More Spectacular Foliage Effects and a PSA

For Saturday (at which I was present) and Sunday (per Tattooed Lady)

Water: 52.8/52

Air: mid 60s, sparkling sunny/mid 50s, soft grey overcast

Waves: More chop than appeared (Sat)\almost flat (Sun)

Clarity: Crystal plus (Sat/Sun)

Last swim: 12 noon Saturday/12 noon Sunday

Saturday Kru:  Sandy, Corryn, Sunny Luna, Lauren, Dragonfly, Itch,  Mr. Anonymous, Brick, Blake,  Magic Mike

Shore Support:  Alex, Squeeze o'Corryn

Sunday Kru:  Lydia the Tatooed Lady, Sandy, Itch, Brick, Handyman Hank, Moondaug, Mr. Bubble

PSA:  Sandy is putting together a Klode Kru calendar with photos she shot on New Year's Day 2022 and another day with big waves in the 2022 season.  Cost is $12.  Let her know in the comments if you would like one.

Saturday:  If I were selling Life on Earth, Saturday would be on the cover of the brochure. Stupid, incomprehensible, over-the-top beauty--between the sun, the sparkling blue (above) and turquoise (below) waters, and the blazing sumac and other trees. A little on the chilly side, sure, but that's what neoprene is for.  Unless you're Sunny Luna or Itch, who both swam skin and were thrilled to have survived after.  Even through my neoprene (sleeveless wetsuit plus sleeves, gloves and booties) I got enough for a big boost of joy.  I went a little further than I meant to, south to Love Rock, having earlier done an a.m. pool workout. I was tired and ready to get out with still a few hundred left to go.   But the feeling of being crazy alive - the vivid contrast of white rock walls and glowing red sumac leaves - the sun - the sun like a companion - oh, so worth it.

Sunday:  I recovered from Saturday on my couch, while others enjoyed a "lovely" swim as reported by TTL in slightly colder  waters, under soft gray equally beautiful but quieter skies.  The water was clear and almost flat, so the missing elements of paradise from Saturday were present on Sunday.