February 2014 Carlsbad - Yoga & cycling

Having earned our meal vouchers, we set off for more cycling!

Zoom, there she goes! Michèle does not tarry around waiting for laggards!

Riding back from the yoga studio in Encinitas (note yoga mat on rack.)

Some portions of the coast route in this area are nicely laid out for bikes, but at other spots the bike lane vanishes and the road narrows. There is enough bike traffic along here that the car drivers are pretty good about seeing cyclists and giving respectful clearance when passing.

A beautiful strong sleek snake in a local nature preserve near a coastal lagoon.

The snake was about four feet long.

Shy lizard.

Blending in with the wooden post.

A large hawk in a tree.

The nature preserve is slowly eradicating these non-native eucalyptus trees and establishing native flora.

Elegant bird.

Class structure: nature preserve for the plebeians, golf course for the rich. And of course the golf course had numerous signs saying "Keep Out".

The nature preserve that lays alongside this golf course is attempting to establish native plants that are drought-tolerant; an amusing contrast to the profligacy of the wealthy playground next door.

A commemorative statue in San Diego Harbor.

The Kiss.

USS Midway (CV-41). Now a museum.

Still kissing.

Present-day carriers and other ships of the Pacific Fleet lie anchored on the other shore of the harbor.

Another example of the United State's capability for building large scary nuclear-weapons delivery systems.

Walking the beach. Joy!

Strong, smart, supple, beautiful! And French!

So expressive!

Lady M's eyes gleam with a penetrating intelligence and liveliness.

Michèle loves being out and about, especially in the sun's warm embrace!

Several days of yoga had put Lady M in fine form!

Always in motion!

Wearing one of Beverly's scarves.

Michèle's dark eyes are tolerant of the sun; I have to squint, or wear sunglasses. A beautiful beach, BTW.

Pelicans are now numerous along the coast, having returned from their population crash of the 1960s caused by pesticides and habitat destruction.

Barest sliver of a Green Flash; we had seen a very bright and prominent one the previous evening, but I'd failed to take a picture of it.