. . . So Far . . .: sunshine is soulshine

too nice of a day to be thinking of having to rush home from the beach and take three buses to hear music. there is plenty of music this weekend with Michael Sullivan on the beach in Hermosa and that is just a rollerskate away. maybe after returning from the beach i will practice my sanshin. my backpack is full . . . beach towels, cameras, suntan (sunscreen) lotion, music (iPod), sunglasses (yes, i know i never where them but i got a good deal on duty free and what is "duty"? "duty is duty"), an apple and some water so time to start walking. in other words, "i'm not home". i did go for a little walk early this morning in search of an LA Weekly but no luck. however i did find this . . .

sunflower guard dogs (i know a few people who might like this long distance dedication)

4pm___back____from____the____beach____________________

and what an eventful day it was. i almost saw a scene from a movie being filmed by a . . . Japanese film maker. the dolphins were fun to watch and almost eluded my camera lens. and i saw a "rescue" of an 11 year boy by a Lifeguard. and coincidently i had just talked with the "hero" Lifeguard about 5 minutes before the "rescue". there was an incredible rip currents today. i swam for about 20 minutes but the strong riptide pulling one away from the shore was too much for me. and i did read the first few chapters of Murakami Haruki's novel Kafka On The Shore. very enjoyable. thanks again to Gina for sending me two of Murakami's books. note to self: carry eyeglasses if you plan to read.

tony and i and Kafka at the beach (shore)

that green i like with a little extra

crunch!

hopefully you can see the wonderful surfing family. what you can't see too well in these photos is the almost florescent green algae which was very noticeable today.

the Lifeguard said it was because of the water's warm temperature and was not harmful except that . . . it tastes bad.

the red arrow is pointing to the boy in trouble. the green arrows are pointing to the Lifeguards.

you would think he was safe but as you can see they are looking back at a big wave just about to crunch down on them. the rip current is pulling them out.