Ruminating on February... Big Sur, Big Beards, Big Fun

At the beginning of the month we took a weekend trip down to Big Sur with Charlotte's family to celebrate Selene's birthday.  She and Hal had rented an exquisite house right next to Nepenthe restaurant, with an equally stunning view!

I enjoyed the little whipped-up merengue peaks of the cloud layer over the ocean.

~~~Sunset~~~

~~~Sunrise~~~

We had to get up early for it, but it was so beautiful and peaceful to watch the world come to life from the deck.

Up-n-at-'em for this industrious little fellow!  This red-breasted sapsucker spent seemingly all day tending to its sap-holes in an oak tree that was on the property.  It's a type of woodpecker that feeds on sap, as well as bugs that get stuck in the sap.  I was interested to read that hummingbirds are known to feed on the sap created by them as well, also ingesting the occasional bug - counter to popular understanding about hummingbird diet.