A Few More Old Slides

It was raining this afternoon, so the Ducati stayed in the garage and I spent some more time going through some of the old slides looking for interesting shots - enjoy!

17 Mile Drive at Christmas

Well, technically, the day after Boxing Day, but close enough - lots
of people out enjoying the nice afternoon after a wet Boxing Day

Condor Day!

Today turned out to be the best condor day so far, and that's saying something given the number of cool condor days I've had.

Totally amazing.

Here are a few photos - there's a link to the full set of highlights (on Facebook) at the bottom of the post.






Full Facebook Album Link

Testing posting to blog from phone

Let's see if this works - if it does, it'll mean more frequent (though
typically short) blog posts, usually with a photo taken with my phone
attached - such as this one featuring my lunch today!

I'm leaving my "sent from iPhone" signature at the bottom so it should
be obvious which posts come from the phone!

Rain Arrives Early, Carpets Are Vacuumed

I got a good, though chilly in places, ride in on the Ducati this morning, despite the skies looking more ominous than they were supposed to.

The temps and skies meant that the roads were fairly empty, just adding to my enjoyment factor.

I did see three condors at 7 pines, but they were up high and soon headed south, so the ride focused mainly on the empty roads.

With hindsight, the brief condor encounter was fortuitous as when I arrived back in Monterey, it was spitting with rain. The spitting continued after I got home, so the bike was soon in its garage.

Then around 3pm (14 hours before it was forecast), the proper rain arrived - so the vacuum cleaner came out and all carpets in the house were thoroughly vacuumed. Still need to dust, but let's not get over excited here.

It's becoming obvious that there's a correlation between rainfall and house cleanliness - with an El Nino year forecast, the house could end up cleaner than ever before.

Quick Update

After a day hiking at Pinnacles National Monument and plans for Ducati riding tomorrow, the house is in even more dire need of a vacuum (and a good dusting too) than it was before - though with rain forecast for next week, maybe its time has come!?!


Didn't see any condors by the way, despite using a couple of bunnies pretending to be dead as bait...