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| Going Gonzo at Ocean Beach |
I'd given up on the morning's rain showers letting up anytime soon, but maybe half an hour after I'd settled into spending the morning on the couch with a hot cup of tea and the latest issue of Scientific American, the rain stopped. It was two hours after I usually set out in the morning, but I knew I had to get outside.
I hate to say "at my age" about anything, but I was surprised how quickly and fully inertia had settled into my bones and muscles after sitting on the couch! I felt like I could more easily have gone back to bed than headed out for a walk. A few days ago, my wife's brother sent us an article from the NY Times about a Costco parking lot where middled-aged skateboarders like to hang out. There was talk of getting too old to do certain tricks anymore, and the likelihood of eventually having to give up the sport altogether. Just not today.
I could relate. Despite lots of crazy clouds passing overhead I was able to walk and bike my usual routes for a few hours without getting wet. But even if I had gotten soaked it would have been okay. Eventually I'll have to quit the strenuous walks and bike rides. Just not today.
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| Back Yard Beauty |
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| I don't notice turtles at Lily Lake all that often, and I liked how this red-eared slider came out for a sun bath with duckweed all over its carapace. Virtually the whole pond is covered with the stuff, and I hope the park hasn't decided to leave the pond in such a sorry state. |
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| Storm clouds began to move in as I headed up Whiskey Hill, but they never let loose with more than a few tantalizing drops. |
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| More interesting cloud cover greeted folks at the coast. Nice views from Beach Chalet, no doubt. |
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| I haven't seen any big surf at Ocean Beach in a while and was surprised to look out there and see a little black dot on a big green wall. |
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| I don't know if this was the same gonzo surfer I saw at that first glance, but he kept charging right into the hollow of the eventual close-out. |
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