On and Around San Diego Bay

Our Navy is always on the job.

The kiss at the end of WWII.

Three shots from downtown San Diego.

 Down along the waterfront.

This day, three carriers were in port.

Boatloads of tourists.

Our apartment complex.

We are complex as well.

Summertime

We are spending more and more time in San Diego. I guess that I finally realize that although I think I have a rural soul, I more or less have an urban mind. It's the same old story told for thousands of years.....

This was very impressive.

As was this one.  Lots of work.

One of our Carriers in the center.

This is exactly how I ride the wind.

Part of our daily walk.

Scenes from the Adams Street Roots Festival

On a simply beautiful Saturday, Avie and I paid a visit to Adams Street in San Diego for the annual Roots Festival.  We saw a number of very fine bands and performers.

One of our favorites was San Diego's Mr. Gregory Page.  When we first walked up to the bandstand, he was singing along to an old jazz-age recording, which immediately drew our attention. Mr. Page is eclectic, eccentric, stylish, and very witty, as well as being a terrific songwriter.  I shot a brief video of Mr. Page, which can be viewed at the end of this post.

Another very good band was Folding Mr. Lincoln - another San Diego based band. Pure American rocking country.

I wasn't able to catch this three-piece blues band's name, but they made some beautiful blues.  They are also featured in the video at the end of this post.

 

 
Other things in the neighborhood caught my eye, as is often the case...

On a lovely weekend in southern California, and dancing to the soulful music of Solid Ray Brown, good times are to be had by all.

Coronado Beach Sunset Video

Back in the desert after a brief mini-vacation in San Diego for the New Year. The weather was quite lovely, especially with the news of the terrible weather back East. On Monday, Avie and I shot this video at sunset on the beach at Coronado.




It was one of those memorable evenings when life is wonderfully good.

The San Diego Parade of Lights - Christmas 2009

December 13 was the running of San Diego's 38th Annual Parade of Lights, featuring a wide variety of boats splendidly decorated for the holiday season. The parade also will run again this evening, December 20.

The route winds its way around San Diego Bay, beginning at Shelter Island and ending at the old Ferry dock at Coronado.

There is little else for me to comment on here, so enjoy this distinctly California tradition.

Always good to see a dedicated Chargers fan. I like to root for the Buffalo Bills, but the Chargers are much better and are, I think, a team to be feared this year.

Some of these pictures may be a bit fuzzy, but night photography is not my forte.

Rockin' around the Christmas tree.

The Dole Pineapple ship loading in port in the background.

Have a holly jolly Christmas.

Making the turn at the Coronado bridge and heading for the finish.

Flotsam and Jetsam

The Coronado Bridge meets Coronado...




...right after it takes a hard right turn.

Navy Seals on a morning training exercise. Their base is nearby. One day I saw a boat pull over to shore to pick up a pizza delivery.

On the beach. Mexico is due south and not very far.



Nature's creations.



Coronado dunes.

On and Off the Water

One of the Dole Banana ships in port. Each year, half a million tons of fruit enter the Port of San Diego. My observation is that one ship a week leaves for the trip back to Central America - each Tuesday evening.

Heading back into the Naval Base.

On the Cabrillo, the ferry between Coronado and San Diego.

The U.S.S. Midway - now a museum.

The Santa Fe passenger depot downtown.

Looking up.

The U.S.S. Makin Island coming into port.