Pismo Beach Near the Pier

 

Lifeguard Station - Pismo Beach  2022

Pismo Beach Sign - Pismo Beach  2022

We drove over to the pier on a typical overcast morning. Later it's way too crowded for us.

Ocean (Pismo Beach)

 

Wave, Beach, Fog - Pismo Beach  2022

Wave, Gulls - Pismo Beach  2022

Top photo: Nikon Z5, 24-200mm lens.

Bottom photo: Olympus E-M1II, 75-300mm lens.

Seaweed

 

Seaweed - Pismo Beach  2022

Also down by the Pismo Beach tide pools.

Monday Egret Blogging

 

Egret, Wave - Pismo Beach  2022

Egret, Ocean, Hills - Pismo Beach  2022

Again, down at the Pismo tidepools. Is it the same bird in each photo? Maybe.

Rock, Tide Pools

 

Rock, Tide Pools - Pismo Beach  2022

Down the long stairway to visit the tide pools. Don't know where that rock came from.

Pismo Art

 

Corner Art - Pismo Beach  2022

Left Turn Signs - Pismo Beach  2022

In and around Pomeroy Avenue, the central Pismo street leading to the pier.

Splash Cafe

Splash Cafe Line - Pismo Beach  2022

Splash Cafe Art - Pismo Beach  2022

Someday we must try it. 

There have been earlier photos of the cafe on the blog, going back to 2012.

Happy Thanksgiving Day

Inflatable Turkeys - Marin County  2022

An iPhone photo.

Taken while walking around waiting for the Highlander's tires to be changed. 

Pismo Palm Trees

Palm Tree, Pelicans - Pismo Beach  2022

 

Palm Trees, Crows - Pismo Beach  2022

Pismo overcast usually lasts until noon.

Tacos / Truck Stop

Tacos (King City) - Monterey County  2022

Truck Stop - San Luis Obispo County  2022

Sightems on the way down to Pismo Beach for a family vacation. The tacos were . . . OK. Slightly dry.

Mike needed that truck stop, if you know what I mean. 95 degrees!

Monday White-Crowned Sparrow Blogging

White-Crowned Sparrow - Point Reyes  2022

White-Crowned Sparrow - Point Reyes  2022

"White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round)."

Lagoon, Coyote Bush

 

Abbott's Lagoon, Coyote Bush - Point Reyes  2022

Nikon Z5, 24-200mm lens.

Ladders

 

White Truck, Ladder, Workers - Los Angeles  2022

Fire Department Drill (San Rafael) - Marin County  2022

Top: across the street from the bagel shop on Beverly near Fairfax.

Bottom: across the street from the Trader Joe's in San Rafael.

Abbott's Lagoon Trail Sightems

 

Birds on Wire - Point Reyes  2022

Bench - Point Reyes  2022

"Abbotts Lagoon Trailhead is located along Pierce Point Road. Abbotts Lagoon is known for fantastic birding opportunities (particularly in the fall and winter), and beautiful wildflowers in the spring."