the sun was shining pretty brightly which over exposed everything. it made the iris photos brighter & encouraged more highlights overall.
the wild mendocino iris (just made that up). seriously thinking of using this photo as the baseline for another lino reduction...
pretty sure the tide was going out. only two big splashes from this spit hole.
while we were there, at least 10 people chose to walk & jog the trail on these cliffs as part of their afternoon routine. i can think of at least 5,000 more horrible ways/places to get exercise and/or spend an afternoon.
looking toward the town of mendocino from the coast & thinking about all the possibilities... the above 5 photos were taken as we passed through mendocino heading toward the albion river inn. perfect weather, perfect sun, perfect vantage point, perfect husband, perfect day!
this one flew super close any time i conveniently had the camera turned off. this was the best i could do this afternoon.
this huge stalk (looks suspiciously familiar to the skunky green stuff readily available in the area, but it wasn't) brought several brightly colored hummingbirds. i simply love how gorgeous this looks with the sun shining towards both of them.
a close up of the same scene, a few seconds later. ((click on the photo 2x to get a closer look. those little wings are precious.))
the last 4 photos were taken on our deck, partially seen here. the air was getting crisper, but we were prepared: beanies, long-john thermals under jeans, sweatshirts, jackets, heavy socks & sunglasses. we looked a little silly, but we couldn't miss this sunset and wanted to experience while sitting in our adirondack chairs. i'll post photos of said sunset later, because they deserve a space all their own...
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