Ocean Beach

This picture was taken from where we had lunch 

on the wall.

From the pier.

 From the pier facing South.

Larry says this is a 1951 or 1952 De Soto Woody

Station wagon. This was parked in front of the

Ocean Beach Hotel.

We went to Ocean Beach today to do some Antiquing. There are several antique stores that we visit every time we visit this area. Then we picked up some sandwiches and took them down to the water. We sat on the wall so we could watch the crashing waves as we had our picnic. The waves were crashing hard against the pier and overflowing onto it a little bit. After our lunch we walked out onto the pier to get a closer look. There was a lady sitting on a blanket selling jewelry she had made. She had made an anklet with a pretty blue flower on it which was a perfect match to the blouse I was wearing. When she saw me she jumped up and insisted on putting it on me. I did love it....it brought back memories of my youth...my hippie years!  We went back to our Hotel and rested a bit and then went over to my daughter and hubby's house for dinner. We had a great day....once again. Blessed to be in the sun!!   

Balboa Park

One of the corners of one of the buildings.

Spanish-Renaissance buildings.

Beautiful. 

Looking down the corridor.

The Botanical Building. Look closely to see the 

large lily pond which measures about 100 feet x

30 feet wide.

A better view.

Inside the Botanical building.

There were lots of very unique plants inside

the botanical building.

Looking alongside the buildings in the courtyard of the

Spanish Village. Giant colorful tiles for the walkways.

Pots of cactus sitting in every nook and cranny.

  

This is a GIANT fig tree in the park...I do mean GIANT!!

It was planted in 1915 and measures 148 feet

at the base (that includes the massive root system)

 and it is 90+ feet tall.

Larry and I went to Balboa Park today. We went specifically to see the Spanish Village. It is an area decorated in old stucco buildings with a courtyard made of giant colorful tiles. The buildings are full of all kinds of artwork from pottery to jewelry. We have been to Balboa Park many times but this was our first time visiting the Spanish Village. Balboa Park is famous for the El Prado pedestrian walkway which is housed in enormous Spanish-Renaissance style buildings which were constructed for the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. At noon they played the bells...we just stood still for a few minutes to listen and take it in.  We spent another beautiful day out in the sunshine!! I LOVE SAN DIEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Corvette Diner

It would not be Corvette Diner without this cool 1958 Corvette parked inside the doorway.

Dinner at the Corvette Diner!!! Yes...another 50's Diner!!! We love the 50's what can I say!! (This was last night...too tired to post last night) We have been going to this one for around 14 years now. It, for sure, is one of our favorites. My daughter and her hubby joined us for some "Good Times"! While we were waiting on our food to arrive a Magician sat at our table and did his very "Tricky" card tricks for us. After dinner we went into the arcade where my son-in-law stomped me in air hockey. We had a blast!! Good times...good times!!!!

A Day At The Beach

SEASHORE

The waves come crashing in.

Salty air, and sea shells.

Barefoot on the sand.

SEASHORE.

How MIGHTY you are.

 How GRAND.

Sand dollars, clam shells for my collection.

Warm sun on my face, relaxing within.

SEASHORE.

How MIGHTY you are. 

How GRAND.

Scoop up a handful of sand.

God's thoughts more numerous than,

All the sand across the earth's span.

SEASHORE.

How MIGHTY you are.

 How GRAND.

You stretch across the earth,

To a far-away land.

SEASHORE.

How MIGHTY you are.

How GRAND!

poem by Nancy Craig ©

Psalm 139: 17-18

A group of sandpipers running back and forth

in the waves looking for food.

Sandpipers.

Beautiful scene.

Gorgeous.

How MIGHTY you are. How GRAND!

The Hotel Del Coronado. 

This is the Hotel they used

in the movie "Some Like It Hot" with

Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemon!

I Love that movie!!!!!!

Today the weather was absolutely perfect. Blue skies and in the high 70's.  We drove over the Coronado Bridge onto the Island of Coronado. We ate breakfast at a little 50's Coffee Shop, stopped for sunscreen and a bucket and headed for the beach. I love the beach!!! I beach combed, walked on the seashore and then I took some great photos. We had another fun in the sun day!!!

Jumping Ships

Good view of the bow.

Gorgeous day!!!

A 20 foot life-like statue of 

"Kissing War Goodbye"

It is a roaming statue and is leaving

San Diego in a couple of weeks and

is moving on to San Francisco.

The ship's rigging. I loved looking up at them.

USS Midway and view of San Diego's

skyline.

HMS Surprise.

HMS Surprise.

Star of India

Star of India.

Inside the submarine. I looked through

this periscope.

The Dolphin Submarine.

USS Midway

We had a wonderful time today. The sun was out and it felt good to be out in it. We drove down to the Port of San Diego to check out some of the ships docked there. We went aboard The Star of India, the Berkeley, Medea, Californian, HMS Surprise, the Pilot and a submarine called the Dolphin. When Larry was a youngster his family lived in Berkeley and he would watch the Berkeley sailing from Berkeley to San Francisco from his living room window. The HMS Surprise is the ship they used in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a gorgeous ship. We also went down into the submarine. Actually, I went down two times I liked it so much! The first time I went through quickly because I wasn't sure about being down inside a submarine. I said to myself, "I am brave, I am brave." It was a piece of cake! When I got to the surface I grabbed the camera from Larry and went back down. We then walked the waterfront to climb aboard the aircraft carrier the USS Midway.  It was huge. It was active from 1945-1992 and carried a crew of 4,500. They used 10 tons of food daily and it took 225 cooks to prepare their meals. They used 1,000 loaves of bread every day. Lot's of hungry sailors to feed!! We enjoyed seeing and hearing the history of all the ships. It was a fun in the sun day!!!!!!! Great fun jumping ships!!!

San Diego Sunrise

We woke up to this sunrise this morning. View

from our Hotel. Weather report in the 70's

today. Yes...we will be outside!!!!!!!

Richie's 50's Diner

We drove out to Murrieta to visit our dear friend. We took her out to lunch at a 50's diner she suggested, Richie's Diner. We all had cheeseburgers and malts!! We had a great waitress and we had a whole lot of fun!!