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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Southwinds

The smell of wet pavement and the tic, tic, tic of drops hitting the metal roof can only be one thing, RAIN! Man do I love the rain. Not only becuase it washes the piss from the city sidewalks and cleans the dirt from the urban structures but because it's so refreshing. I might be the only cheerful person on these glummy days but it's becuase I know what these low pressures just off our coast bring us, South winds. These south winds at my favorite surf spot means it's going to be off-shore. Yeah, yeah I know what you're all thinking, the first few rains also brings that nasty shit smell runoff. This is true but it also cleans up the sand bars which have been lacking latley. Now I'll just sip on my Razzmatazz Jamba Juice loaded with my free immunity boost and then I'm on it. -MR

Monday, October 08, 2007

Sea Ranchers

The Sea Ranch rests about 100 miles north of San Francisco on the rugged Sonoma County coastline. This area is steep in California history which has been occupied by the Pomo people, loggers, fur trappers, gold miners, sheep farmers and in recent years, vacationers. The Sea Ranch is a coastal development with modern vernacular structures that follow strict design guidelines. The houses resemble barns clad in wood siding that blend into the native landscaping. Recently we finished a couple houses for some very happy clients up there. So we took an office trip awhile back to visit and here are some photos on one of the projects. The other project might be in the April ‘08 issue of Dwell which we really want to happen. As you can tell from the first photo, my wife is thrilled out of her mind. -MR

And to keep it surf related. Here's a photo that was taken up the road in the town of Gualala. The large surf poured over the beach and into the lagoon forming a nice waist high a-frame.