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My new BFF

I found a new BFF at Chollas Lake Park today. I went there specifically to feed the ground squirrels. Lots of little baby squirrels running around but they don’t seem to eat bread yet. Only the older...

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Boys don’t cry!

A couple of days ago I was exploring North Park and found a two-story mural at the intersection of Ray Street (not named after me!) and University Avenue. As I was taking pictures of it, a dad and his...

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Your mission….

Bryan and Liz Flint came to visit me last month. They are from Houston. I met Liz blogging back in 2008. While they were here we went train watching, saw a submarine getting underway and making its way...

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Tattoo you

I have never been a big fan of tattoos, or body piercings for that matter. I just think that the human body is beautiful enough without all the decorations. However, after watching the NBA finals and...

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How to relax when it’s 97°F

The thermometer says that it got up to 97°F today, which made me wish I was back at the beach where I took the following two pictures last weekend at the Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach. Looking...

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If you’re sexy…. if you want to have sex at sea…. oh never mind

I love looking at the names of boats as I walk around marinas admiring (most of ) them. Looking for real estate services in San Diego County? I can highly recommend James Frimmer, Realtor Century 21...

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Ate and ran…. Didn’t even offer to help with the dishes

Friends who eat and run………………… Looking for real estate services in San Diego County? I can highly recommend James Frimmer, Realtor Century 21 Award, DRE #01458572 If you’re looking for a home...

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Castle at the beach

This castle at the beach overlooks La Jolla Shores Beach, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, and The Marine Room (one of the finest places to eat, especially at high tide when the waters smash...

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What to do, what to do

Maybe we need a definition of “violators.” That duck stood there for the longest time, looking at the ramp and seeming to think about whether it wanted to take a chance on getting caught and...

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It’s the biggest bug I’ve ever seen!

When I was in Palm Springs doing a home inspection for Stewart Penn of Penn Properties, I saw the biggest bug, so to speak, that I’ve ever seen. Stewart always schedules home inspections so that I have...

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Trainwatching side benefit

I went trainwatching this morning in Sorrento Valley, Mira Mesa, and Miramar, and saw this: View Larger Map A side benefit of trainwatching, I guess. When I worked in the Detroit area in 1994, the...

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I think their speciality is beer

An interesting restaurant on Shelter Island with interesting specials: View Larger Map This post approved by Looking for real estate services in San Diego County? I can highly recommend James Frimmer,...

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Last night’s sunset was in the east!

While I was playing chess during the Back to the ’50s classic car cruise in La Mesa Village late yesterday, everyone started running to the sidewalk, holding their cameras and smart phones up in the...

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At Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach

From today’s visit to Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach. Such a picture lends itself very well to many of the filters in Photoshop CC. Here are three of my favorites: Red Tide Disturbed This post approved...

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Will have to do the splits

Reminds me of the cartoons where the train splits in half in order to go around an obstruction on the railroad tracks, usually a human obstruction. I think they were Roadrunner cartoons. This post...

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Discovery

San Diego County has some great beaches. Coronado Beach was voted the #1 beach in the United States in 2012, and Blacks Beach is one of the world’s largest naturist beaches (a naturist beach is where...

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Making something out of nothing at all

I am a firm believer in what my wise old grandmother always used to tell me: “What comes out of the camera is just the basics to start with.” Here is a picture as it came out of the camera: That’s a...

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Zoey the Symmetrical Cool Cat

Zoey the Cool Cat came into our household on September 20, 2007. Since then I have taken a few billion pictures of the little princess. I continue taking pictures because she continues to find new ways...

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Rurality in the midst of urbanity

Sometimes in the midst of urbanity one finds rurality. Whenever I’m out and about, especially in a galaxy far far away, I like to do as much as possible since I may never pass that way again. When I...

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Captain Morgan (OOB with Photoshop CC)

One of the Photoshop effects that I have been trying to do for over a year is the Out of Bounds (OoB or OOB) effect. There are billions and billions and billions of tutorials, both still and video, but...

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