Evelia and I have been living in the Monterey California area for a bit more than 3 years now and even after many weekends of casual drives up and down the coast, I still find new perspectives to capture through the lens.

Today's Silent Sunday post is yet another example of that:

Bixby Bridge is (possibly) a world-famous tourist destination, Built in 1932, the open-spandrel arch bridge is indeed a magnificent sight and is increasingly getting hard to photograph without silly numbers of tourists around. Yesterday was no different. However Evelia and I are hosting some guests this weekend and, well, not stopping to look at it is kind of like going to New York and skipping the Brooklyn Bridge. You have to at least check it out.

But honestly, I have a mess of Bixby Bridge pics at this point, and on far more peaceful days. So while Evelia was showing her friends around and helping to take their selfies, I walked a bit farther along the shoreline and eventually happened upon this break in the flora, giving me a glimpse of the coast, the waves below, and the Infinite Pacific, providing a non-bridge "Bixby Bridge" perspective and acting as reminder that sometimes we miss the hidden beauty around the more obvious object of desire.

March 15th, 2025 -{Tech in the comments}

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