tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39700783481656807122024-03-19T01:00:31.913-07:00the mikereportMike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5951125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-89924128241918753642024-03-19T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-19T01:00:00.144-07:00Monterey Bay Sunrise<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OdNJCRaIukSk1UC6nCQUxgLjh6mj3Np1LSAjhlknfnZxaLFZyiMIswsevq4I_7FAmZ9xS2rCOvmCpj6uT7yRT3xQuULRXW3Uh5psH-jonUZQnikZhpsrO83QgU84rFBY1sVkVS6ZgO2IsX2pj7auc7h-C1xqYru_lL8nFpl3684YTy3tjybc-tEwD78/s1008/1%20Monterey%20Bay,%20Rocks%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OdNJCRaIukSk1UC6nCQUxgLjh6mj3Np1LSAjhlknfnZxaLFZyiMIswsevq4I_7FAmZ9xS2rCOvmCpj6uT7yRT3xQuULRXW3Uh5psH-jonUZQnikZhpsrO83QgU84rFBY1sVkVS6ZgO2IsX2pj7auc7h-C1xqYru_lL8nFpl3684YTy3tjybc-tEwD78/w480-h640/1%20Monterey%20Bay,%20Rocks%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rocks, Bay - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Tl1Hl2nGugzoySIXkNttlzQbNBneDr2D8FGmknpCZ88oHsV_p8vQ95yAZGVYzUKzN9kOEAfEBpbrkLinvhNBObticO4u9ayA8wpCT9OPG259IxpRId2y6v82vMy1JP0pUli_JahkJatyJeK3ASNpeCM41aaeAt5TANZYqPyH08JcnSKMZwZdSQHkWM/s1512/2%20Monterey%20Bay%201%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Tl1Hl2nGugzoySIXkNttlzQbNBneDr2D8FGmknpCZ88oHsV_p8vQ95yAZGVYzUKzN9kOEAfEBpbrkLinvhNBObticO4u9ayA8wpCT9OPG259IxpRId2y6v82vMy1JP0pUli_JahkJatyJeK3ASNpeCM41aaeAt5TANZYqPyH08JcnSKMZwZdSQHkWM/w640-h426/2%20Monterey%20Bay%201%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sunrise, Bay - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Following my usual routine in Monterey. Quick drive over for photos of Monterey Bay at sunrise.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-18465912648121306412024-03-18T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T01:00:00.145-07:00Monday Seal Blogging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdGyoWGS3euWxBB8NWH23unUDiNzqKxLK_ygbEDg0njayHi7g6uKaPAkwe0NywdTrwk-YTkYPF3LbcAxeRow0VJ-63BqHaoRQDiW-RLxKr-WiswilkP7lG15WYNPc520lbfeFdeXqtsRzNawVvNTkV18FTQ0UUkScui17AYH6QOTiWHH5gId2DECJxbo/s1008/Seals%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdGyoWGS3euWxBB8NWH23unUDiNzqKxLK_ygbEDg0njayHi7g6uKaPAkwe0NywdTrwk-YTkYPF3LbcAxeRow0VJ-63BqHaoRQDiW-RLxKr-WiswilkP7lG15WYNPc520lbfeFdeXqtsRzNawVvNTkV18FTQ0UUkScui17AYH6QOTiWHH5gId2DECJxbo/w480-h640/Seals%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Seals - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Those were rocks, right? Um, no. Pretty big seals.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgDhgiRzkVxftsZVvfVXfnG0QiF18ty_WYXkNHzpSIwW1f0Lu4m6b-bpgneM-DDNif5Hos9Cqx85EnRwhSeZB9ClJuW8DcxCBB3ZcB2j1IDCfRhNFlKL3oozEcv3ThF0iC-EE1-JR-y6jTUqioNWgd84MGx8tCxZauDucTkpirvRHOqdIp5REL0KzmxU/s1344/Seal%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgDhgiRzkVxftsZVvfVXfnG0QiF18ty_WYXkNHzpSIwW1f0Lu4m6b-bpgneM-DDNif5Hos9Cqx85EnRwhSeZB9ClJuW8DcxCBB3ZcB2j1IDCfRhNFlKL3oozEcv3ThF0iC-EE1-JR-y6jTUqioNWgd84MGx8tCxZauDucTkpirvRHOqdIp5REL0KzmxU/w640-h480/Seal%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Seal - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-65429231204850856042024-03-17T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-17T01:00:00.152-07:00San Carlos Cathedral<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEVvJTk_XV3a-EAkIH_JdL6FlQk75nIkH-5mdM0VPtJc-0lGIDJe017c3sJhOgxvEJ8gYmoiGGf5w7rlxSfWQ8i2dPS6KL-dj-aigwSS_ofO-dvbixMiLvAgvh_zGej0AXjpSgqkTAD2-Ve5M8kv-6Y44EO9-98b9V6gsrAuAaRdJzDnphUgUFbERSEc/s1008/Church%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEVvJTk_XV3a-EAkIH_JdL6FlQk75nIkH-5mdM0VPtJc-0lGIDJe017c3sJhOgxvEJ8gYmoiGGf5w7rlxSfWQ8i2dPS6KL-dj-aigwSS_ofO-dvbixMiLvAgvh_zGej0AXjpSgqkTAD2-Ve5M8kv-6Y44EO9-98b9V6gsrAuAaRdJzDnphUgUFbERSEc/w480-h640/Church%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>San Carlos Cathedral - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9U3raMURbeVJ1yH1SeCGfTZgqjb49M6s9QjCULHdIAP5OGy4wkMcj5u3VrCFJdQ9RpF9OM-PV7Ngp-NxJ8QCvLVn6XHiya3ohNf4-OoixVr2vSjnaqcUbHKgX507m6VdMwbboXxenSaCXhZsohH83-22RD8rpuRD-G7EV1IJGaS-5plsxUdlGki4DWQ/s1008/Statue%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9U3raMURbeVJ1yH1SeCGfTZgqjb49M6s9QjCULHdIAP5OGy4wkMcj5u3VrCFJdQ9RpF9OM-PV7Ngp-NxJ8QCvLVn6XHiya3ohNf4-OoixVr2vSjnaqcUbHKgX507m6VdMwbboXxenSaCXhZsohH83-22RD8rpuRD-G7EV1IJGaS-5plsxUdlGki4DWQ/w480-h640/Statue%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Statue (Cathedral) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Following up on <u><a href="http://mikereport.blogspot.com/2023/06/san-carlos-cathedral-1.html" target="_blank">last year's post</a></u> with shots of the exterior and one of the religious statues.