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I'm going to spend my lunch hour on my local street corner with my #NoKings sign. It'll just be me, but maybe someone will see it and realize they're not alone with their disgust with the SCOTUS Archbishop of Canterbury wannabees.

#coastside #indivisible

So cool to watch Ken Peplowski do “I Will” solo on the clarinet while the waves crash in the background at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society. #Coastside

Cartoonist Deb Wong on the Coastal Trail. Amiright @bikemonterey @Kleen https://www.coastsidenews.com/opinion/cartoons/deb-wong-what-im-inking/article_fc0ab4c8-714f-4704-bb14-a0916638cb3a.html #CoastsideLife #Coastside

What I'm Inking cartoon by Deb Wong, Coastside News. Two women walking ahead of the viewer along a path. To the left is a fenced pasture with horses. To the right, cypress trees lean over the trail.
“I take this walk to work every day. This is a multi-purpose trail.”
“Sure … pedestrians and bikes.”
“Of course! But in my case, it’s also a physical-and-mental-therapy-save-money-on-transportation trail!”

Strumming some chords by the ocean, watching a lovely #sunset

#halfmoonbay #coastside

It's so strange hearing about the heat warnings elsewhere in California, when here its 55 degrees and I'm wearing a fleece jacket. #sfba #coastside #weather

I haven't been able to walk as much as in past weeks, but I do get the camera out occasionally and snap a few shots. #Coastside #NorCalSpring

Where the land meets the sea, at one of my favourite hiking spots.

Waves and rocks and foam, always good for soothing the soul.

A view in the other direction, down the hill to the ocean.

Managed a walk between rain showers today, just around the neighbourhood. #Coastside #NorCalWinter #Rainy #MentalHealthWalk

The City shrouded in a very dragonish mist, with Sutro Tower very faintly visible.

Another view of the hills and the fog/mist/cloud. Not quite raining, but definitely threatening.

I've been away for a few days; life got a little complicated. If you know me offline you're welcome to ask for details by any of the usual methods. I was mostly able to walk, but lacked the spoons to pick out photos to post and link up. So here's my neighbourhood walk for today. #Coastside #NeighbourhoodWalk #MentalHealthWalk #NorCalWinter

Small puffy cloud dragons hanging around above the locate "mountain" (really more like a big hill.)

Cloud dragons and some of the local evergreens, doing their daily wind dance.

A little shorter than usual today; it was brisk out and I got started late. But the photos were still pretty good; Old Sol was painting the clouds orange in signature style. #Coastside #NorCalWinter #MentalHealthWalk

The big ball of plasma taunting the cloud dragons on the horizon. The game of Hide the Shiny Thing is on!

Sol itself is no longer visible, but th eorange is all over the sky; very difficult to hide.

The orange makes a lovely contrast with the dark blue waves below.

And we close with hte traditional four elements: fire, air, water, earth. Thanks to all of you for the warmth and beauty of this day.

I have spent entirely too much of this week away from home due to power outages and stormy weather. I have mostly managed to get daily steps, but my routine was significantly disrupted. So today I took an extra-long walk at one of my favourite beach spots, and took as long as I needed to get the photos I wanted. #Coastside #BeachWalk #NorCalWinter #MentalHealthWalk

The water was calm and soothing and lovely today, and the blue almost matched the sky. So different from the rainy grey of the past few days.

Old Sol was hiding out behind the rocks today, but the orange dusk-glow was still there. I love the way it highlights the village just before sunset.

I have seen more rainbows in the last week than I think I have in tghe past couple of years. I am choosingf to take this as a good omen; heaven knows we can use all the good omens we can get.

No beach walk tonight; no energy for driving. But it was a nice Friday walk around the neighbourhood, with some lovely and unexpected cloud-painting. #Coastside #NeighbourhoodWalk #BoardWalk #MentalHealthWalk

The south side of SF, seen from fairly high up on our hill. Sutro Tower is visible, and Karl the Fog and his friends the cloud dragons are maintaining a discreet presence in the background.

Special guest appearance: a rainbow to the east. A fediverse friend of mine posted a pic of the double rainbow that showed up in SF this morning -- this one is not as fancy, but was a pleasant surprise nonetheless.

The boardwalk, just as welcoming as it was last time I was up here, which was before the start of 2024, I'm pretty sure.

A big fluffy cloud being painted a pale orange by the first rays of sunset, with a tall evergreen at the bottom of the frame.

The weather dragons are seriously indecisive today. Sunshowers! Cold rain! Blue skies! Big splashy waves! No wind at all! But I'm glad I got the walk in now, before things get colder and wetter. #NorCalWinter #Coastside #MentalHealthWalk

Big Shiny Thing up in the sky, just daring the cloud dragons to try to hide it.

Dragon ambush! Quick, hide the shiny thing!

Old Sol turns orange, determined to glow in spite of the cloud dragons' best efforts.

