Monterey afternoon
Monterey, California
as the old year closes and the new year begins...















In the photo taken through a fence, you will see what looks like an aggregation of large pieces of driftwood or...? In reality, these are many harbor seals of various colors and amusing shapes, relaxing on their beach. It's inaccessible to people, just around the corner from the Monterey Aquarium, and I stood to watch them for the longest time. One or two of the seals made an effort to look at me as I photographed them!

In the second photo, you may be able to see a rainbow. We had much rain this week while I was in Monterey, and when the sun would emerge, often there would be rainbows. I caught this one Saturday afternoon.