Sunsets In San Clemente Grant Residents A Moment Of Zen

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — This week, Orange County has gone through a fast-forward series of changes.

While our city, state, and federal officials have grappled with how to best handle the new coronavirus, at home, there is still the pier, the sand, the crashing surf and the call of seabirds.

Feeding hummingbirds is one of those things we can all do to make the world a better place. Seeing this one, hovering over Catalina Island in the distance, gave this Patch editor a lovely moment of peace during a troubling week. There will be another day, another sunset, and together we will persevere.

So, this weekend, in between rainstorms, we invite you to pause with your loved ones and inhale the beauty that is San Clemente.

Take a walk outside.

Listen to the ocean.

Smile at a stranger.

Wash your hands.

And please, don't buy the last roll of toilet paper unless you need it.