Another beautiful and warmer morning. One of the fringe benefits of living in a valley full of strawberries, now that the fields are drying out they will be both fantastic and cheep.
Author: Rob
2nd Post, Good Day with the Camera
I had some time to go through my pictures captured with the Panasonic GF1 and had to share again, today is a good day,
Saw a sea otter at Faria, pretty sure this is a rare thing:
I love living here!
Warm and Clear on the Coast
It is all relative, but the coast out and back loops are never as cold as the valleys and canyons,
Still muddy hike a bike in sections of the state park,
and almost home, into the sun, and yes the black does help with the heat once the sun is up and the surf trunks are an excellent wind breaker over the…
Cool and clear this morning in the mid to upper 30’s and snow-capped mountains in the distance. I do something close to this ride almost once a week or more. As you head out the river trail past the old agri-hydro-cracker wasteland the graffiti is always entertaining. Seems like there are always subtle changes.
The Bridge is almost to the right turn out in to the valleys. This creek crossing always shows you just how much a steel frame can flex if you beat it up just right.
Once off of the path it turns into a few miles of county bliss. And then the fence jumper in the road, yes it is no wonder California cows are happy cows.
Then the message to the phone that daddy duty is starting early today, good motivation to make the most of the tailwinds an downhills home,
What a great way to start the morning.
Market Ride in the Rain
Another cold and rainy Sunday Farmer’s Market day. Rain means the wife and baby are leaving it for me, and this is a good thing since I have permission to play in the rain now!
The Santa Clara river had opened up pretty wide to the ocean by this point and the estuary has been draining out to sea. Lots of sand making its way from the mountains to the beach.
Thank God the vendors showed up in the rain, not a huge turnout, but my regular growers were there and no crowd, go figure
It was nice having a short break in the rain to load up the produce. That all changed about a third of the way home when the rain was coming in almost horizontal. Bonus points for riding faster so you can catch more drops with your tongue.
I am really liking my GoPro® Helmet HERO™ Wide Camera. Today was the first test drive in the rain, Very nice being able to take shots and not have to worry about getting my GF1 wet. I have been playing around with hand-held shots and different capture modes. The biggest hurdle now is dealing with the water spots. By the time I figure that out the rain will stop for another year.
