Foiled!

Unfortunately I was not able to get to my spot this week. I drove down to North Beach like usual, parked my car, and started to walk toward the entrance. However as I got closer, I noticed that there were wooden boards blocking the way and a sign that said the beach was closed. Undeterred, I continued to walk, but an elderly lady came out of the building and told me that I had to stop, that the beach was closed due to high water. I tried to reason with her, telling her that it was an assignment for class, but she held firm. Foiled, I retreated disappointed. 

Since I was already downtown I decided to head to the waterfront to take some pictures of buds anyway. The vegetation was very different from my spot's since it wasn't natural, but had been planted with a human's aesthetic preferences in mind. All the trees and shrubberies seemed to be of the same variety. It was nice, but, being biased, not as nice as my spot.

Rhododendron flowering 

Everything is the same and symmetrical 

I could see my spot in the distance, as the Lone Rock peninsula was visible. I guess I'll just have to be sneakier next week since I want to visit it for our last posting. Maybe if I attempt to bike in via the bike trail....

Lone Rock Point in the distance