The morning after
Summer has officially arrived here in Malibu. All the signs - except the solstice - are in place. Speed traps, tow trucks, crazy traffic, happy, sunburned hordes. Every parking space in every shopping center in town was taken for much of the Memorial Day weekend. Most restaurants had lines going out the doors. Still, people were jolly, polite, happy to be away from work and away from the city. Here's a shot of Paradise Cove's beach after thousands of bare feet churned the sand. Just wait 'til the 4th of July.
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