La Jolla

La Jolla is famous for its seals and sea lions. This fellow came out of the water and struck a pose, which he held for several minutes

A pile of seals.

Pelicans. I don't know if they nest here.

Sea lions and cormorants.

Seals and cormorants.

Where pigeons roost when they move to California.

I'd rather worry about something else

These signs are posted on the street that runs along the side of our house.

This is in the sidewalk near the Children's Pool at La Jolla.

Oceanside

This is the Oceanside Pier at sunset. Odd to think that the East Coast is covered in snow. My neighbor told me that it flurried here today, in Southern California, but I missed it. It hasn't snowed in Oceanside since 1967.

Looking north from the pier, you can see Christmas lights.

Christmas at the beach

This is part of a Christmas parade of boats, a very pretty and extremely mellow parade--nearly silent except for one woman bellowing "Merry Christmas!" every few minutes, South Philly--Mummers parade style--oh, and a few of the same cheap plastic horns.

Yes, you can decorate a palm tree for Christmas. A row of these on one block was quite festive.

I'd drive 3,000 miles for a Wawa hoagie

We drove to Santa Monica, Venice Beach, and Los Angeles over the weekend. I couldn't get the driver ( you know who you are ) to stop and let me take a picture of this, but I found one on Google maps. This was in Santa Monica, on Lincoln Boulevard. It was closed, unfortunately.

fall in California

Another leaf fell.  That makes 3 or 4 in the last month. 

hates California, it's cold and it's damp...

This is the view from the top of the street, a block or two from our house--always dramatic-looking.

The sunset over the Pacific. There are only a few people on the beach.  It's quite chilly, more so as soon as the sun isn't shining.