When We Were Kings

Alea iacta est

Consider the Oyster

On Friday, November 30th, 2007 ...

... Drakes Bay Oyster Farm on the Point Reyes peninsula ...

... was finally allowed to resume harvesting ...

... after the oil spill had put things on hold.

High Noon on Highway One

The William Tell House and the "Not A Bank" building in Tomales.

The Continental Inn in Tomales.

The Tomales Deli + Cafe and the Tomales Bakery.

Diekmann's General Store where a Wal-Mart commercial is being filmed.

The scene viewed from the Tomales Deli.

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Ten days after it's actual opening the Bay Area crabbing season is still on hold. Due to the Cosco Busan oil spill local fishermen are bound to wait.
On Thursday, November 29th, the Bay Area has finally been re-opened to almost all fishing and crabbing.

Happy Thanksgiving!

In the hills above Aptos overlooking Monterey Bay ...

... with goats ...

... and birds ...

... with Chad ...

... and Luke ...

... and Debbie and Tina ...

... and some more nice people.

A Walk On The Wild Side (slight reprise)

.. doo, dodoo, dodoo ...

... doodoodoo ...

Rock Rock Rockaway Beach

The 12th annual Uncle Dick's Surf Fest took place at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica on November 17th and 18th, 2007.

Fog Over Marin

Seen from Mount Tamalpais:

Moon Over Marin III

Oil-covered bird in Bolinas lagoon ...

... trying to clean itself — in vain.

Moon Over Marin II

Brighton Beach in Bolinas.

So-called "booms" at the mouth of Bolinas lagoon.

Trying to protect Bolinas Lagoon from the oil spill.

Moon Over Marin

Stinson Beach Park on Friday, November 9th, 2007:
Another tanker's hit the rocks / Abandoned to spill out its guts / The sand is laced with sticky globs ...

(Dead Kennedys, Moon Over Marin, 1982)

Chinatown, My Chinatown