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These 52 photos are our OC photographers’ favorites from November 2021

The menorah is backdropped by a golden sunset after a lighting ceremony at Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Newport Beach on Sunday, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A tree frames the 31st annual Lighting of the Bay holiday lighting display at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort during in Newport Beach on Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Nadine Traboulsi, left, holding her dog Chloe, hugs her mother, May Traboulsi, at John Wayne Airport as she heads to Atlanta to visit her other daughter for Thanksgiving in Santa Ana, CA, on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to rebound to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, but the Transportation Security Administration says it is ready to handle the surge. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A pedestrian is locked into sight as a colorful mural on the side of a smoke shop stares her down in Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Parishioners fold their hands on prayer during the blessing ceremony for the newly expanded Cathedral Memorial Gardens cemetery at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The memorial gardens, created in 1991 under the Rev. Robert Schuller, underwent an $18.5-million expansion doubling the size size to 69,150 square feet. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Containers are stacked up in the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, CA, on Monday, November 15, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A couple kneels beneath an umbrella during the blessing ceremony for the Cathedral Memorial Gardens cemetery at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The memorial gardens, created in 1991 under the Rev. Robert Schuller, underwent an $18.5-million expansion doubling the size size to 69,150 square feet. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

One person was placed in custody after peacefully surrendering after officials were called out to a Costa Mesa home early Wednesday morning, Nov. 3, An armed man barricaded himself inside with two children, authorities said on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Just past 12:35 a.m., a woman had reported a domestic disturbance and told police she had been assaulted, police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said. A SWAT team and K-9 units were dispatched to the 3200 block of Dakota Avenue.(Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Crean Lutheran basketball players Vyctorius Miller (10) and Koat Tong (21) at the Irvine school on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Kailyn Nguyen, 9, of Irvine holds the sleeve of her top as she receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Kaiser Permanente Tustin Ranch Medical Offices in Tustin on Thursday, November 4, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Visitors to Main Beach play volleyball in Laguna Beach, CA, on Monday, November 22, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Liko Varner, 8, left, and her sister Nyla Varner, 9, of Chino pose for a photo as they show off the bandage on their arms where they received the COVID-19 vaccination at the Kaiser Permanente Tustin Ranch Medical Offices in Tustin on Thursday, November 4, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bodyboarders and surfers raise their arms into the air and splash the water during a paddle-out memorial to honor Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board at T-Street beach in San Clemente on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Morey died on October 14 at the age of 86. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bodyboarders, surfers and friends of Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, gather for a group photo at T-Street beach in San Clemente on Saturday, November 6, 2021, just prior to a paddle-out memorial to honor Morey. Morey died on October 14 at the age of 86. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A bodyboarder passes by roses placed in the sand following a paddle-out memorial to honor Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board at T-Street beach in San Clemente on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Morey died on October 14 at the age of 86. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

