One more...

Ella, dusted with snow. She was quite a good sport about the weather.

Ella and I were going to kayak Tenaya Lake

Here's why we didn't.

20 Lakes Basin

Also mostly in the snow.

Saddlebag Lake

Six photos. Mostly in the snow.

This morning's Cloud Painter #DailyGratitude

A majestic mode, I would say. (Two photos.)

Cloud Painter with gull #DailyGratitude

Parked gull, I should have added.

Cloud Painter... #DailyGratitude

...after that brief but lovely burst of rain.

Unbelievable! It's raining! #DailyGratitude

In Cambria. In September. In a multi-year drought. And no one predicted it, as far as I know.

And the zebra(s) were out

Is there such a word as zebras? Or is the plural of zebra zebra? Whatever you call them, they were grazing by the highway on the way home. (Six photos.)

Smuggler's Cove #DailyGratitude

A nice local hike I took with Ella and our friend Beth. (Six photos.)

San Simeon Cove

Ella at Smuggler's Cove

Looking North

The path

Seems like Spring #DailyGratitude

My garden doesn't seem like the autumn of a huge drought. (Five photos.)

Red-winged blackbird...

...shows off his colors. (Three photos.)

Seeing double #DailyGratitude

It's not just me, right?

And then the fog lifted up #DailyGratitude

And the hills came back into view.

The trees grow... #DailyGratitude

...and things grow on the trees.

Another new butterfly? Um... no

But I swear that's what I thought until I got closer up. Still, if you squint slightly, it's a lovely, albeit mythical, creature.

New butterfly

I have no idea what kind of butterfly this is. I never saw one of his type before. Any thoughts? It was hard to get a good portrait, because he didn't hold still for long.

Jordan feels better #DailyGratitude

For those of you who are wondering about his health, Jordan is feeling better. Much to Ella's consternation. (One video.)

Strong surf... #DailyGratitude

...and the way water hangs in air. (Three photos.)

That sense of community #DailyGratitude

Though I must say, the gull looks a bit "on the fringes."