Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Clearing the Air

 

Sun & Spindrift at Ocean Beach

The offshore winds finally arrived, rattling our doors all night, blowing leaves into our entryway, and so thoroughly clearing the air that I could see the Farallons today for the first time in a surprisingly long time. Despite having a lot of clear days recently, visibility far out at sea has been another matter. Maybe high winds out there were raising up a lot of sea spray.


West Portal this morning....


A couple of juncos and a song sparrow were bathing and drinking from the leaf-strewn water bowl, so I went down to fill it with fresh, clean water. 


The Farallon Islands


Ocean View from Golden Gate Heights


There was a pretty decent swell rolling in, but the best waves often seemed to go unridden.


There weren't that many people out, so it was less likely that someone would be in the right place at the right time.


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