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-17646728525467136182024-03-16T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-16T01:00:00.137-07:00Wharf / Kitchen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmgG5hKkvvLhxmzlreFS57Sd2xzziLIvp8xCa4bRtIdbXWVgkckSmeuqYnf2znrinCrJgpa55_06PW7u21RzTIu74XnvQeh2tpgkhBw6fc0sPb81wKJu0De9ikB_DWE34ZogZwyUXXTbHP2Jd0IrTyFYcSaxhDuS1lJ43_uY2Ti9dqdAu_eIGFNv6180/s1344/1%20Fishermans%20Wharf%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmgG5hKkvvLhxmzlreFS57Sd2xzziLIvp8xCa4bRtIdbXWVgkckSmeuqYnf2znrinCrJgpa55_06PW7u21RzTIu74XnvQeh2tpgkhBw6fc0sPb81wKJu0De9ikB_DWE34ZogZwyUXXTbHP2Jd0IrTyFYcSaxhDuS1lJ43_uY2Ti9dqdAu_eIGFNv6180/w640-h480/1%20Fishermans%20Wharf%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fisherman's Wharf - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0TWa-5qowZFEDOX4GrCElh2t2Wikk2etZNM0XjxcIEGCceyYNdupnOR4jAOA-48M6u2EYZZougbYRPUsWbHu1jH5-VTsA-DGrY4OpSWa6qJc-wIfJTmPKpEiAsPZKZH8TBGirvTHZ9ahOtkFhUhdUZoYtx651QaWIeUJL26kVhsZdtWFG0Jc6zBCe5Q/s1512/2%20Mama%20Garcias%20Kitchen%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0TWa-5qowZFEDOX4GrCElh2t2Wikk2etZNM0XjxcIEGCceyYNdupnOR4jAOA-48M6u2EYZZougbYRPUsWbHu1jH5-VTsA-DGrY4OpSWa6qJc-wIfJTmPKpEiAsPZKZH8TBGirvTHZ9ahOtkFhUhdUZoYtx651QaWIeUJL26kVhsZdtWFG0Jc6zBCe5Q/w640-h426/2%20Mama%20Garcias%20Kitchen%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mama Garcia's Kitchen - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Top: Wandering around the plaza, eventually coming to a view of the bay and wharf.</p><p>Bottom: Tableau featured in one of the historic buildings on the site.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-5205546680832087692024-03-15T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T05:30:57.671-07:00Monterey Plaza Black and White<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-6h7ifLbwwxM9bJ5pGpnINPEODqzfdLtu1beJLf_OpW82CLUseB8WR7oVUVAkQ_URGPgD6faZJ5HoKeUCOud8sQLvEQEDiazUiqbEcmbw6XFUIJF6pP2EX0yAThzyLf8_rXY093fWe32AoZBN_D9qvbxfS_1x4pdYfc8yg0dptx8VriUt1OIrWkylyw/s1008/Door%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-6h7ifLbwwxM9bJ5pGpnINPEODqzfdLtu1beJLf_OpW82CLUseB8WR7oVUVAkQ_URGPgD6faZJ5HoKeUCOud8sQLvEQEDiazUiqbEcmbw6XFUIJF6pP2EX0yAThzyLf8_rXY093fWe32AoZBN_D9qvbxfS_1x4pdYfc8yg0dptx8VriUt1OIrWkylyw/w480-h640/Door%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Door - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2FCyY0Tbs_C_IbESSntF6WO0brygUnn1m16HHPKoP89WCa5Ls9o1lw1P_WtCYtGiE6Q55DrioU3GD0aTe-2TLb1jDQDN37quGm50WrAr6sZf6_ZkWEVU9x7nkjs_rywPNbWUzAaFiGBZvLhQYUPOhJgrOjCQ0638nBzcfi6ZZXXSQLuHqxHi-98pLI/s1344/Door,%20Window%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2FCyY0Tbs_C_IbESSntF6WO0brygUnn1m16HHPKoP89WCa5Ls9o1lw1P_WtCYtGiE6Q55DrioU3GD0aTe-2TLb1jDQDN37quGm50WrAr6sZf6_ZkWEVU9x7nkjs_rywPNbWUzAaFiGBZvLhQYUPOhJgrOjCQ0638nBzcfi6ZZXXSQLuHqxHi-98pLI/w640-h480/Door,%20Window%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Door, Window - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Many scenes in the Monterey Plaza area lend themselves to black and white.</p><p>Actually, I've taken photos of the top door before, but this time I had a Nikon Z7II with me so I had to do a revisit.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-75304737720100891602024-03-14T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T11:21:39.125-07:00Pepper Tree<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6tX7k1xCEhCFoFbxy7CtZ3OpWnyMxiz1kgaqjZ-lPXRxZSXphE5o0z6SklDxVJtJOV-hJLpmk1SRiGvDlx4cNCKNUIwdW0RBWbtfl8QbeKjLPpOFHdxr-NL0tlaWFHYwysnL8HZ9F3bLrhyphenhyphen9hL3nIK9qcVJQkEDTRFJO9lDCMDRqJYTMVMHdgVl51b4/s1008/Pepper%20Tree%200124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6tX7k1xCEhCFoFbxy7CtZ3OpWnyMxiz1kgaqjZ-lPXRxZSXphE5o0z6SklDxVJtJOV-hJLpmk1SRiGvDlx4cNCKNUIwdW0RBWbtfl8QbeKjLPpOFHdxr-NL0tlaWFHYwysnL8HZ9F3bLrhyphenhyphen9hL3nIK9qcVJQkEDTRFJO9lDCMDRqJYTMVMHdgVl51b4/w426-h640/Pepper%20Tree%200124.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pepper Tree - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Black and white needed here. By the way, there's a <u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2018/06/monterey-afternoon-3.html" target="_blank">2018 photo of a nearby pepper tree</a></u> that I like, also black and white.