and more often.
With a bellow that freezes the entire beach, this guy comes ashore. It’s a sound that demands respect, and raises the apprehension level a notch. There’s no doubt as to who the alpha is around here.
For more information on the rookery, see www.elephantseal.org
As a part of the WINTERFEST celebration, the tall ship Lady Washington is docked at Morro Bay.
It looks so serene and quiet. But in actuality, it is a scene mobbed with people. I spent most of my time trying to find a clear view onto the ship, and then waiting until there were no bodies present right around her. Am I guilty of deception? Or maybe just successful in catching and freezing that one moment in time? And why do I seem so often to wind up asking you a question in these, my missives?
You step outside your door 9PM at night just like you have a hundred times before. You walk 20 feet and then stand rooted at what you are seeing. The harvest moon is shining its luminescence thru a stratified cloud cover, all framed in the spindly tops of a group of Juniper trees. And capturing that beautiful moment in time, it renews me.
An inspiring tree at the west end of Dunes Street in Morro Bay, CA.
Friday morning, July 28th 2017, a commercial fishing boat, the Point Estero, wound up stranding itself on the rocks of Estero Bluffs State Park, north of Cayucos California.
As of today, the following Sunday afternoon, the boat is still stranded.
Edit: It is now November 6th 2017 and the boat is still on the rocks. There is now a hole in the hull and the boat sits partially submerged in the water. The owner has relinquished his rights to the boat and various bureaucratic agencies are pointing fingers at one another as to what is to be done, and who is going to pay for it. A sad end for an ocean going vessel.
Walking the streets of San Luis Obispo well before the SLO Thursday Night Farmers Market , I couldn’t help but notice the bright, inviting sidewalk looks of El Matador on Chorro Street.
Time prevented me from going in and sampling the cuisine, but next time, count me in.
The Cow Parade SLO County produced a herd of colorful and stylized cows auctioned off and raising a quarter of a million dollars for local charity.
This girl is hanging out at the SLO plaza:
As a friend of mine says, California Style!
This cutie haunts Harmony, California:
Some of the animals appear to have been genetically altered, as this cow bear in the town of Los Osos, California:
Not real sure how I feel about that one.
Under early morning light, looking west down onto Morro Bay California from the top of Black Hill.
Following a dinner of Red Snapper at the Sea Shanty in Cayucos California, walking along the beach afterward the sky decided to do this. And of course, catch me without my trusty Nikon. So what can a guy do but grab his smartphone, shoot away, and hope for the best.
These pacific sunsets are in danger of becoming habit forming.