I sit inside my little house Snuggled up on the sofa under a thick wool blanket Sipping a hot cup of tea and nibbling a small piece of shortbread I’ve been watching the gulls this dawn as they swoop and dive I can hear the belly laughs of the sea lions and the cries of the gulls As they gorge on herring It is that time of year when the herring schools are in session One old man gull sits atop the roof across the street Watching over the dance that plays out between the gulls, the sea lions and the herring It is a blustery and foggy day in Raccoon Strait It is a very good day for curling up with Leakey, Goodall or Mead and a warm cup of Earl Grey This is Paradise. The southern most point of Marin County. The tip of the Tiburon Peninsula that drops down into Raccoon Strait. San Francisco Bay.