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-82743204924695145252024-03-13T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T01:00:00.173-07:00Flowers, Window<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg469Z6DJJr_9mhLtNFHq3vWw3Vy7fHxT-_i9Gt1LpVwUFE16b-1umwF4e27zXc2DdaNSaR-XF33FJROzzU2OdkDWccxXDF1t_p-PM7eEloAMLPswVNZbVNLRVK3oOl_kl8PzjCmNT6enFQgn7bjuEapfTSotx5EP79r2kp_twQaE7ptEDtYQ6AEOUu9kg/s1008/Flowers,%20Window%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg469Z6DJJr_9mhLtNFHq3vWw3Vy7fHxT-_i9Gt1LpVwUFE16b-1umwF4e27zXc2DdaNSaR-XF33FJROzzU2OdkDWccxXDF1t_p-PM7eEloAMLPswVNZbVNLRVK3oOl_kl8PzjCmNT6enFQgn7bjuEapfTSotx5EP79r2kp_twQaE7ptEDtYQ6AEOUu9kg/w480-h640/Flowers,%20Window%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flowers, Window - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>My afternoon was spent walking around the plaza area. </p><p>So, I don't know what these flowers are. </p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-55101671462831687012024-03-12T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-12T01:00:00.240-07:00Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 4<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka0yXz6yaSAau7_h8Z0DtKzK5ZNpIkig6-sPsKcGXrVCm9ABcBHr3JN3x467hAoRopPZiIPXu9iNV2v6ZR03xEmcdV7LMrfIo6FtKBitHuewUYxCWWV8q9Vn7PMibbJJSWnFbvi6TZVhKYFd8iYyJpDD6yYT16_c4709w4NECYUaJ9ZbbAdXAOTxvYjk/s1008/Leaf%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka0yXz6yaSAau7_h8Z0DtKzK5ZNpIkig6-sPsKcGXrVCm9ABcBHr3JN3x467hAoRopPZiIPXu9iNV2v6ZR03xEmcdV7LMrfIo6FtKBitHuewUYxCWWV8q9Vn7PMibbJJSWnFbvi6TZVhKYFd8iYyJpDD6yYT16_c4709w4NECYUaJ9ZbbAdXAOTxvYjk/w480-h640/Leaf%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leaf (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD2EEh2HOdTLQVcq0i-7b2d6CKBRQJe2K3llKgbKowhz4k3WabfxnZ1MrdPHYRieuFMUJcCl8lI0LG13wSKbvxrXpyXRFlhgi-Wy1zU5jWpT_UtVoT_0MMMRuybUCqzjG4xCaQvfrdqtf6bvhuNUiEgxMA40mCMpJA82_etvpsjwtY0EICG9xW2qvyDs/s1344/Ferns,%20Leaves%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD2EEh2HOdTLQVcq0i-7b2d6CKBRQJe2K3llKgbKowhz4k3WabfxnZ1MrdPHYRieuFMUJcCl8lI0LG13wSKbvxrXpyXRFlhgi-Wy1zU5jWpT_UtVoT_0MMMRuybUCqzjG4xCaQvfrdqtf6bvhuNUiEgxMA40mCMpJA82_etvpsjwtY0EICG9xW2qvyDs/w640-h480/Ferns,%20Leaves%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ferns, Leaves (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Some detail photos taken as I was walking out.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-73488705567855929782024-03-11T01:00:00.000-07:002024-03-11T01:00:00.246-07:00Monday Coyote Blogging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9KAmjTj-0M7_PgCsnfkQzCqYPjHvcAZr0pGF43GrqSdq9D5X-46-Ylkj_0tJZZGiV0GWdRH8kPm_BcSNgRvi-cq8BpTo6AkGYBBVMlvsbUALnPOfZYGtb337dM2fvTnpb5VH8r6Nw5d9k8ZryGKliEjTOONL40BickD5mnspwnAKaiz_J5b1iUfZpFI/s1792/Coyotes%201223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1792" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9KAmjTj-0M7_PgCsnfkQzCqYPjHvcAZr0pGF43GrqSdq9D5X-46-Ylkj_0tJZZGiV0GWdRH8kPm_BcSNgRvi-cq8BpTo6AkGYBBVMlvsbUALnPOfZYGtb337dM2fvTnpb5VH8r6Nw5d9k8ZryGKliEjTOONL40BickD5mnspwnAKaiz_J5b1iUfZpFI/w640-h360/Coyotes%201223.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Coyotes (Fairfax) - Marin County</i> 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I could hear them as I walked up the street towards the school. Quite loud! No mistaking who was creating such a ruckus. Our neighbor who lives in a house opposite this field told me that they had been going at it all night.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-25610659482873798462024-03-10T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-10T01:00:00.146-08:00Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hTk8kcK3OnVOXM8lflk5fsabbT37kpoAIcB5qHffHA9Yo1fnHKl58E9M7rECOC-OiNiVZ_6o6Id1NK2cJc9wUp-QKiztgGJ5jth9FPtcy5ezzH_JwWfSgs9cC4WBCYYPxKCTvjPFb7QIl1UUihKGb8oKegPT_2Hhwt3Z5CPo-pS6w7xGocIMO7Au7qU/s1512/Rocks,%20Big%20Sur%20River%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hTk8kcK3OnVOXM8lflk5fsabbT37kpoAIcB5qHffHA9Yo1fnHKl58E9M7rECOC-OiNiVZ_6o6Id1NK2cJc9wUp-QKiztgGJ5jth9FPtcy5ezzH_JwWfSgs9cC4WBCYYPxKCTvjPFb7QIl1UUihKGb8oKegPT_2Hhwt3Z5CPo-pS6w7xGocIMO7Au7qU/w640-h426/Rocks,%20Big%20Sur%20River%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rocks, River (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTvaDgdXYHYozzGNd4ngLSSXjJZrDYGvdeC9S95qqykX9fEu_oK2oGsAlLAoC4icujl_q_7owv3RL9Lrn-JT27jAqM2Djbs_TWdXBhAvpy7fzASekfLNd5DKvNL9-HdopCHKGDtGOvGIbxQuKhy01FCgitC3o4fRka54SDnQk9NAayEp7NHoUMKQ0X2g/s1344/Rocks,%20Reflections,%20Big%20Sur%20River%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTvaDgdXYHYozzGNd4ngLSSXjJZrDYGvdeC9S95qqykX9fEu_oK2oGsAlLAoC4icujl_q_7owv3RL9Lrn-JT27jAqM2Djbs_TWdXBhAvpy7fzASekfLNd5DKvNL9-HdopCHKGDtGOvGIbxQuKhy01FCgitC3o4fRka54SDnQk9NAayEp7NHoUMKQ0X2g/w640-h480/Rocks,%20Reflections,%20Big%20Sur%20River%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rocks, River (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Photos taken with a Nikon Z7II / 24-200mm lens combo.