Urban Trees

Learn more about the Urban Trees Project here.

Urban Trees

See an interactive map of the current crop of trees.

Urban Trees - Stars!

The Port's Public Art Program conceived this temporary exhibit to punctuate and activate the postcard views of San Diego Bay and invite people to stroll along and enjoy the pedestrian promenade. Artists were invited to apply their creative energies to the design of artistic trees to add color, form, interest and fun to the waterfront.

 The 30 artworks were commissioned for the Urban Trees 6 exhibit, which extends for a half mile along Harbor Drive from the Cruise Ship Terminal to Hawthorn Street. Along the way, visitors can enjoy other attractions including the USS Midway, the Maritime Museum of San Diego, Flagship Cruises & Events, Hornblower Cruises & Events and outstanding waterfront dining.

Site of the First Padres Ballpark

Lane Field encompasses approximately 5.7 acres of land located on the north side of Broadway, between North Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway, adjacent to the core of San Diego’s downtown. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Lane Field served as a baseball stadium for the teams of the Pacific Coast League. It was the home of the Padres from 1936 to 1957. Since the 1960s, the site has been primarily used for parking.

The Port and Lane Field San Diego Developers, LLC are have entered into options to lease, activating the bayfront with two hotels, visitor-serving retail, underground public parking, and nearly two acres of public space. The development would also extend upland views through "C" Street to San diego Bay throught an east-west roadway. The roadway separates the site into Lane Field North and Lane Field South and serves as a common vehicular entrance to both sites terminating at a large public plaza adjacent to North Harbor Drive.

A Different View of Downtown

You'll see this view if you cross the bridge from the convention center to the ballpark.  And, as we have generally pretty fantastic weather, you're likely to have the same beautiful skies!

Sunset and Streetlight

Watch Out for the Great Pumpkin!

A Walk in the Park

Directing the Halftime Show

Countdown to Homecoming...

Football Under a Crescent Moon

Under the Friday Night Lights!

Spotting the Elusive Green Flash

According to wikipedia, Green flashes and green rays are optical phenomena that occur shortly after sunset or before sunrise, when a green spot is visible, usually for no more than a second or two, above the sun, or it may resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset point. Green flashes are a group of phenomena stemming from different causes, and some are more common than others. Green flashes may be observed from any altitude (even from an aircraft). They usually are seen at an unobstructed horizon, such as over the ocean, but are possible over cloud tops and mountain tops as well.

This sign, on a sculpture at Mission Beach, tells you how to see one.  I've seen a lot of sunsets on the beach and have yet to see the green flash... but there's always next time!

Need a Yummy Burger?

Stop by Boomerangs - delicious gourmet burgers with loads of interesting ingredients that you can put on (or in!) your burger!  Fantastic!

October 13, 2011... 10:55 AM, Autumn?

Not according to the thermometer!  Fortunately it is a dry heat.  :-)

The Start of the Fall Harvest

Autumn Refreshment

Praying Mantis

These guys are pretty interesting!

Water Lily

Home Sweet Home

Indeed.

An interesting read...  http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/276803/let-s-roll-over-mark-steyn?page=1

Lunch on Vacation

Far Away Friday - London

Autumn = Sewing on the Summer Boy Scout Patches

Doing Our Part

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Remembering

We light candles today to honor those we lost.  May we always remember the day all of our lives changed.

First Signs of Fall - Pumpkin Spice Latte

Power Outage Dinner

Big Green Bug on the Fence

Football On A Field Of Blue

On the Side of the Path - Pink and Feathery

Night Sky in the Backyard

For a Break at the foot of Cowles Mountain

September 2011 Theme Day - Perspective

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants to the perspective theme. 

Pretty In Pink

Found in San Diego: The Elusive Campbell's Cream of Onion Soup!

Mission Trails Park - Typical Southern California Landscape

Far Away Friday - The Beginning of Time!

Butterfly in the Sidewalk

Old Bench at Lake Murray

Another Bug!

Not a great picture as he was running away, but I really liked the color of him and just couldn't leave him out of today's post.

Eeek! It's a BUG!

Lemonade... That Cool Refreshing Drink!

San Diego Alligator Lizard - Our Backyard Visitor!

Needed for a Hot Day

This Is What Summer Tastes Like