A Black Lives Matter supporter is joined by their dog on the Pier at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Taken with Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/1000 sec @ f5.6 150 mm.

Visitors look at flowers at The Farm in Salinas. Every Saturday morning from 10am to 1pm during wildflower season, The Farm offers the public a chance to pick from their wildflower patch. Shot on an iPhone 10

Gaye Freedman’s grandson hadn’t seen his friends since the week of March 13, when it finally came time for a playdate she came up with socially distanced games they could play. The boys played bubble soccer (pictured above) and had nerf and water gun fights. Shot on a LG Stylo4+ phone.

Davis Road, Salinas facing west towards Marina. Taken with Google Pixel 4.

Sea Lions, Coast Guard Pier, Monterey. Taken with Nikon D300, 50mm Nikkor.

A Black Neck Stilt on a salt pond at Moss landing. Taken with Nikon p900.

Today is the last day to see Comet Neowise for 6,800 years (it appears on the NW horizon under the big dipper ). Here it is off the dunes between Asilomar and Spanish Bay. Bring binoculars!. Taken with Nikon D60, Sigma 50-600mm, 5 seconds shutter, ISO 1600, aperture 5.6, 600mm.

While potting plants in Pacific Grove, the photographer used a paintbrush to relocate spiders, like this tiny cellar spider carrying her eggs (family Pholcidae, aka daddy longlegs).

A colorful male house finch shares a treat with a female house finch in Gilroy. Nikon Z50 / Lens 200-500mm, 1/800,  f5.6, ISO 3200.