Taking in the sunset tonight with a friend who had a rough weekend. We've got to take care of each other; it's the only way we get through. #Coastside #SunsetOverTheOcean #NorCalWinter

Fully a half hour before sunset, the orange glow appeared on the horizon and persisted for the next hour or so.

Cloud dragons doing an exceptional job of Hiding the Shiny Thing.

Old Sol doing one of its Eye of Sauron impressions, with some assistance from the local cloud dragons. The view is just breathtaking.

It was a glorious warm evening down at the usual walking spot. Dogs frolicking, people smiling, no sign of imminent rain, just enough breeze to keep the air fresh. And I was lucky enough to get some photos I am really, really pleased with. #BeachWalk #Coastside #NorCalWinter #SunsetOverTheOcean

A grand opening, with many swirly puffy clouds in a bright blue sky, with darker blue water down below.

Old Sol doing its shiny-fiery thing. What looks like a cloud quilt up above, and a few people on the beach below.

The floor-and-celing effect here makes me think of those swooping shots of high-speed maneuvering where the top and bottom of the frame are intentionally blocked off.

This one also looks like something out of a matte painting for a science fiction landscape. Pale orange afterglow and rocks in the ocean in the foreground.

Nice leisurely walk along my usual beach: lots of friendly dogs, and enough friendly people. Many clouds at the horizon, but enough sunshine/glow to make some pretty fabulous photos possible. #Coastside #BeachWalk #NorCalWinter #SeaAndSky

Some of my favourite rocks, with lovely orange skyglow behind them. No Shiny Thing immediately visible, but it's clearly there behind the scenes.

Here Old Sol is a little more directly visible, and the blue colour of the ocean is clearer.

The afterglow was fierce tonight, cloud-painting and just enough breeze to keep things moving.

The cloud-painting was pretty much out of this world tonight; I set out a little early, and went slower than usual, trying to be steady and serene. I think I mostly succeeded, and it shows in the photos. #Coastside #MentalHealthWalk #NorCalWinter

There was a little show from our Esteemed Shiny Thing; golden rays well before sundown, shining over the fluffy clouds to warm us all.

Once Old Sol got closer to the horizon, the white clouds and blue waves started to assert themselves a bit more.

I love the blending of colours in this photo, all four classical elements with the colours in remarkably smooth transitions.

It often looks colder outside than it is; in this case, the sun was already going down, so I figured a sweatshirt and the windbreaker were probably called for. I should have opted for a t-shirt under the jacket -- with no wind, it was warm enough for short sleeves. #Coastside #NorCalWinter #MentalHealthWalk #BeachAtDusk

Just the beginning of dusk; lots of ambient light and a whitish pale-blue sky.

The cloud-painting tonight was a study in blues and whites with the occasional suggestion of Old Sol's orange.

The cloud dragons were having a grand old swirly time of it tonight, dancing and celebrating their success at the day's game of hide-the-shiny-thing.

No, this is not a publicity shot from Doctor Who. Just the last remaining trace of afterglow, Old Sol having dropped below the horizon a while ago.

Did completely without the windbreaker tonight; there was a little breeze out, but not enough to be uncomfortable. Cloud dragons were almost completely successful at hide-the-shiny-thing; the most I saw was occasional patches of blue sky with orange streaks behind the grey clouds -- no big ball of plasma at all. But it felt good to walk, and stretch, and greet my neighbours and their dogs. #Coastside #NorCalWinter #MentalHealthWalk

Old Sol may not have been directly visible, but it was still doing a bit of cloud-painting. This was a lovely setup for dusk and twilight.

The waves were quite soothing; not a lot of splashiness or chop. The contrast wuth the almost-black sand of the beach is always striking.

This came out almost abstract; it was difficult to capture the last of the colour in the clouds. See you tomorrow, Old Sol.

Blue and cool and comforting, with a few lights against the onset of dusk. Thank you for the warmth and beauty of this day. We hold hands when we can, and we try very hard not to leave anyone behind.

Went out early and was successful at not getting rained on, although the overcast was pretty fierce. Not much of a breeze, though, and again I ditched the windbreaker in the first ten minutes. Not a lot of people out; what a childhood friend of mine would have called "tourist-proof weather." #Coastside #BeachWalk #NorCalWinter

$The water was very green today, as opposed to the usual blue. Combination of refraction and temperature, I suspect.$

One of these days I'll go up into the village and walk around for a while again. Beach is flatter, though ... but the village makes pretty pictures.

Surprisingly warm and not raining out at the beach; we've had steady pouring rain over the weekend, and the cloud dragons are still looking pretty fierce overhead. But I ditched the windbreaker after less than ten minutes, and the flags were barely waving at all. So the walk was cool enough that I wasn't drenched in sweat, but warm enough to keep the blood flowing. #Coastside #MentalHealthWalk #BeachWalk #NorCalWinter

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