snapshot • fog obscuring Point Sur, Big Sur

snapshot • fog obscuring Point Sur, Big Sur

Wave, Big Sur, 2009.

snapshot • Black Oystercatcher, Julia Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur

Julia Pfeiffer State Beach, 2009.

snapshot • rock formation, Julia Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur.

snapshot • Chris capturing ocean with iPhone, Julia Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur

snapshot • rock surface, Julia Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur

snapshot • gallery stairway, Big Sur

snashot • cactus

snapshot • stump, Big Sur

snapshot • jay grabbing crumb

This jay kept swooping by, and I kept trying to get a photo. Finally, Chris started putting out crumbs to get it to land on the counter (which normally looks out over the Big Sur coast), and I managed to capture it during the split-second it took it to grab the food. 

snapshot • jay, Big Sur

Normally, the view from Nepenthe is a spectacular vista of cliffs plunging into the ocean; today, it was close-up, so we focused on bird-watching (Chris is a serious birder) and fog-watching.

snapshot • glass house, Big Sur

One of the pleasures of Big Sur is spotting the remarkable homes scattered along the coast. This one perches at the top of a hill overlooking the Pacific.

Fog, Big Sur, August 10, 2009.

Chris Page and I drove to Big Sur today. The day started out sunny, but as we traveled south, the fog started rolling in. By the time we got to Nepenthe restaurant, there was no view, so we watched the fog and the jays.

Ocean Horizon, Big Sur, 2009.

Cave, Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur, California, 2009.

Kelp Tangle, Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur, 2009.

Stones, Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur, 2009.

Cliffside Ooze, Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur, 2009.