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-59986279877625300562024-03-09T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T01:00:00.131-08:00Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtxmWLLLhHVaRQhzeVAWNtppZFaEilSyk1FozjHyFL-8IEzzDGxFBh2GXpaz3hZoBGQB9OiOC0-QT70bkqnQtCZv8BUO2vdEijJ9-Am_qDcFFKzudgWplCsuAqfa8so8CuGCPJ6ozeip7RyPRCWoa4_4QBeSGYe007fda5aFZpg1uQ8ioIP9crZdNcYo/s1512/1%20Boulders,%20Trees%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtxmWLLLhHVaRQhzeVAWNtppZFaEilSyk1FozjHyFL-8IEzzDGxFBh2GXpaz3hZoBGQB9OiOC0-QT70bkqnQtCZv8BUO2vdEijJ9-Am_qDcFFKzudgWplCsuAqfa8so8CuGCPJ6ozeip7RyPRCWoa4_4QBeSGYe007fda5aFZpg1uQ8ioIP9crZdNcYo/w640-h426/1%20Boulders,%20Trees%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boulders, Trees (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk1h4EIkgSTi2OMglVWFSu6L1sgq7A6evu1bqmdiQ0DnetaAIR_Eq-MiTw2Yi_zMqJSRlkhPhURXDtBAjQWB4SIwKEkGmwGGOP0uc9li0gh17IG93EWbFKJyl1VZM4io_Uvzm2dbps-TK0flfPjKQq3d_dpVP2sTNl5izZhEHCVrR2wP0dEerPv6x4IM/s1512/2%20Trees,%20Rocks,%20River%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk1h4EIkgSTi2OMglVWFSu6L1sgq7A6evu1bqmdiQ0DnetaAIR_Eq-MiTw2Yi_zMqJSRlkhPhURXDtBAjQWB4SIwKEkGmwGGOP0uc9li0gh17IG93EWbFKJyl1VZM4io_Uvzm2dbps-TK0flfPjKQq3d_dpVP2sTNl5izZhEHCVrR2wP0dEerPv6x4IM/w640-h426/2%20Trees,%20Rocks,%20River%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trees, River (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I wandered up past the warning sign to take these photos, the sound of the river exceedingly loud.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0E9UmActkTrhMXdd3kAeY-p1rOddJfvKTSUwgJ7Mf4IsuxnOb4T0Nl1ZOr2EUMC5BszGSM1V4dCa0DdURNzLqhbEaO6Ym2ygIEI-c51MeDa0L4yR7BKoPqiSC1CTjpN_o4QhWfqsg5G0hEKyfv9g31CSrcIN-rgWW6ePiRfQgA6to9DOu0YZcM3NY8Y/s1344/River%20Gorge%20Sign%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0E9UmActkTrhMXdd3kAeY-p1rOddJfvKTSUwgJ7Mf4IsuxnOb4T0Nl1ZOr2EUMC5BszGSM1V4dCa0DdURNzLqhbEaO6Ym2ygIEI-c51MeDa0L4yR7BKoPqiSC1CTjpN_o4QhWfqsg5G0hEKyfv9g31CSrcIN-rgWW6ePiRfQgA6to9DOu0YZcM3NY8Y/w640-h480/River%20Gorge%20Sign%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>River Gorge Sign (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-15622651021425671792024-03-08T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-08T01:00:00.137-08:00Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5peZsu30yjKE8We6TBSLJQx29EEnWB81PcjSmNP-pDiHQAlbNrjluUUTugEQCJSrAFBdWh9bRm-8lzNA-Z_FDdmRbpwu56vrt_AGLvYFIXPjZcARMmgHtbrr5hlItoEYKHyvdRlnSk5NxNiab2RIKM5OZMhWwLXTOyaKY0iJ96FNkDTIUfOl7vV9afE/s1344/Redwood%20Branches,%20River%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5peZsu30yjKE8We6TBSLJQx29EEnWB81PcjSmNP-pDiHQAlbNrjluUUTugEQCJSrAFBdWh9bRm-8lzNA-Z_FDdmRbpwu56vrt_AGLvYFIXPjZcARMmgHtbrr5hlItoEYKHyvdRlnSk5NxNiab2RIKM5OZMhWwLXTOyaKY0iJ96FNkDTIUfOl7vV9afE/w640-h480/Redwood%20Branches,%20River%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Redwood Branches, Big Sur River (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHR9kJIgAGxCj-ZAD-dfkP6sh46XRfmzK30ap4NLCV3HPUFC3GLWwxcQCmc9GLhtwkcx8GoS8pAGh985nEjGR1X0nw5BjwM1mzbSgRbWyhLds-ig4cE7kfMB3yJd_cmTh1LkOdr_C0DO0Kmi7_g5rHAvD_0LQI9BrMrstQY-oriK1jsqnyq1DxgsCz_Y/s1344/Leaves%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHR9kJIgAGxCj-ZAD-dfkP6sh46XRfmzK30ap4NLCV3HPUFC3GLWwxcQCmc9GLhtwkcx8GoS8pAGh985nEjGR1X0nw5BjwM1mzbSgRbWyhLds-ig4cE7kfMB3yJd_cmTh1LkOdr_C0DO0Kmi7_g5rHAvD_0LQI9BrMrstQY-oriK1jsqnyq1DxgsCz_Y/w640-h480/Leaves%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leaves (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I got to Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park (Big Sur SP in photo titles) around 9:00 AM. Parked and started walking around. No crowds for sure. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE3RFXZ0Uw9WwcuXoDpY9yAYTbKWsgMQ5ap0ldiuTzJYDf3uvZmyOgSNHGaViz5-tUXSDTbiK52TfYXAwCvfRk804R8I6oKuDmyYh2u-VsSGkyXnM13YrHJecfp8GBNvnTzd2TIZp-PoQdDDxAYQlWBH80eQNn5at336vU5IgBPGzUEGiAiYPVjUBr7I/s1344/Big%20Sur%20Toyota%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE3RFXZ0Uw9WwcuXoDpY9yAYTbKWsgMQ5ap0ldiuTzJYDf3uvZmyOgSNHGaViz5-tUXSDTbiK52TfYXAwCvfRk804R8I6oKuDmyYh2u-VsSGkyXnM13YrHJecfp8GBNvnTzd2TIZp-PoQdDDxAYQlWBH80eQNn5at336vU5IgBPGzUEGiAiYPVjUBr7I/w640-h480/Big%20Sur%20Toyota%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>RAV4 (Big Sur SP) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-87458042775033953852024-03-07T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-07T01:00:00.147-08:00Highway 1 South of Monterey<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlpC3jz9srphh1VYtrR-LZL1rWZGnIBu8uZdHBMUT5iV-b50Bvczar6vXVGej5ykdepMaWcDK4tDx9sayxz5lshgOtOCmg6VIxTzIqlKV1ron0_8HTgGgSG2cZVNhAz01Afsmxaj1uKiOrITBAi-0yCHBLIY6S6j8dfHqyV8RjT5ZubUGBsoGm07Xq_g/s1008/Bixby%20vert%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlpC3jz9srphh1VYtrR-LZL1rWZGnIBu8uZdHBMUT5iV-b50Bvczar6vXVGej5ykdepMaWcDK4tDx9sayxz5lshgOtOCmg6VIxTzIqlKV1ron0_8HTgGgSG2cZVNhAz01Afsmxaj1uKiOrITBAi-0yCHBLIY6S6j8dfHqyV8RjT5ZubUGBsoGm07Xq_g/w480-h640/Bixby%20vert%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Bixby Bridge - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Having been denied entrance of Point Lobos I decided to head south on highway 1 to Big Sur.