February 29, 2020
February 28, 2020
I couldn't believe what I was seeing, a gray whale breaching so close to shore you could have heard the splash. Between your faithful photog's reluctance to look away, and the shutter lag of the little point-and-shoot, the best record I have is a shot of a subsiding wake, and a glimpse of a large back. Oh, and in the distance, the blow from what looked like a whale calf.
February 27, 2020
We're at about 10 percent of expected rainfall for January and February this year.
Throwback Thursday: The view from the Point Dume headlands on February 16, 2009.
February 26, 2020
Here's handsome Walt, patiently waiting for his humans at the Paramount Ranch, one of his favorite places in the universe.
February 25, 2020
Leaning into the bright side of the color wheel in the courtyard this year.
February 24, 2020
Very, very blue.
February 23, 2020
A lot more clouds than rain, but at least it was beautiful.
February 22, 2020
An amenity that deserves a comeback.
February 20, 2020
Paradise Cove sunrise.
Throwback Thursday: Shot on December 9, 2015
February 19, 2020
Walt turns 7 (!) at the end of the month and it's making his puppy pictures all the more poignant. Seriously, what's the deal with the short amount of time that we get to spend with our dear, sweet pets?
February 18, 2020
In the absence of new photos worth sharing, here's a few seconds with a bumblebee.
February 17, 2020
A few families of deer use the surprisingly busy wildlife trail above Casa de LOUD! and occasionally, they take a moment to check in on the humans below.
February 16, 2020
Well, maybe not a new hawk, but a new spot to be seeing hawks. Lots of field mice around though, so it makes sense.
February 15, 2020
We went to Bluffs Park and this handsome coyote tried to join our morning walk. (Spoiler alert -- we left.)
February 13, 2020
A friend of ours is a lifelong sailor and every time I hear about his most recent voyage, my wanderlust stirs.
Throwback Thursday: Sailboat anchored off Paradise Cove on Oct. 23, 2012.
February 12, 2020
It's always Puppy Wednesday for Walt and the 9-year-old.
February 11, 2020
February 10, 2020
All that was left of the rainstorm from yesterday was that little clamshell of a cloud. We are in drought territory again, and it's alarming.
February 9, 2020
For a few minutes!
February 8, 2020
"See Southern California by Trolley".
February 7, 2020
This little guy has staked out his territory and in the spirit of hummingbird everywhere, defends it with ferocity.
February 6, 2020
Throwback Thursday: Paradise Cove on Jan. 14, 2013, at 6:52 am.
February 5, 2020
A step back in time with Jake and puppy Maisie. This was their first day together, the start of an instant and lifelong bond. In fact, it was Maisie's endless grief after Jake's passing that brought us to Walt. I had heard about animals mourning but had never seen it first-hand. So in came a four-month-old border collie and at first, being annoyed with him gave Maisie a new lease on life. He adored her and her heart eventually softened, but Jake was always her true love.
Shot on Feb. 22, 2006 in our backyard in Paradise Cove
February 4, 2020
Day Two of low temps and high winds, gusty enough to keep the birds grounded and turn the Pacific a specific shade of blue.
February 3, 2020
Among the many losses of the fires in 2018 was the hawk's nest near Mulholland Highway. First the nest was gone, tinder in the face of those flames, then a week later the tree collapsed. Now we've found another nest in another part of the Santa Monica mountains, the same stern structure, and with a hawk nearby, maybe planning for the future.
February 2, 2020
It's been weeks and weeks since we've had a drop of rain, and not a hint of a storm in the forecast.
February 1, 2020
The 1924 edition. And I quote, "With this guide, YOU WILL KNOW Los Angeles."
Oh if only.
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