Los Angeles in winter *

Syd Lovelace and Booda on a paddleboard off Will Rogers State Beach this evening, with Catalina in the background. "Syd and Booda (who is a rescue dog) are Venice residents and have been paddle boarding together for about two years," photojournalist Jonathan Alcorn writes. More images at his photo blog.

Be on the lookout: A whale spotted out in the channel off Long Beach may have something tangled around its body. Photo and backstory at LBReport.com.

* Style police set me straight: Paddleboard is one word, I'm told. Interesting history to the sport.