Monday, October 12, 2009

The calm before the storm



... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ...

... GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ...

Columbus Day out on the bay. Absolutely calm in the lee. The shimmer of cat's paws touching down. Followed the shore up to Hopkins where I slowly, steadily, cautiously wove my way through
the rocks without flushing a single cormorant or brown pelican that looked on--or that I presume looked on, since I wasn't making eye contact. Four young sea otters were diving and basking and feeding in the shallows beyond. Making my way up the alcoves between Hopkins and Lovers Point I came across willets and black turnstones, a silent pair of black oystercatchers, and a drab grey robin-like bird I had never seen before--a "surfbird"--working the rocks.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good day to be on the water. I joined some friends today for a mountain bike ride in Santa Cruz area., which was also good.

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  2. Yeah, but how many sea otters did you see on the bike trail?!

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