Sun?

I look a quick look at the sun this morning and saw the big sunspot so grabbed the camera and took some pictures.

This 2nd picture is the actual orientation it was in from our perspective.
 

And...

Done.

Hooting at the moon!

I can't believe how lucky I got at the end of my walk last night.

I was on my way home almost an hour after sunset when I heard some hooting ahead of me on the path. As I got closer I spotted the great horned owl on a branch right over the path and right in front of the moon.

To catch the hooting with the moon was more than I could have hoped for. Though I wish I had managed to get better shots and video but it was dark and super hard to try and get the moon and the owl exposed together with less than a minute before it flew off.
 

OB 2026-01-13 @ Noriega

More pictures from last weeks swell.

Lots of big hacks...

...barrels...

...and split peaks had!

I love the arms down steez in this last image -:]

I only managed to catch a few of the amazing rides I saw last week but still have few more shots still to go through.

Monday night auroras from SF

Not sure if there was any green but maybe. The city lights are due north so it washes out the best direction to look for the auroras. There may be a bit of green peaking through or maybe it's just the yellow city lights blending with the blueish sky and haze?

There is clearly red/purple visible and I could just make out a little red with my eyes but it was super hard to see.

The haze didn't help any but it did look neat in the long exposure.

OB 2026-01-12 @ Noriega

There was some bigger surf last week. I finally had a chance to go through some of the shots.

Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick!

OB Burrowing Owl!!!

We were walking to pick up dinner and hoping to spot a barn owl on the way. @the_borkalork thought she saw a little bird in front of us that was quiet like an owl. I couldn't see it but then she pointed it out and I managed to take some not so great pictures. It was dark.

This is the first burrowing owl either of us have seen and it was only a block or so from our place. So cool!