Was supposed to be a day of big, wild surf, but I missed it. People were actually in the water. Which was dumb, because there were some pretty bad rip tides.
…that far-off patch of sunshine…
Wild, windy day at the beach…
Category: the sea
A Southern California December day…
Become ungovernable.
The only snowflake in sight.
These two know each other. The pelican is begging. The fisherman obliged.
Here he is, with a tad more dignity. This is a brown pelican with his breeding plumage.
Saddleback, looking good.
#1 winter sport with the locals.
Perfect beach weather…
The beach has been “restored”…
…so the sea no longer makes a gentle run-up to the shore. You go out there, and the breakers are right on you!
The view of the surfing is good though.
Bio-luminescence…
…for the win!
Champion chimney…
In my book, this is the greatest chimney ever.
Huntington Beach, August 2023
Not the crowds one would expect on a nice August day.
No one off in this direction either.
Lifeguard towers.
Mystery guests.
Yikes.
Waiting for the perfect wave. That would be in Hawaii. They’ve got quite a lot of paddling ahead of them.
Cowabunga!
Looks like fun…
…until I remember that time that I saw an older gent getting his sail ready, and a gust of wind came up, and dragged him on his face across the beach and through the shallows.
I laughed until my sides hurt. Good times!
Big beach sky…
It won’t be this empty for long…
A cold day at the beach…
It was the coldest water I’ve ever experienced. My feet felt like they were plunged into a snowbank. And yes, I see those children playing in the water, and I am fully prepared to accept the fact that I’m a wimp.
Meanwhile, in nature…
…the Circle of Life, in the form of shore birds eating something gross and crawly, continues.
Pilings…
Weirdly claustrophobic.