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Landscape

Fountain Sculpture; Tiburon, California

Photo of fountain sculpture in Tiburon.
Sails or Fins?

I lived in Tiburon for a while in the mid-1970s.   It’s a beautiful location on the north shore of San Francisco Bay.  Thanks to the hilly terrain, many residents have a view of the San Francisco Bay.  I occasionally go there to return to my Marin “roots.”  It hasn’t changed much, which I like.

One thing that wasn’t there in the 1970s is this sculpture.  It’s called “Coming About.”  I’ve read that it represents five sailboats.  When I first saw it I thought of shark fins.  That also seemed fitting given that Tiburon is Spanish for “shark.”     Some think the sails remind them of birds’ wings.  That would also be fitting given the number of seagulls that hang out at several waterside restaurants.  The sails slowly rotate.   The Guaymas and Servino restaurants provide a backdrop to the scene.

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Tule Elk’s New Antlers; A Work In Progress

Tule Elk shows new antlers growing.
Tule Elk, Point Reyes National Seashore

This bull has shed his antlers and has the beginnings of new ones.  Recently, I posted some photos of two bull elk fighting at Tomales Point and said that some bulls were already shedding their antlers.  That was based on having seen several bulls in the Limantour herd that had shed one or both antlers, including the subject elk.  However, last Saturday I was at the Tomales Point Elk Reserve and noticed that none of the bulls that I saw had shed any antlers.   That surprised me.  For some reason the Limantour herd seems to be shedding antlers earlier than the larger Tomales Point herd.

At this time of year the Park Service has to be on the lookout for people who collect antlers to sell.  That is against the law.  Yet, people do it knowing it is illegal.  There must be enough money in it for some people to break the law.  It could be worse.  I mean they aren’t killing the elk for the antlers.  Countless animals are killed illegally every day for one  or more body parts that are marketable.  This happens to many species. The ones that come to mind for me now are sharks, bears, tigers and elephants, but there are many more.