A glistening Pacific Ocean plus a Gray Whale spout, as photographed by Ralph Matheson.

Ralph and Larain Matheson saw four whales spout south of Cook’s Beach just before New Years.  Larain said, "It looked like a fountain that kept spouting – quite a show.” Ralph’s photo shows you the bushy spout of a Gray Whale. If you could see it straight on, you would see it is heart-shaped.

 And below is a photo of the glistening Pacific Ocean, sparkling as if it were sprinkled with diamonds.

Thanks to Ralph for allowing me to share his photos with you here.