</p><p>Of course I had to stop for a photo of the Bixby Bridge. I took <u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2014/12/bixby-bridge.html" target="_blank">some photos closer to the bridge</a></u> 10 years ago.</p><p>Note the house high above the bridge. I've tried to find more information about it, but nothing yet. There are<a href="https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/bixby-creek-ranch-big-sur-compound-for-sale-1234892752/" target="_blank"> <u>articles about properties near the bridge</u></a>, but nothing about this house.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_ZPbMzmr6suFNBR1MhxVHx9PRejS2XAQQV2hyjHNXZX-fexw6LVQU95zkNRiFvSKrwbQ1zXoq6NoBz7a-L0qm031_HUX9QqrkIOHqp6NQ71MAzeH39OZW1scrND55T5DS4QMpQZXpTBGsLHWEPcfNxEK8PyqzCeYSGO0-Km9W-yRPDMdkCTfQKVo6Qc/s1344/Bixby%20House%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_ZPbMzmr6suFNBR1MhxVHx9PRejS2XAQQV2hyjHNXZX-fexw6LVQU95zkNRiFvSKrwbQ1zXoq6NoBz7a-L0qm031_HUX9QqrkIOHqp6NQ71MAzeH39OZW1scrND55T5DS4QMpQZXpTBGsLHWEPcfNxEK8PyqzCeYSGO0-Km9W-yRPDMdkCTfQKVo6Qc/w640-h480/Bixby%20House%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>House Above Bixby Bridge - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-13259979729654928122024-03-06T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T01:00:00.142-08:00Coffee<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBE1ec4qqbF18VnmN2kxeHwsIOs2TdaOHOpMewEoldow_hWuO-Fyn7Bvtm7XBGaGBBfqg6uBlbWoaEf_BZg44n6HLwgW-p7qP24O4WQ5NW8dpeL-RecMTVYbAAgg2tZeiJrPi6F9ElChImWo7MecOcE3tDZ3fLUaG6rsymN0pc8HfuqOKu2nLzkNWqu4/s1008/Coffee%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBE1ec4qqbF18VnmN2kxeHwsIOs2TdaOHOpMewEoldow_hWuO-Fyn7Bvtm7XBGaGBBfqg6uBlbWoaEf_BZg44n6HLwgW-p7qP24O4WQ5NW8dpeL-RecMTVYbAAgg2tZeiJrPi6F9ElChImWo7MecOcE3tDZ3fLUaG6rsymN0pc8HfuqOKu2nLzkNWqu4/w480-h640/Coffee%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Coffee, Morning Bun, Canon G5XII - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The plan was to get coffee and a morning bun (from my regular spot in "The Crossroads" shopping center just off highway 1 near Carmel) then pay an early morning visit to Point Lobos.</p><p>Alas, when I arrived at the entrance to Point Lobos there was a problem: a large truck had stalled blocking the road into the park. No definitive time for reopening.</p><p>I managed to turn the Toyota around while I contemplated my options.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-49396953745728796292024-03-05T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-05T01:00:00.136-08:00Motel Walk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrat68lyVQJGtt_geeJnvTbOQbegJJBUIj-U-7_LHNK0iQM6anLFg7BKIpVS0Vj8IO9g0uCDcUNqDt7_oEqynOIalmLiVDTzEU4AVdMG7rIXGGPQl8PQw1acMilyoHqfo6vpKnRw7HaWza_ao7SvDhyEOAyymmh4G_-QuoNwUmNXMOvAuewbtL5qel6WA/s1008/Building,%20Plants%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrat68lyVQJGtt_geeJnvTbOQbegJJBUIj-U-7_LHNK0iQM6anLFg7BKIpVS0Vj8IO9g0uCDcUNqDt7_oEqynOIalmLiVDTzEU4AVdMG7rIXGGPQl8PQw1acMilyoHqfo6vpKnRw7HaWza_ao7SvDhyEOAyymmh4G_-QuoNwUmNXMOvAuewbtL5qel6WA/w480-h640/Building,%20Plants%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Building, Plants - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7XzdDIulgl5wBFRrpS3nGVN8ZU0rTCLlAg46VPEVnMaId6WQ2t4c5GdOWncySOoEHZJdwe4HKzQJt4gUUBTo8aySfMCYs2ZS2T1KQbUFLcMnODwGPUlsAO4bZMbOW4UjcGjR5XJnxGCIlBUp_8UVf5KAbp6s_wNl1G-GrehRE1xnalrLr7D9kI5C3RQ/s1344/Trees%20in%20Park%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7XzdDIulgl5wBFRrpS3nGVN8ZU0rTCLlAg46VPEVnMaId6WQ2t4c5GdOWncySOoEHZJdwe4HKzQJt4gUUBTo8aySfMCYs2ZS2T1KQbUFLcMnODwGPUlsAO4bZMbOW4UjcGjR5XJnxGCIlBUp_8UVf5KAbp6s_wNl1G-GrehRE1xnalrLr7D9kI5C3RQ/w640-h480/Trees%20in%20Park%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trees in Park - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After I checked into the motel and finished unpacking I got out the Nikon and went for my usual loop around the area walk. Not much to see this time.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-81982788673978362922024-03-04T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T01:00:00.242-08:00Monday Gull Blogging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ_HB6sdSzTCrt1Ill1V2wGakUzTl49JZzOJTRMeD2WRNHRMFhcDnWF_f4NNvqnT_qYoXWVFBnAVfAtCIHaO3QCt912BIPZjhWINaz7TdAThWYhT_H95RMONDJybDOZMBGwtFhyAbG1W2rJkgS0aZhWyFL4oXOESVxD-eJgPt0-CslFvhAPxe89BAGU4/s1344/Gull%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ_HB6sdSzTCrt1Ill1V2wGakUzTl49JZzOJTRMeD2WRNHRMFhcDnWF_f4NNvqnT_qYoXWVFBnAVfAtCIHaO3QCt912BIPZjhWINaz7TdAThWYhT_H95RMONDJybDOZMBGwtFhyAbG1W2rJkgS0aZhWyFL4oXOESVxD-eJgPt0-CslFvhAPxe89BAGU4/w640-h480/Gull%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gull - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another early morning photo taken down by the bay. But there were also other bird photographers in evidence.