We dodged a few rock slides and slogged through some mud this morning so you could see the bright and blue and beautiful Cove before the next batch of rain rolls in.

First, the runoff channel where the creek meets the beach. (So frustrating that in this dry land we let the bulk of all rainfall flow into the ocean.)

But let's look up and to the east at clouds dissolving over the Santa Monica Bay.

One of my favorite views anywhere:

Look! Walter, the beach dog!