9 & 10
When there aren’t a lot of waves to photograph, photos tend to pile up inside the camera.
So when we look back, it’s kind of a random mish mash snapshot of the period.
And being lazy, we threw them straight to this page, with the inspired name,
September and October. *2012
Above is a warm, cloudy sunrise over the airport in Goleta.
We’ve had no shortage of explosively colorful sunrises and sunsets.
Another morning with a tropical feel, up the coast a bit.
Sometimes wandering off the beaten path can be rewarding, especially when you’re not
searching or hoping for anything in particular.
Sometimes when we look back at the photos we took so nonchalantly,
we realize we may be taking the beauty of our home for granted.
So close to being surfable…..
And yet so far away.
Fall is also famous for it’s moon rises.
This guy was sitting on the car next to me in the parking lot.
He wasn’t at all intimidated by me pulling in and parking,
and continued to stare as I got my camera out.
9 & 10 brought lots of these evenings…
Another local, looking for breakfast.
This day had some marginal surf and incredible weather.
Surely he’s not thinking of eating a Snowy Plover…..
October brings lobster season and a wide array of ocean craft cruising the coast.
It also brings clean, fresh air and some clouds into the picture.
Occasionally those clouds bring moisture.
We’ve gotten a few days of rain. Warm rain.
Not much, but enough to make everything shine.
But not enough to keep fires from jumping at any opportunity to ignite.
This was dubbed the Lookout Fire.
The pros made quick work of putting it down.
Nice work guys.
While nobody likes a wildfire, the smoke adds a whole new palette to the canvas in the sky.
Long, hot days at work make an evening swim a necessity. Most evenings, in fact.
Surf or not, the water temp is too nice not to get into.
And if you get down low enough, the waves look pretty good.
Finally, we did get a few surf photos.
There has been enough to get a weekly session in locally, but it takes some effort
and some pretty low standards….
caught some fun ones…
He always does.
But the next thing you know, Bobby’s getting hassled by the Plover Cop.
He’s confiscated Bobby’s towel for being left illegally in the Snowy Plover’s area!
This did not please Mr. Morris.
This also did not please Mr. Scoggins…words were exchanged and the towel was released,
but not before the Ploverista called 911.
Seriously, he called 911!
He got an earful about respecting other people’s property from one of our more eloquent
locals…(note the little red rule book he’s clutching).
….and when the police came, (two squad cars for one beach towel), they gave the
Plover Patrol an earful for calling them out for such a ridiculous reason!
Sometimes we might need a monitor for the monitors….
So that’s about it for now.
Not much surfwise. Some folks are hyping up El Nino, but what else is new…
Were pretty happy with whatever comes our way!
