View from the window of a cabin at the Steep Ravine campground in Mount Tamalpais State Park, California. In the foreground are succulents in bloom (and if you zoom in really really closely on the far left side of the open window, you can see a hummingbird sitting on one of the aloe leaves). In the background, the sea (Bolinas Bay) with some rolling waves, and the Mesa Park in the distance. This photograph is from November 2020; my kid was in virtual pre-kindergarten (yes really), and we were able to spend a school week at Steep Ravine using a mobile hotspot for school. CC BY-SA 4.0 Kate Zimmerman.

"Karl the Fog Hugging the Golden Gate Bridge." A molded glass ornament with fluffy fog / clouds wrapped around a frontal view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ornament by SF Mercantile. Photograph CC BY-SA 4.0 Kate Zimmerman.

"Karl the Fog Hugging the Golden Gate Bridge." A molded glass ornament with fluffy fog / clouds wrapped around a frontal view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ornament by SF Mercantile. Photograph CC BY-SA 4.0 Kate Zimmerman.

I stepped outside during our friends' Thanksgiving celebration for a brief moment to myself and noticed that nearby plants were glowing in the setting sun. The sun is golden and casts orange hues on a profusion of plants, with evergreen trees in the background. CC BY-SA 4.0 Kate Zimmerman.