Cold wind with sun

In spite of the wind, the water is fairly reflective this morning. The salt bush is still white with its flower/seed fluff. One of the steps is covered in smart weed with tiny pink flowers.

Some kind of woodpecker was calling from a pine tree. Its size and shape suggested a red bellied woodpecker but it was black against the sky. Crows were having a loud conversation around the creek but I couldn't see them. At noon, the first pelican sighting of the coming winter!