Monterey | California, USA January 3, 2023 Brian Tom December 28-31, 2022 Monarch butterflies cluster together to stay warmMonarch Butterfly Sanctuary | Pacific Grove, CAMonarch butterflies look like leaves from afarMonarch Butterfly Sanctuary | Pacific Grove, CAMonarch butterflyMonarch Butterfly Sanctuary | Pacific Grove, CAMonarch butterfly enjoying some flowersMonarch Butterfly Sanctuary | Pacific Grove, CAI’m a butterflyMonarch Butterfly Sanctuary | Pacific Grove, CAPurple-striped jellyMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CASea nettleMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CAPurple-striped jelly closeupMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CASpider crabMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CABlack-necked StiltMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CABirdMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CAHappy FeetMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CAGiant sea bassMonterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CARadio mast on the beachMacabee Beach | Monterey, CAFrom left to right: ground chocolate , lemon peppercorn, maple pecan (this was the best)Dutch Door Donuts | Carmel-by-the-Sea, CAOld concrete walls with paintings of hard-working fishersMacabee Beach | Monterey, CACoi in a pondDevendorf Park | Carmel-by-the-Sea, CAGhost trees by the water, not too ghostly during rainy seasonPescadero Point | 17 Mile Drive, CAMonterey Cypress treesThe Crocker Cypress Grove | 17 Mile Drive, CALone Cypress with a closeup of the barkLone Cypress | 17 Mile Drive, CAWaves under the Lone CypressLone Cypress | 17 Mile Drive, CAPeace!Fanshell Beach Outlook | 17 Mile Drive, CASeals and birds chillingBird Rock Vista Point | 17 Mile Drive, CA