Sunday Seedling

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Spring in San Diego

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

One of the International Houses

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

Courtesy of the US Air Force

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

Graffiti under a bridge

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

A favorite fountain

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

Now Showing at the Old Globe Theatre

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

At the feet of saints at the Museum of Man

The Many Faces of Balboa Park

In the Grand Entryway at the Hotel Del Coronado

Looking Through the Hotel Del

Coronado Crazy Bird

Is This From Olden Times?

Trade Tools - at the Hotel Del

San Castle Details - at the Hotel Del

Building Castles in the Sand - at the Hotel Del

Lookout Point - at the Hotel Del

Fun Day for Beach Play - at the Hotel Del

Hotel Del Coronado Courtyard

Monochromatic on Monday

How Big is He Really?

Hotel Del Coronado - From a Different Point of View

Only The Shadow Knows... where this is...

Flowers and Sunshine

A Seagull Enjoys the Beach

Even Rattlesnakes Are Happy With This Winter Weather

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!