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7UFQJEVO7Q6LtpXgDR2fn0kw4by2-uY9ncSxeF43yz7ghYHiNj62c98TYiMwn4sv_0Q3lcsmxkysCLV-x3-d27f8HOu04RqTijnY0bUQlh_P-yg-s5Z243B7r-WU-HMlnx8jwvTC_rrjVQ4bMlKcxyafbeTsX9xxsLh1XKi4RhN6MabKbFkQ_RrckFA/s1344/Gull,%20Woman%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7UFQJEVO7Q6LtpXgDR2fn0kw4by2-uY9ncSxeF43yz7ghYHiNj62c98TYiMwn4sv_0Q3lcsmxkysCLV-x3-d27f8HOu04RqTijnY0bUQlh_P-yg-s5Z243B7r-WU-HMlnx8jwvTC_rrjVQ4bMlKcxyafbeTsX9xxsLh1XKi4RhN6MabKbFkQ_RrckFA/w640-h480/Gull,%20Woman%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Woman, Gull - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-90069344935478417302024-03-03T01:00:00.001-08:002024-03-03T01:00:00.251-08:00Branches, Leaves (Fort Ord NM)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50LBMO4GOYF8nFfZz66bbnkRZHRIyFq0Yn0D42yrPYKIaI9ySMpG2jJaxuQbcpyBqsx4Uyp9t10RlQTFveYFqAQAyTjLfMMY_lxC0kU4Sgij4lBLmrRpliIqcj4aJ8oY-vgBCnYSbvo-b4rnLTcsjSWeameejhhntHzknSyYDvCh4CA7Xgl8a1NtIgvY/s1008/Branches,%20Leaves%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50LBMO4GOYF8nFfZz66bbnkRZHRIyFq0Yn0D42yrPYKIaI9ySMpG2jJaxuQbcpyBqsx4Uyp9t10RlQTFveYFqAQAyTjLfMMY_lxC0kU4Sgij4lBLmrRpliIqcj4aJ8oY-vgBCnYSbvo-b4rnLTcsjSWeameejhhntHzknSyYDvCh4CA7Xgl8a1NtIgvY/w480-h640/Branches,%20Leaves%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leaves, Branches - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvjjqU8oz87geSMWvaJcZ6kpOPmeTGqb9lZiczruyppV5cw_ONmC1Ia_JkczDG-Rj_8_dncxdknOfjxalzfJjuaN1zhxN5Q2IPXg2DJdefX4Zg7akEo6mne4yNzHBO8oNQT4aWO1r8Tf0DYUzYXD72dAT-V9YL8MRFRTZyo-MSqQFkrU66aaubMnWuz4/s1512/Branches,%20Trunk%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvjjqU8oz87geSMWvaJcZ6kpOPmeTGqb9lZiczruyppV5cw_ONmC1Ia_JkczDG-Rj_8_dncxdknOfjxalzfJjuaN1zhxN5Q2IPXg2DJdefX4Zg7akEo6mne4yNzHBO8oNQT4aWO1r8Tf0DYUzYXD72dAT-V9YL8MRFRTZyo-MSqQFkrU66aaubMnWuz4/w640-h426/Branches,%20Trunk%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leaves, Branches - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Top photo taken using the wide-angle lens on an iPhone 12. Bottom one used a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm zoom lens.</div>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-49817306035163790802024-03-02T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T01:00:00.136-08:00Branches (Fort Ord NM)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEwv4xKxBsGCiHnUjyzwlLx6K0XbhGnXhVeUF1c9y1_PXC3feqSzqslO_taP329c7eN9xt-UlaMDwJjAvGJdhZRfZvZxBF2BrkNuqnMIO92Q9NgU0hFi70EsPPd0VDBLVfSSg-8RQtmRxxTtTyIw3F9OrnoTWvjRzKN6ICyPfdsFvaxWPJm-QQe07obY/s1008/Branches%20vert%200124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEwv4xKxBsGCiHnUjyzwlLx6K0XbhGnXhVeUF1c9y1_PXC3feqSzqslO_taP329c7eN9xt-UlaMDwJjAvGJdhZRfZvZxBF2BrkNuqnMIO92Q9NgU0hFi70EsPPd0VDBLVfSSg-8RQtmRxxTtTyIw3F9OrnoTWvjRzKN6ICyPfdsFvaxWPJm-QQe07obY/w426-h640/Branches%20vert%200124.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Branches (vertical) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUvub_2NseRj__eXJMPOWkAWzYE5zNqsR4a1y5YGnLMYx8C0XpUUc-4G9q8x6Z3JVRedEKLOzHMtL0Ffcmgk9fEn5C-SZX_vX6sEqLax4-0Gri0sf0SZIVCvbwfgxreTvxLj2GFCg8O90F-ddvglnJZnxFhPVLFjGvGIeyHs4kPkHdgCJ5TjSBJLQyM8/s1512/Branches%20horiz%200124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUvub_2NseRj__eXJMPOWkAWzYE5zNqsR4a1y5YGnLMYx8C0XpUUc-4G9q8x6Z3JVRedEKLOzHMtL0Ffcmgk9fEn5C-SZX_vX6sEqLax4-0Gri0sf0SZIVCvbwfgxreTvxLj2GFCg8O90F-ddvglnJZnxFhPVLFjGvGIeyHs4kPkHdgCJ5TjSBJLQyM8/w640-h426/Branches%20horiz%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Branches (horizontal) - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2023/06/oak-lupin-fort-ord-national-monument.html" target="_blank">Last year</a></u> I visited Fort Ord National Monument in spring. In January of this year I was able to get some winter photos.