The old saying 'Red sky at night, sailors delight' is proving to be prophetic as a glorious sunset over Watsonville on Tuesday leads the way into sunny skies and temperatures in the 70's and 80's in the county through the weekend and beyond. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Monterey Bay Birding Festival group leader, Bob Ramer, watches two hawks at Pinto Lake Park on Thursday. Kate Falconer/Special to the Sentinel

Monterey Bay Birding Festival attendees walk through Pinto lake Park in Watsonville on Thursday. Kate Falconer/special to the Sentinel

Monterey Bay Birding Festival attendees spotted two Western Bluebirds sitting atop a tall iron grate at Pinto Lake Park on Thursday. (Kate Falconer/for the Sentinel)

In this picture from Sunday's game against the Brewers, viewers get a detailed look at how Barry Zito grips his circle change pitch. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Former Soquel High standout Casey McGehee gets ready to bat in Sunday's game, Sept. 19, 2010, with the Giants. McGehee's hitting has earned him spot as the Milwaukee Brewers first string third baseman. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Casey McGehee smacks an infield single in his first trip to the plate Sunday when his Brewers played the Giants. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Casey McGehee charges a ground ball and makes the force out at third base during Sunday's game with the Giants. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Paula Woods, seated on couch in blue shirt, watches the Oprah show with friends and family as they find out Woods is going to Australia with Oprah and the entire audience--on a plane piloted by John Travolta. Dan Coyro/Sentinel

The new Creme De Canna pot shop across from Dominican Hospital features hand-packed marijuana ice cream in three flavors--Banannabis Foster, TRIPle Chocolate Brownie and Straw-Mari Cheesecake. (By Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Jonathan Kolodinski, behind the dli counter at his new Creme De Canna pot shop, pulls out a bud from one of his high-end products--Golden Pineapple. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Creme De Canna's marijuana selections are presented in canning jars behind a deli-style counter. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Edibles at Creme De Canna include ice cream, cookies and pops.

Creme De Canna is located next to a doctor's office across from Dominican Hospital. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Sarah Dorfmeister looks through a sheaf of letters her students sent her during her recovery, while her husband, Chris, digs through a bag of letters and drawings at their home on Friday. A car hit her outside Live Oak Elementary last June, and she has undergone extensive rehabilitation from the accident. Larissa Mueller/Sentinel

Nico Ostermann gives his son Morgan, 3, a hand during their surfing lesson at Cowell's Beach Monday. The Ostermanns were in town from San Francisco. (Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel)

Stephen Lear of Santa Cruz will tell you that the best beach days of the year lie ahead. Lear reads Monday at Cowell's. (Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel)

Gary Testa of Novato gets some R and R at Cowell's on Labor Day. (Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel)