“Sea and Sky”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/640s, ISO 320. Morning low tide at Baker Beach.

Morning low tide at Baker Beach.

Trump admin deports immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say

It’s becoming increasingly apparent that this administration only follows court orders that it likes.

“Run Away!”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 640. Snowy plovers on Baker Beach.

Snowy plovers on the beach

I’m 65 years old and just sewed on a button for the first time ever. It seems to have worked. Old dog, new tricks.

Worst interviewee tic: responding to every single question with “Yeah…well, ,,,” You’re stalling for time while you think of an answer, we know that’s what you’re doing, so just BE QUIET for two seconds to think and then answer. Thank you for coming to my Ted Rant.

“Sentinels”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 22mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 640. Shot at the north end of Baker Beach.

Rock towers at the north end of Baker Beach

Finished: Mawson’s Will, by Lennard Bickel 📚. The story of Douglas Mawson’s desperate slog across the Antarctic (featuring, among other things, the excess-Vitamin-A-induced sloughing off of the soles of his feet) remains one of the great tales of human endurance. If you’re not familiar with it, you ought to be, and this is a great retelling of the story.

“Anemones”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/160s, ISO 3200. Shot at Baker Beach.

“It’s my crab and you can’t have it”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm lens @ 361mm, f/11, 1/2500s, ISO 6400. Shot at Baker Beach.

Two gulls squabbling over a crab

Watched the Eurovision Grand Final with my daughter - something we’ve done together for years, though this year it had to be via online chat instead of gathered around the same screen. We still had much fun snarking about the various acts. As usual, our picks didn’t win, though at least we liked #3 and #4 this year.