</div>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-57306645074599862942024-03-01T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-01T01:00:00.133-08:00Oaks / Farm Buildings (Monterey County)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBjQTsTm4XHQS3OsxAIlxe6XV1gl0ntcLAe6yNWCX07_1lsELpRR45q5Dkbs6_dPjLZZ7UsyMkIGRapoEoRNrgLEqVPvYu3RXJznuCT-jbrGWy7RQSlaqx0nlY9fRFV1NU9mnfGqMAk7OTJZHBdcGUfh_klvLSn7VClmubvkp9yt4U5yK632zZAO-SGE/s1344/Oaks%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBjQTsTm4XHQS3OsxAIlxe6XV1gl0ntcLAe6yNWCX07_1lsELpRR45q5Dkbs6_dPjLZZ7UsyMkIGRapoEoRNrgLEqVPvYu3RXJznuCT-jbrGWy7RQSlaqx0nlY9fRFV1NU9mnfGqMAk7OTJZHBdcGUfh_klvLSn7VClmubvkp9yt4U5yK632zZAO-SGE/w640-h480/Oaks%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Oaks - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDghVI3fP_Q4DIFLRMqmasv2DziiI6EF-UHuFwGcnKsYd-POpQ9woZQkVZCKT-sKOUu_-dE-75AyC7nzOp3TKQkBao84MCI4WvjcBAuh51f4fto8-dBfacF1s8bA7HN0L_vEbQoXE-3f0ymarGYhmT7UvO51uQuhiWSbsg2T63XR70jcCPnzelj5pZUw/s1512/Farm%20Buildings%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDghVI3fP_Q4DIFLRMqmasv2DziiI6EF-UHuFwGcnKsYd-POpQ9woZQkVZCKT-sKOUu_-dE-75AyC7nzOp3TKQkBao84MCI4WvjcBAuh51f4fto8-dBfacF1s8bA7HN0L_vEbQoXE-3f0ymarGYhmT7UvO51uQuhiWSbsg2T63XR70jcCPnzelj5pZUw/w640-h426/Farm%20Buildings%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Farm Buildings - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Nice oak trees. But for me the <u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2018/05/colusa-county-oak-trees-1.html" target="_blank">oaks in Colusa County</a></u> are slightly more dramatic. The Google route veers off of highway 101 towards the end, providing a view of some plowed fields.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-55077084698381992432024-02-29T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T01:00:00.155-08:00James Dean / Blackwells Corner<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrxjjUqJfL7-xAkq9td3ARBbA2jhQxgDG9XEqM3HyB8DQjKr-N9IUvmu4Y2XXdI8z31_mztiZ7HW2pB62iuhMbze2qaP-yHRboJR6P-wzbox_5h3VDwfJ7Y6p5cDMXNRtM2RlbpiksT0OpZ1DHH-mvfFiJ0D_IH4S-MmNxgi-fJPlm5qDuOSlH9fcZM4/s1344/James%20Dean%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrxjjUqJfL7-xAkq9td3ARBbA2jhQxgDG9XEqM3HyB8DQjKr-N9IUvmu4Y2XXdI8z31_mztiZ7HW2pB62iuhMbze2qaP-yHRboJR6P-wzbox_5h3VDwfJ7Y6p5cDMXNRtM2RlbpiksT0OpZ1DHH-mvfFiJ0D_IH4S-MmNxgi-fJPlm5qDuOSlH9fcZM4/w640-h480/James%20Dean%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>James Dean (Blackwells Corner - Kern Count</i>y 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhXJxjK7pitXPTiLVLdRvddiI1bmYAuxdN7aH1VmL1o7rt-B9h52wzsSxq_JEL0ovLZ1xW9iNbJidQBqju64BwZvuWOkZ_kpRWf95F-tj7magHNofvYhHXkrLQOYacEKMuLRGHKK8jUtUb5tyZMFdtCZlFmULuwPIGmo5QFQSliI4gYY2R67-Dob5L4g/s1344/Blackwells%20Corner%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhXJxjK7pitXPTiLVLdRvddiI1bmYAuxdN7aH1VmL1o7rt-B9h52wzsSxq_JEL0ovLZ1xW9iNbJidQBqju64BwZvuWOkZ_kpRWf95F-tj7magHNofvYhHXkrLQOYacEKMuLRGHKK8jUtUb5tyZMFdtCZlFmULuwPIGmo5QFQSliI4gYY2R67-Dob5L4g/w640-h480/Blackwells%20Corner%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Blackwells Corner Sign - Kern County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>Blackwells Corner is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m). Blackwells Corner is at the intersection of California State Route 46 and California State Route 33, and was the last place James Dean was seen alive prior to his death in a car wreck. </i>(Wikipedia)</p><p>It was overcast and wet when I stopped for these photos.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-63578813653486031152024-02-28T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-28T01:00:00.132-08:00Highway 46 West<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ra6fMVV0bIC2gGHdNNQANf32qANxKRt83Xr-ma1Iz0g9_uSjtCW-50a8SxiLrGQfEfeoD8F_mheSd8cNtOslCesc5yJ16GECEFS_QFEvwAxkuIXUKz-XXggPxeQFot3n0oiuZ8VLLs3drq5J6eLFlI392GzOrjYjU7ZiEMmxsnYKsxccUFse05JFBmA/s1344/Highway%2046%20West%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ra6fMVV0bIC2gGHdNNQANf32qANxKRt83Xr-ma1Iz0g9_uSjtCW-50a8SxiLrGQfEfeoD8F_mheSd8cNtOslCesc5yJ16GECEFS_QFEvwAxkuIXUKz-XXggPxeQFot3n0oiuZ8VLLs3drq5J6eLFlI392GzOrjYjU7ZiEMmxsnYKsxccUFse05JFBmA/w640-h480/Highway%2046%20West%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Highway 46 West - Kern County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I was following Google's directions to get to Monterey: take highway 5 north, then take highway 46 west to highway 101 in Paso Robles.</p><p>I stopped for gas in Lost Hills, then drove on into some quite forbidding clouds. Eventually it started to rain, quite hard at times.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-29072374930325283172024-02-27T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-27T01:00:00.147-08:00Grapevine Sightems<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdYV5myan8psyZu8f_lRwCgeN0BDHbaZ6DKlGfNc8xbjJ8EcelKl62qho76n7u3xzjEOzms8JgCQKAleUqOoDTVzKRIz4oAt4zlMDiU6buB51M3DDvowgUtwoWda73UmTfSErvozGya_aPau8EcwKa2Lz-0c6GLFhaFWvXzHclTPhcxejnRQbyXrQrz4/s1344/Grapevine%20Hills%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdYV5myan8psyZu8f_lRwCgeN0BDHbaZ6DKlGfNc8xbjJ8EcelKl62qho76n7u3xzjEOzms8JgCQKAleUqOoDTVzKRIz4oAt4zlMDiU6buB51M3DDvowgUtwoWda73UmTfSErvozGya_aPau8EcwKa2Lz-0c6GLFhaFWvXzHclTPhcxejnRQbyXrQrz4/w640-h480/Grapevine%20Hills%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Grapevine Hills - Kern