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Monday, April 3, 2023

Monday Godwit Blogging

Godwit - Monterey County 2023

There was a helpful bird ID sign near the trail to the beach describing the various species.

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Waves

Storm Waves - Monterey County 2023

Dog Walking - Monterey County 2023

The surf was boiling and churning. Nice weather for a walk on the beach with your dog!

The 2012 Pismo Beach waves were more spectacular, however.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Monterey Sightems

Parking Lot Art - Monterey County 2023

Cutting through a parking lot on the way back to our car.

Friday, March 31, 2023

Storm System

Path to Beach (Pacific Grove) - Monterey County 2023

When we awoke that morning it was raining! We had a motel breakfast and then drove over to the beach.

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Passionfish

Appetizer (Pacific Grove) - Monterey County 2023

We had our second dinner at Passionfish in Pacific Grove. Pictured above are the appetizers we had, which were the best parts of the meal.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Pacific Grove Wide Angle

House (Pacific Grove) - Monterey County 2023

Photos taken with the iPhone 12's wide angle option.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Pacific Grove Sightems

House (Pacific Grove) - Monterey County 2023

Post Office (Pacific Grove) - Monterey County 2023

I've always enjoyed visiting Pacific Grove. Didn't visit the cemetery this time though.

Monday, March 27, 2023

Monday Crow Blogging

Crow - Monterey County 2023

Seen in Asilomar. Very alert!

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Monterey Bay

Bush, Bay - Monterey County 2023

Receding Wave - Monterey County 2023

After wandering around downtown Monterey we drove over for some bay views.

Alas, no ID for the nice looking bush in the top photo.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Cars - Monterey County

Car with Spoiler - Monterey County 2023

Mustang - Monterey County 2023

Don't know what that top car is . . . saw it parked downtown. The Mustang was parked near a Coast Guard facility near the bay.

Friday, March 24, 2023

Courtyard Chairs, Window

Chairs - Monterey County 2023

Window, Curtain - Monterey County 2023

Walking around downtown Monterey and entering one of the many historic sites. I might have moved those chairs (belonging to an adjacent restaurant) over a little to the right.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Fishwife

Fishwife - Monterey County 2023

Outside Beer - Monterey County 2023

We had dinner at the Fishwife seafood restaurant near Asilomar. Good! We were the only ones eating outside.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Fences (Pacific Grove)

Fence, Moss - Monterey County 2023

Fence Snake - Monterey County 2023

Fences seen during a morning walk on a path in back of our motel. Very muddy in parts, so we couldn't go very far.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Asilomar Station

Asilomar Station - Monterey County 2023

Sightems seen during a walk around our motel. I don't know if this was actually an official station. It was the last stop on an old rail line . . . passengers got off here and walked to the lodgings at Asilomar. Mike stayed at Asilomar in 1984 for a photography workshop that included a visit to Ansel Adams' house.

There was a nice-looking walking stick on the ground outside that got picked up and relocated to the inside of the "station."

Stick, Wooden Interior - Monterey County 2023

Monday, March 20, 2023

Monday Cat Blogging

Cats - Los Angeles 2023

Wow! Mike saw these exotic beauties as he looped back to Pat's house after a walk down Melrose Avenue. A quick iPhone photo.

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay - Monterey County 2023

After our stay in Los Angeles, we headed up highway 5 to the Lost Hills exit and drove over to Paso Robles. We then headed north on highway 101, eventually ending up at our motel in Pacific Grove. Mike has always enjoyed the area, going back to his basic training days at Fort Ord.