The solstice on Saturday switched the calendar to summer, finally catching up with the beach crowds that have been here all along. It's been June gloomy for the last week, low-hanging fog, a bit of mist, cool breezes. Today, though, just now in fact, the marine layer burned off, blue skies and ocean blue blending on the horizon.

Meanwhile, here's a datura growing in the shadows at Bluffs Park, mysterious and a little menacing.