Whirlwind meets Windstorm

· Point Reyes

This morning we were up early for a morning walk, and it was an amazingly clear and warm day upon arrival. We worked until 4 pm and then drove back to SF (not a good idea during rush hour). We arrived about 6 pm. Then, after a walk, whirlwind activity started because we have/had a lot of things to do. Mostly because I want to cook, as it's so hard to do that without an oven and only two very slanty electric burners. It's not uncommon that I'm using all four burners and the oven - basically, it's cramping my style. Also, there isn't laundry, so that is underway also.

The windstorm part of this is that wowza it's WINDY here in SF and foggy and chilly. We have 30 mph gusts, and it's 62°

Morning moon
Bluebird - the picture really doesn't do him justice. He was deeper blue than the sky!
The Woodward fire came so close to taking out much of the park. My thoughts are with everyone and everything displaced by the San Luis Obispo fire (Gifford Fire 69% contained)
Komorebi 木漏れ日 (pronounced kō-mō-leh-bē). Literally, “sunlight leaking through trees,” this word describes the beauty and wonder of rays of light dappling.
Long shadows of early morning
Lovely Black Mountain
Meadow
On the drive back
This was around 6 pm and by 8 pm, you couldn't see any of it due to fog.

Have an enchanted day. Despite all that is going on, there is great beauty in the world, especially in Mother Nature.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 44 species today

California Quail
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Black Phoebe
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Cliff Swallow
Wrentit
Pygmy Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Western Bluebird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Wilson's Warbler