County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRswU6qvpbsUGksrbHNu_4UHOtD54ZVRZwAcwgNw93giiKMG80eynQkpQHLEoji_0tud9D0jyrnvEzIB_BAaDoctSKldmqaEk88bPuRi2gM5tqRziIu0Nh_iAP2d8wE5vC6gVgSCu4CnTb1TzfXegQGauaDbzV-uB1eOS43smAlog9m04ulgxidK_o4c4/s1344/Grapevine%20Street%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRswU6qvpbsUGksrbHNu_4UHOtD54ZVRZwAcwgNw93giiKMG80eynQkpQHLEoji_0tud9D0jyrnvEzIB_BAaDoctSKldmqaEk88bPuRi2gM5tqRziIu0Nh_iAP2d8wE5vC6gVgSCu4CnTb1TzfXegQGauaDbzV-uB1eOS43smAlog9m04ulgxidK_o4c4/w640-h480/Grapevine%20Street%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rose Station & Mountain Base (Grapevine) - Kern County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I <u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2019/06/grapevine.html" target="_blank">regularly stop here</a></u> for the views. </p><p>Check out the Google Street View shot of the same scene:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPp-eiNk47uSn4k_NqghHYIxuWWiLSB4n1yvvoCv5pg042HdcGATUsANifNPdduKlCb0gINBTQlv3aFPKtl9smMgMMan6UD4rhKAxRT8kPEYhPXZA3fhG64S5O9j14FsVK9tbF3ULaU1dbBsaPVXU8V0QWVx_VTr5m0V3CYHfF_KyHvOAmdI8k5LjIow/s1385/Google%20Mt%20Base%20Rd%200519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1385" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPp-eiNk47uSn4k_NqghHYIxuWWiLSB4n1yvvoCv5pg042HdcGATUsANifNPdduKlCb0gINBTQlv3aFPKtl9smMgMMan6UD4rhKAxRT8kPEYhPXZA3fhG64S5O9j14FsVK9tbF3ULaU1dbBsaPVXU8V0QWVx_VTr5m0V3CYHfF_KyHvOAmdI8k5LjIow/w640-h466/Google%20Mt%20Base%20Rd%200519.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Google Mt Base Road</i> 2019</td></tr></tbody></table>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-83734450468210715702024-02-26T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-26T01:00:00.149-08:00Monday Gull and Cormorant Blogging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfL26ot85TNB5_G_bJpjeioqzfsxF7hIUAMLV5vgULxMdKiY2eEKKPi5M0ach3CVWhPFw9uUE3_4dhPwQzN5ZQFkWJfA1E399g8sCv-HZAYYoFKvfRTpR1iYojj0MtaKSiArwTPVvCey3eV5bgY8aDElz0JVDkfFP8ZxygsURJ9Reb02G_nwo9vYGcHA/s1344/Gull,%20Cormorants%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfL26ot85TNB5_G_bJpjeioqzfsxF7hIUAMLV5vgULxMdKiY2eEKKPi5M0ach3CVWhPFw9uUE3_4dhPwQzN5ZQFkWJfA1E399g8sCv-HZAYYoFKvfRTpR1iYojj0MtaKSiArwTPVvCey3eV5bgY8aDElz0JVDkfFP8ZxygsURJ9Reb02G_nwo9vYGcHA/w640-h480/Gull,%20Cormorants%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gull, Cormorants - Monterey County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Early morning down by Monterey Bay.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-84039196822467446192024-02-25T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-25T01:00:00.149-08:00Tree & Crow (Grapevine - Kern County)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6JSV5APt0kUZeGNRsmFm1YqCLKc1ThA5JpnndiExmMAj2LzD22oaRaG9hW692thx1vTHNcXvmcsNnlf7G0w352A_n_DdZV5eMjtOf3v4ERzPtOE7ScJ81gU3Q0vBy-gJKlnEbDQq2y6z4MR_IKXLX0dB3qcQeEvA9eAwAtxXbAIAOUHeOTyyeFHtCZQ/s1008/Tree%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6JSV5APt0kUZeGNRsmFm1YqCLKc1ThA5JpnndiExmMAj2LzD22oaRaG9hW692thx1vTHNcXvmcsNnlf7G0w352A_n_DdZV5eMjtOf3v4ERzPtOE7ScJ81gU3Q0vBy-gJKlnEbDQq2y6z4MR_IKXLX0dB3qcQeEvA9eAwAtxXbAIAOUHeOTyyeFHtCZQ/w480-h640/Tree%200124.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tree, Crow - Kern County</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After dropping Hali off at the Burbank airport I headed north on highway 5 towards Monterey. I stopped at the small community of Grapevine for some photos, getting out the largish Nikon Z7II for the first time in the trip.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970078348165680712.post-17264061202253781852024-02-24T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-24T01:00:00.157-08:00Willoughby and Fairfax<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuDjtrB6k6MRJdsoGKBXxfq3VKNH-ok8ef7MByiEiNguafTzYiYT1RYLOllpaEzoMYCG62vLDwgTYxvKxpf9pYcgkyZWXSOQR0u3JLt7guZqvsNy8mDc_lTvDisIWedObdFDHLMUTfOq6vtMqaIj46y7oy0-SopGIjvcWChNW6VHKzSta870OPyUG1uc/s1344/Willoughby%20and%20Fairfax%200124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuDjtrB6k6MRJdsoGKBXxfq3VKNH-ok8ef7MByiEiNguafTzYiYT1RYLOllpaEzoMYCG62vLDwgTYxvKxpf9pYcgkyZWXSOQR0u3JLt7guZqvsNy8mDc_lTvDisIWedObdFDHLMUTfOq6vtMqaIj46y7oy0-SopGIjvcWChNW6VHKzSta870OPyUG1uc/w640-h480/Willoughby%20and%20Fairfax%200124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Willoughby and Fairfax - Los Angeles</i> 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>An iPhone wide-angle shot. We were standing in front of <u><a href="https://mikereport.blogspot.com/2008/03/oki-dog.html" target="_blank">Oki-Dog</a></u> waiting for the light to change.</p>Mike Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479825554501116299noreply@blogger.com2