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.

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.

at the shore

Oct. 29th, 4 pm. Just in case anyone should have doubts, here's the evidence--3 shells I picked up on the beach before we left.