Ahhhh, Carmel!

You can easily forget how beautiful it is around Carmel by the Sea. In fact, we'd never even been to the beach there before, and it's great.

Had a nice overnight at Carmel by the Sea with Nancy. Pleasant weather. Good room and view. Nice dinner. A good, quick, though not cheap, get away, which I've needed.
Nailed a couple of good pix in the bargain. First is a colorful pic of the marine layer hanging over the bay; pen, pencil, pastel and gouache. Second is strictly inks on colored ground of a well known cottage in the shopping district. (If you click on them to see the full picture, what comes up is actually much larger than the originals, so won't quite look the same. Back away from the screen.)
I seem to be hitting my stride.