Mele Kalikimaka

Happy Holidays! Wishing all of you cheerful days, safe travels, happy surprises and appreciation for the special people and important things we have to be grateful for. xoxo

I don't know this guy, but liked the video :)

quoting

Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable.
~ Albert Einstein

quoting

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
- Helen Keller

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"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise." Victor Hugo

sky shows & other tidbits

the sunsets have been even more colorful and spectacular the past few weeks, the Fall sunsets here are my favorite, both because there isn't as much fog that gets in the way and because the sun sets right above the ocean horizon, so no hills, houses or trees to obstruct the view.

A few weeks ago it was a clear and colorful sky, but the water was a barely moving glassy calm, reflecting everything and the wet sand almost a perfect mirror - last night the waves were rolling in at incredible heights, huge fat swells rolling in several feet high and closing out into white water washing machine, making colorful mists and crazy cool reflections of colors everywhere we looked and the wet sand a misty mirror.

Also for our celestial viewing pleasure Jupiter, Venus and the crescent moon have been hanging out together in a cool cluster for the past few days, they look close enough to leap from one to the other. Last night it looked like a big, well - sort of off-kilter smiley face, sooooo cool and wont happen again until 2057.

I think between my other great photographing friend and I, we may have some pics to post soon.

Two of my friends were injured surfing this weekend, one bruised his ribs, board and pride, the other is sporting six staples in his head, I am glad to report they both should be just fine and if you can even believe this (I barely can) the one with staples in his head was looking to borrow shower caps or swimming caps so he could go back out yesterday!!

Thanksgiving was very different for me this year. Due to a number of factors, I ended up staying here in stead of heading up to see my family. It resulted in a very fun though not so holiday-ish day. I met a friend for breakfast and walked through an almost completely deserted SLO town, then came back to the U and met up with friends for an afternoon hike along the bluffs. We hiked for hours, went crab hunting which was hilarious and delightful and then came home to BBQ some delicious steaks! I hope your holiday was filled with family, fun, friends and feasts!