Stinson Beach Bubbles Over

Having a bit of fun with my News Booth iPhone app:

A Trip to an Artist's Studio

During the Thanksgiving weekend we took a trip to Bolinas to see an artist's studio, the work of Arthur Espenet Carpenter III:

Approaching the Studio (click for the larger image:

Assorted bowls and cutting boards (click for the larger image):

Some tools to get the job done (click for the larger image):

Even more tools to make sure that the job gets done (click for the larger image):

This chair requires 200 hours to produce (click for the larger image):

Late October is soooo Lovely at Stinson

A random beach encounter (click for the larger image):

Sunset on Bolinas Lagoon (click for the larger image):

Love: in two forms

Random:



And the more planned kind (although getting married on a beach can result in lots of random events):

The Winemaker of Bolinas

The amazing Wendy MacNaughton put together a visual essay of a particular vinter, Sean Thackrey, in the nearby town of Bolinas. It captures the essence of the town in a way that photographs or words cannot.

Check it out here.

Fewer great white sharks than scientists expected

Scientists believe only 219 full-grown and near-adults hang out in the waters between Bodega Bay and Monterey each fall, feasting on seals and sea lions before roaming south to mate.

"The number seems incredibly low - it was very surprising for us," said Taylor Chapple, who led the study as a post-doctoral student at UC Davis. "If you look at other protected marine mammals such as polar bears or killer whales, their populations are far bigger than white sharks."



The sharks typically linger in Northern California waters from August to December to feed on plentiful prey animals before high-tailing it to an area between San Diego and the Hawaiian Islands called the "shark cafe" between January and July.

Because no historical census figures exist, it's also unknown whether great white numbers are climbing, falling or remaining stable.

"There are still more unknowns than knowns," Chapple said. "But our knowledge of these majestic animals is going up exponentially."


Read more here.

A Pod of Orcas between the Golden Gate Bridge & the Farallon Islands

A news story about a pod of killer whales (orcas), about 10 nm outside the Golden Gate:

An Early Spring?

Looking out from the Parkside Cafe:



Perhaps at least the worst of Winter is over.