We've taken lots of glorious walks around the coast side and enjoyed lots of beach and ocean time, too. We saw the most wonderful sunset on our walk on Sunday evening, and, of course, we didn't have the camera with us! We've pretty much covered Moss Beach, on foot, and also the Coastal Trail. Great way to spend a few hours each day!
We also took advantage of the weather and went back into San Francisco. We wanted to visit the Maritime Museum, and also see the Wave Organ. We read about the Wave Organ a couple of years ago as we were browsing a book titled "Weird Stuff in California" - you just have to browse a book with a title like that! The wave organ is a series of pipes that play "music" as the tide comes in, and is the most effective at high tide, and, for some reason, a full moon! Unfortunately, there was neither a high tide or full moon yesterday, but we enjoyed it just the same. We packed a snack and watched a fisherman at the Marina while we ate. He caught a crab and a fish, both of which he threw back. We decided that he was really just feeding the fish!
Days like we've had, in November, are pretty much a gift and we decided to take full advantage of them. Also enjoying the warmth is the garden! Our zucchini plant has decided to produce, the blueberry is loaded with berries and still blooming, and one of our roses has grown up through the hedge and bloomed! Sadly, all of this warmth is scheduled to end at the end of this week, and rain will be upon us! Oh, well - it's almost Thanksgiving, after all!
Walking along the coastal trail - beautiful crashy waves
The Harbor Seals ashore at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
And a closer view
In Miramar - someone has fashioned a ladder of sorts, to get to the beach.
It looked pretty scary to me! Apparently your surfboard or kayak can slide down the vertical logs, while you go down the horizontal ones....
Lots of people at the beach, and lots of wave action
Giant tire at the beach! Wonder what vehicle wore this?
In San Francisco yesterday - the fall leaves reflected in the windshield of the SUV
The San Francisco skyline. The white building in the left of the picture is the Maritime Museum. It was built in the late 1930's as part of the WPA
"Pirates" at Fisherman's Wharf
Lee joined their ranks!
Crab season officially opened yesterday. There were tons of crab pots on boats, both in San Francisco and at the Pillar Point Harbor
Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf - they make all shapes of bread besides this bear - their were turkeys, crabs, lobsters, etc. Very clever, and very yummy sour dough bread!
Forbes Island! This is a floating restaurant alongside Pier 39. It's actually a houseboat that has been anchored here for many years. We ate there about 10 years ago. The restaurant part is actually under water, and you have portholes to look through. The food is pretty good, too!
Lee initially wanted a shot of the seagull, but then realized that people had been tossing coins onto the pillars
This was pretty surreal - it was 80 degrees and they were decorating the Christmas tree at Pier 39!
The (not working) light house on the pier beyond the St. Francis Yacht Club, on the Marina. The walk to the Wave Organ was beyond it.
Make this picture big to read about the Wave Organ
The wave organ! Notice the pipes in the middle of the picture
The wave organ pipes and the San Francisco skyline in the background
A cargo ship comes under the Golden Gate bridge - probably filled with holiday items!
Blooming rose - through and above the hedge in the front courtyard
Blueberries!
Happy zucchini! Next year I'm not even going to plant until September!
This zucchini plant is the runt of the litter, but it's blooming and producing, too!
That's all the news from Moss Beach - life is good!
4 comments:
Thank you for a few moments of day dreaming! The great weather sure shows in your pictures. Glad all is well. Love Donna
Great pictures! Thanks for an awesome post : )
My favourite part of this blog post had to be the GIANT Christmas tree. The next favourite part would be hearing that you have both been taking advantage of the beautiful weather. I wish really badly that I could be there to enjoy it with you guys. I loved learning about the Organ and the next time I visit I am going to have to throw some coins onto those poles with the sea guls!
Great photos, all! Glad you were able to enjoy the stellar weather.
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