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Winter waves lash a sea cave at Wilder Ranch. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com |
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Waves pound West Cliff, near Woodrow. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com
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Homeowners at Capitola Beach prepare for winter waves.
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A small plane draws a big circle over Beach Hill, Jan. 3. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com
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Which species is more threatened, the penguin or the newspaper reader?
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Enjoying a sunny Christmas Day at Seabright Beach.
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Two-year-old Ronan Karno applauds the return of Amgen's Tour of California to Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz will be the only coastal leg of the 2010 Tour. ©santacruzwire.com
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Fireworks light up Aptos Creek and Rio del Mar beach during the Monte schools fundraiser. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com
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A warm September fog makes the Dream Inn look even dreamier
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A dock hand on the Municipal Wharf tries to shoo sea lions out of the path of an incoming boat, but some pinnipeds appear to enjoy the spritz. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com |
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Perfect weather and a near-empty Main Beach await Labor Day crowds Saturday morning. Maria Gaura, ©santacruzwire.com
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Eerie clouds drift over Santa Cruz, Thursday August 27 ©santacruzwire.com
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Smoke from the Lockheed Fire clouds the air downtown, Friday, August 21 ©santacruzwire.com
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Kathleen Crocetti's five-panel glass mosaic "Strawberry Fields" is part of this year's "Sculpture Is '09" exhibit, at Sierra Azul Nursery ©santacruzwire.com
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Woodpecker sculpture at UCSC ©santacruzwire.com |
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A fantastically twisted tree on the UCSC campus ©santacruzwire.com |
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A crated Buddha waits for earthly release at Arteak Interiors ©santacruzwire.com |
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Thirsty porkers take a water break at TLC Farm in Las Lomas. ©santacruzwire.com |
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Acres of begonias thrive in North Monterey County. ©santacruzwire.com
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The ovary of a Bolivian Begonia, at Cabrillo College's Horticulture greenhouse. ©santacruzwire.com
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Well, even Ken Kesey needed a copy editor. ©santacruzwire.com
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This green-tentacled beauty lives in a tidepool at 4-Mile Beach. ©santacruzwire.com
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All of the waves are on land, as this sailboat anchors off Main Beach ©santacruzwire.com
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Pollinators populate the bee house at UCSC's Farm & Garden ©santacruzwire.com
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A big-mouthed baby starling is on his way back to the nest after an untimely tumble. ©santacruzwire.com
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A local business falls victim to economic crisis ©santacruzwire.com
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A sparkling clear day gives a view of Holy Cross and the Monterey Peninsula, from the Pogonip. ©santacruzwire.com
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Santa Cruz City Hall was one of many local projects built with federal stimulus money during the Great Depression. ©santacruzwire.com
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Thomas Peterson sprints up Front Street on his way to win Stage 2 of the Tour De California. ©santacruzwire.com
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College students ponder the meaning of the Big Red Squiggle. ©santacruzwire.com |
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A warm January inspires the flowering plums into early bloom, near Messiah Lutheran on High Street. ©santacruzwire.com
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Bikers, pedestrians and one shoulder-mounted munchkin wait for a chance to cross the new San Lorenzo River footbridge. © santacruzwire.com
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Cowell Beach, 4 p.m., January 19, 2009. 77 degrees. Yes, it's still winter.
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Workers prepare to sink a giant drill into the site of a new Holiday Inn Express on Front St.
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A pelican skims the surface of the San Lorenzo River near the Boardwalk copyright santacruzwire.com
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A rainbow touches down on Beach Hill shortly before sunset on Christmas Day
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Firefighters douse a smoky grass fire on Water Street, Saturday Dec. 20, 2008
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A fishy eye watches passersby on the Soquel Ave. bridge copyright santacruzwire.com
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Surfers line up at Steamer Lane copyright santacruzwire.com
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A crane sets the center span on the new San Lorenzo bike bridge. copyright santacruzwire.com
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At the beginning of the fall term, UC officials installed more than 40 directional signs, on two dozen sign posts, at a bike path intersection on campus. But at the beginning of winter break, they had a change of heart and yanked almost all of them out. copyright santacruzwire.com
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