Have you seen this beautiful sculpture at Oceanside Harbor? It’s titled Cetacean Celebration or “All Life Comes From the Sea.” It was created by artist Max Turner.
I was pleasantly surprised to encounter the public art while walking near the Oceanside SEA Center sportfishing dock at the southeast corner of the harbor.
The bronze sculpture depicts a pair of whales in the ocean. Around the base of the sculpture are a variety of sea-themed objects, like a small anchor, ship’s wheel and starfish!
I took these photographs for everyone to enjoy…
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I walked through downtown San Diego early this morning before today’s expected midday heat. I headed through East Village and the Gaslamp Quarter and ended up near the San Diego Convention Center.
The newly risen sun was illuminating certain buildings.
I took these photos…
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I love this super colorful mural in Carlsbad. It was painted by several artists on a wall near the west entrance of the Village Faire mall, adjacent to the Twin Inns.
The artwork shows coastal scenery and sea life, plus Carlsbad’s iconic, historical Twin Inns building.
It’s early October. It must be time for La Mesa Oktoberfest!
In previous years I visited the big festival during the daytime. This year I walked through downtown La Mesa and enjoyed the lights and sights of Oktoberfest after dark!
As usual, big crowds. Endless food with lots of sausage and plenty of beer. Rows of vendors, live music stages, carnival rides including a bright Ferris wheel, kids trying out hula hoops, and, of course, the annual wiener dog racing. I saw people in traditional Oktoberfest attire, diners at tables on the sidewalk, happy families and plain good fun.
Walking through it all, I took these nighttime photographs.
Star of India, HMS Surprise, and Cuauhtémoc, all together in one photographic shot…
All three historic ships, docked in a row on San Diego’s North Embarcadero by the Maritime Museum of San Diego. What a rare chance for my camera!
Star of India, world’s oldest active ship; HMS Surprise, star of classic film Master and Commander; and Cuauhtémoc, tall ship used to train sailors in the Mexican Navy…
I took these photos from the poop deck of Star of India.
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The Mexican tall ship Cuauhtémoc arrived in San Diego this morning. It has docked on the North Embarcadero not far from the Maritime Museum of San Diego!
The beautiful ship is used as a training vessel for the Mexican Navy. When I walked by, sailors were busy preparing the tall ship for visitors all this weekend.
The public will be able to freely step aboard Cuauhtémoc tomorrow until October 4, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
I toured the amazing tall ship back in 2014 and 2024. See the photos I took here and here!
Here’s what I saw today…
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September 29, 2026. First game of Major League Baseball’s National League Wild Card series. Ninth inning. After two years of surgery and rehab, out of the bullpen strides native San Diegan, Padres hero Joe Musgrove.
Petco Park went absolutely crazy. (My friend who works at Cine Cafe three blocks away could hear it!)
It was a moment, along with an absolutely incredible game by the Padres, that will go down in San Diego history. Decades from now, it will be remembered with goosebumps.
Over the years, I haven’t photographed all the murals around San Diego concerning Joe. But I have captured a couple. The one above is dedicated to his grandmother and can still be found in Little Italy. That’s where she lived. I first blogged about the mural here.
The next sign appeared on the Western Metal Supply Company building’s Padres Team Store five years ago. On April 9, 2021, newly acquired Joe Musgrove pitched a 3–0 no-hitter against the Texas Rangers, the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history. The no-hitter also broke a streak of having gone 8,205 games without throwing one, a major league record.
The last photo is of the “It’s Our Time” mural painted back in 2022. See my past blog post concerning it here.
Remember how in the 2022 postseason the losing New York Mets accused pitcher Joe Musgrove of using a banned sticky substance because his ears were red? It was a desperation move. Joe was dominating the Mets.
Go Joe!
Go Padres!
World Series or bust!
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Banners are rising throughout downtown San Diego supporting the Padres as they begin what hopefully will be a long playoff run in 2026. This evening the first game of Major League Baseball’s National League Wild Card series will be held at Petco Park!
The excitement is building!
Not only are merchants, bars and restaurants raising Padres flags, but fans, in their state of high anticipation, have already lined up to enter Gallagher Square two hours before the gate opens.
Some photographs from my mid-afternoon walk through the Gaslamp Quarter and East Village…
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