Triumph and Loss at the Albany Bulb

The Albany Bulb — long my favorite example of decay and rebirth — is an artificial peninsula, created from years of dumping construction refuse into this part of the Bay.

Posted Under: Art, Bay Area, Beaches, East Bay, Parks
This post was written by ingrid on July 17, 2009 Comments (0)

The Art in Bull Kelp

Bull Kelp – Nereocystis luetkeana
I never appreciated kelp until, 1) I first saw this particular monster of a kelp, and 2) I saw close-ups of kelp shot by better nature photographers than I — capturing the golden palette of this gargantuan plant.
Here’s what I know about bull kelp:
It’s the ocean’s mammoth seaweed — an annual [...]

Posted Under: Beaches, Flora, Mendocino County, Sonoma County
This post was written by ingrid on July 4, 2009 Comments (0)

Splendor in the Low Tide

An homage to Warren and Natalie — in title alone.
There’s photographic magic in the sun rising over a super-low tide. At the point where dawn meets a -2.0, the strange, the stunning, the predictable and the chaotic all converge on that plane of tide pools, mudflats, and beach flea burrows.
One of my favorite coastal spots [...]

Posted Under: Beaches, East Bay, Fishing, Mendocino County, Peninsula & South, Tides & Pools
This post was written by ingrid on June 17, 2009 Comments (0)