As dusk descends over Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort lights from the 31st annual Lighting of the Bay holiday lighting display reflect off the still water in Newport Beach on Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Josh Simkovtiz of the Chabad at Chapman University holds the just completed Torah scroll for all to see during a ceremony to ink the final letters of the Torah at the home of Rabbi Eliezer Gurary in Orange on Sunday, November 7, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer shares the stage with other law enforcers as he announces that drug dealers can now face murder charges if someone dies from fentanyl poisoning, during a press conference in Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Pictures of victims show the real-life toll. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jada Ward, left, who will play water polo at University of Southern California receives a hug as teammate Nicole Tyner, right, holds a sign for attending Indiana University following a ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, where they signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orangethorpe Elementary School students from left: Matthew Wilson, ll, Anthony Padillla, 10, and Chris Shaw, 10, celebrate their softball victory against the staff in Fullerton on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bella displays puppy-dog eyes as she looks lovingly at owner Janette Thomas, during a stroll in downtown Orange on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Janette Thomas, founder of Cell Dogs, strolls though downtown Orange with her well-behaved service dog, Bella, on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. They meet Yesenia Martinez and her 6-month-old baby, Nehemiah. Thomas, whose organization trains dogs, says the key to a good service animal is for them to be “invisible to the public and not a nuisance.” (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Marine veteran Cpl. Michelangelo DeChaves reacts during a Veterans Day ceremony in Laguna Beach, CA on Thursday, November 11, 2021. About 200 people attended the event that featured a flyover of an Air Force C17 and keynote address by Col. Charlie Quilter, USMC Ret. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Boklin Kim of Los Angeles attends the Orange County Korean War Memorial dedication ceremony and unveiling in Hillcrest Park in Fullerton on Thursday, November 11, 2021. The memorial is inscribed with names of the U.S. military members killed in the war. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ExperTec Automotive technician Armando Garcia etches a catalytic converter with the car’s license plate number in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 13, 2021. The free public service, sponsored by local police departments, aimed to deter thefts. Converters are increasingly being stolen for the precious metals they contain. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Green Alien Holiday Macarons are just one of the many holiday-themed food items at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim on Saturday, November 13, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Princess Crystal welcomes guests driving through the Winter Wonderland at the Night of Lights OC drive-thru experience at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has over a million lights and includes costumed live actors, snowflake dancers and lands which include the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to name a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Guests take photos with bear characters during the Festival of the Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim on Saturday, November 13, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Visitors to Disneyland watch The Muppets Christmas Caroling Coach on Main Street U.S.A. during Disney Merriest Nites at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Alta Loma water polo players celebrate their 12-7 CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship over Thousand Oaks in Irvine on Saturday, November 13, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Guests look at a scale model of the new UCI Health during the ground breaking ceremony for the new $1.3 billion hospital and medical complex in Irvine on Monday, November 15, 2021. The medical complex will be located at Campus Drive and Jamboree Road and include the UCI Health Center for Advanced Care, Center for Children’s Health, and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Balloons float over the construction site, indicating height and location of facilities for the new $1.3 billion hospital and medical complex, during a ground breaking ceremony in Irvine on Monday, November 15, 2021. The medical complex will be located at Campus Drive and Jamboree Road and include the UCI Health Center for Advanced Care, Center for Children’s Health, and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Denise Dangora of Huntington Beach gives World War II Navy veteran Joe Bush, 99, center, a hug as he stands with friends and acquaintances following the end of his walk along the bridge at the south end of Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The group surprised him with food, drinks and with a tee shirt which states, Joe turns 100 May 2022, to help him celebrate his 99 1/2 birthday. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Brittany Wilson reads to her children, Josiah, 3, and Illyana, 11 months, at Rancho Santa Margarita Library on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Volunteer Hadeah Chamberlain passes a cabbage down the line during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Voice actor Tom Kenny, center, who does the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, records a video clip for Savanna High student Amber Arellano, 17, left, during a dedication ceremony of a SpongeBob SquarePants Memorial bench in memory of Savanna High 1979 graduate and creator of the animated series, Stephen Hillenburg, at Savanna High School in Anaheim on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Hillenburg died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2018 at the age of 57. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jae Wood of Hawaii competes during the NSSA national championship surf contest in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Kai Kushner of Manhattan Beach competes during the NSSA national championship surf contest in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Artist Jason Maloney of Huntington Beach paints one of the murals located in an alleyway just off Main Street behind Jack’s Surf Shop in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Diana Wenzel dresses the part as she competes in the candy cane open women SUP division of the Surfing Santa Surf Contest in Dana Point on Sunday, November 21, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Elane Do waves goodbye after driving through the Fountain Valley Senior Center on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Meals on Wheels Orange County passed out weekly food, including a Thanksgiving dinner for seniors. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Carlos Salas repairs windows in unit #4 at the Crystal Cove Beach Cottages in Newport Beach, CA. The construction, seen here on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, will bring the remaining 17 cottages, dating from about 1935 – 1962, back to life. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jenny Hutzler, bottom, along with her children Colton, 9, and Rosalie, 7, react when they see the Crystal Princess in Winter Wonderland at the Night of Lights OC drive-thru experience at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has over a million lights and includes costumed live actors, snowflake dancers and lands which include the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to name a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A dancer at the Toy Land Circus performs for visitors at the Night of Lights OC drive-thru experience at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has over a million lights and includes costumed live actors, snowflake dancers and lands which include the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to name a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Strong overnight Santa Ana winds knocked down chairs, fencing and heaters set up for outdoor dining at restaurants along North Glassell Street in Orange on Thursday, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Skaters enjoy a sunny day while skating at a temporary ice rink in the Pier Plaza in Huntington Beach, CA on Friday, November 26, 2021. The rink is open daily through January 2nd. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Roland Hansen, 96, of Laguna Niguel, kisses his wife, Lorriane, 94, as they sit in the lobby of the Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach on Friday, November 26, 2021, on their 74th wedding anniversary. Hansen proposed to Lorraine on the beach in Laguna Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A Visitor to the Great Park cruises The Walkable Historical Timeline in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Four-year-old Juniper Wise gets help from her mom, Lauren Lloyd while skating at a temporary ice rink in the Pier Plaza in Huntington Beach, CA on Friday, November 26, 2021. The rink is open daily through January 2nd. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Elan Lahmani, 4, looks skyward as firemen on a Newport Beach Fire Department ladder truck get ready to drop gelt, or chocolate coins. He was at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life menorah lighting ceremony on the first night of Hanukkah in Newport Beach on Sunday, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Afternoon fog hangs on the harbor as kayakers cruise in Newport Beach on Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A man fishes during a foggy morning at North Lake in Irvine, CA on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Dense fog covered much of Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Albert Escobar, of Westminster, fishes off the pier in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Anglers, who have waited nearly two months until tests came back giving a clear to fish or catch after a massive oil spill, can now catch fish off the coast. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)