Christine Monteith on the Pebble Beach Coast

Serious surf crashing along the coast today.

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Autumn colors will fade as the temperature drops and the sunlight disappears earlier each evening. But my memories of this summer and many summers past live on. I wait patiently through the next months until I stand in the bright sunshine on my dock.

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Pacific Groveis a quiet, little town that sits on a small outcrop of rock along the central coast of California. It exists in the shadows of its more famous neighbors, Carmel and Pebble Beach. You don’t see much Shoefiti around here. Yesterday, my broker took this photo of her new listing. There are many theories on the motivation for “shoefiti.” There is an elementary and middle school nearby, my conclusion is some student needs a new pair of shoes.

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The banks of audience seating are set up, the yards and yards of white plastic canvas are assembled into huge tents, miles of fencing and nylon rope are strung along the roads and the day is here.
I was cruising back from the barn this afternoon and caught these players finishing up on the 7th hole at Spyglass.
A good friend who has lived through the AT&T experience for many years notes that the build up seems more subdued this year. Could the economy be affecting this premier event. One notable absence is the promotional cars. Usually there are fleets of Buicks or Chryslers or whatever the sponsor cruising around. I guess the car companies have cutback.

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Just read this travel article from the NY Times about a weekend in Carmel and environs. The writer did not mention the added entertainment value of Open Mike nights at the Piano Bar at the Mission Ranch. A few of our local, well-preserved denizens regularly display their singing talent. Not to be missed.

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I’ve been web-published! Actually, my photo of the view from my cottage, Jack Pines, has been published at Panoramio. I posted this image about a year ago and it just showed up.

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