All the rain and overcast skies we’ve had lately declare that winter is most certainly here. However, this is southern California so there are plenty of warm sunny days to enjoy at the beach.
One such day was Christmas Eve. Hubby and I and some friends went to Doheny to check out how the beach was doing.
There was still a lot of debris on the beach although people are helping park staff (part of Doheny Beach is a State Park) clean up by beginning to take away some of the wood for themselves.
It was a beautiful day with both local human and animal life checking out the changes to the beach.
Hubby is very happy about the sandbar that has formed in the river mouth which means really good surf from a south swell come spring. We couldn’t get onto the sandbar as the water in the creek, which is now running on either side of the sandbar, was still flowing too strongly to wade over to it.
The waves took some of the sand away leaving a larger, flatter area than normal.
Seagulls on the look out for food hiding amid the seaweed and debris.
Patterns in the sand made by man and nature.
Beautiful pictures, Jacqui. I love the patterns.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Mother Nature is kind enough to bring me a daily feast of things to see and photograph.
ReplyDeleteI hope the storm left behind lots of good snackage for those seagulls.
ReplyDeleteThey seemed to be happy and finding stuff.
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