One can't miss seeing Mission Bay heading into San Diego. The park, which was developed out of a marshy area named "False Bay" by the first Spanish explorers in the 1500s, was developed in the 1940s and 50s as a tourism and recreational area.
I've never given it proper attention, but our last trip to San Diego gave us the chance to explore it a bit. It's quite a jewel.
San Diegans come out in full force to picnic and play in the park.
And of course it is a boater's paradise.
On a lighter note, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who followed George W. Bush into the governor's chair in Texas, raised eyebrows this week when he made remarks regarding the secessionist movement in Texas, much to the delight of the lunatic right-wing fringe.
Might Texas secede from the Union? First I might point out that Texas did so unsuccessfully once before, in 1861, but four years of bloody conflict put an end to that. Maybe the sour taste remains 150 years later. I have no other explanation for Texas. I might have lived in Texas during my life, but I had good luck and sense.
Second, after providing the nation with three of the worst Presidents in history, each one plunging us into unnecessary wars (that would be LBJ, Bush I, and Bush II), I say "PLEASE GO AHEAD."
I love Mission Bay, and La Jolla, too. Nice photos. Nice song, too, Alan.
ReplyDeleteRe: Texas. I wonder what the sensible Texans think about all this talk again of secession.