Windy Windy Windy

The wind blew here all day yesterday, starting the night before.   For me, wind is extremely exhausting.   Even when I'm not outside, I can hear it gusting and it wears on me.   It is one of nature's forces that we just can't do anything about.   I knew the surf would be up and decided to take an early afternoon drive to the coast.   Sheesh!   There was not a single person walking on the beach when I arrived and only one when I left.   I could barely get the door open against the wind and realized why everyone was just sitting in their vehicle.   When I got out, I was surprised at how much mist blasted me, even standing back so far from the water.   I immediately got so many spots on my filter, I didn't even try to clean these up too much because it would take hours.   The gulls were all grounded and only took off when I approached them.   I couldn't hold my camera steady enough for many photos so I went over to the south side of the Rock.   It was a bit more sheltered there and a few more people were out enjoying the day in their own ways.   I took a few photos of kite surfers and noticed a few surfers out by the rocks, but it really wasn't a fun day.   As I was walking back, an older surfer kinda guy asked me if I was taking photos of the surfers.   I told him I didn't really have enough lens to capture them out so far.   He suggested I could walk out on the rocks.   I said, I don't really do that.   Nice way to destroy my life or the life of my camera, Dude.

The wind and I, we just don't mix well.   Fortunately, this morning is very still.   I can breathe a sigh of relief.