In the gutter . . . anyhow, despite what the phrase means to you or me, Autumn brings about the dropping of leaves. Maples have some of the best, and as they pile up, it’s time to get a picture in.
Many of the older piers along the Southern California coast have either fallen away, or been converted to places to buy a taco or cast for shore fish. This is a newer, working pier, designed for the pickup and transport of workers from the oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel.