Yup, always on the downwind side. We even see that in the Bay Area, where lenticular clouds frequently form above the Bay.

More #lenticular #clouds at the #AlabamaHills.

A #lenticular #cloud.

#MorroRock seen from the inside of a restaurant just after #sunset. A #gull is eyeballing my fish&slaw.

My #lunch. I like #lingonberry #preserves with chicken.

The view from the visitor center in #LonePine, California. In the foreground, you see some of the #AlabamaHills, and in the background, you see a section of the Eastern #SierraNevada

Western horizon, after sunset. Wishing clear skies to everyone!

After having ditched #Adobe (>25 years of heavy #Photoshop usage), I have begun transitioning from #Windows and #Mac to #Linux. #Google is also on the chopping block. I've had it with all the intrusive crap, especially AI.

Tidepools just off #PillarPoint, #HalfMoonBay.

#tidepool #tidepools #sunset

Three nut flour #pancakes.

egg whites, walnut flour, chia seeds, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, a little oat bran, pinch of salt

A #cormorant on the observation deck at #PigeonPoint Lighthouse., San Mateo County, CA.

Oyster #shells on a beach, #DrakesEstero, #PointReyes, CA.

#oyster

#DrakesEstero, #PointReyes, CA.

This is also #SirFrancisDrakeBoulevard, #PointReyes, CA.

#SirFrancisDrakeBoulevard, #PointReyes, CA

A bull #ElephantSeal at #DrakesBeach, CA.

A Bull elephant seal weighs between 2 and 4 tons or even a bit more. Not much can stop them when they are on the move. They move in bursts lasting from a few seconds to maybe 10 seconds. They reach a top speed of about 6 miles per hour, which is faster than most people can run on soft sand.

A bull #ElephantSeal moving at astonishing speed at the #rookery on #DrakesBeach, #PointReyes, CA, on January 22, 2026. The beach is closed, and the parking lot is fenced in with a thick, wooden fence that does not pose an obstacle to a large male, should he choose to lounge in the parking lot.

My post was meant as a refresher!

Does that bear also like cocaine?

"Climb up the tree!"
*guy follows the advice and climbs the tree*
"Bears don't climb trees!"
"Of course they do!"
*guy in tree freaks out*
*bear climbs the tree and eats the guy*

It beats the alternative.

The #ruins of a building in the woods along #SwantonRoad. The building is one of many that burned down in the 2019 #wildfires.

#StageRoad in the #mist, CA

If you ever drive in California on #Highway1 between Davenport and Half Moon Bay, explore the side roads, such as #SwantonRoad, #CanyonRoad, and #StageRoad. They are really nice driving roads with interesting sights and scenery.

I shot this #sunset at the coast above #StinsonBeach with a 60-year-old Nikon 55mm f/1.2 lens on a digital microFourThirds camera. This lens offers unique rendering.

Sometimes I shoot 35 mm film with one of my #Nikon bodies. Here I have the #55mm #f/1.2 lens on a #NikonF. I used that lens in the shot one post up. Wide open, it's a very soft lens, especially on a digital camera, but it has very nice rendering and stopped down to f/2, it gets pretty sharp.

Crisp!

Those pigeons are huge! They are the size of a small goose.

The same location as in the previous image, #PillarPoint Harbor. An #egret is patiently waiting for a convenient meal.

#sunset #water #egret #silhouette

#PillarPointHarbor and #PillarPoint with the Pillar Point #AirForceStation, HalfMoonBay, CA.