A perfect combination for some dramatic photographs at the La Jolla Tide Pools!
Many others had gathered at viewpoints above the tidepools and at Cuvier Park to watch distant surfers catch some amazing waves, and to gasp as huge geysers of foaming water crashed against the offshore rocks and rugged sandstone cliffs!
La Jolla is indeed one of the most beautiful places anywhere.
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It’s painted on a wall near the corner of Harbison Avenue and Division Street in Valencia Park, a neighborhood in southeast San Diego.
A painted sign amid scenes of natural beauty urges the viewer to Spread Love! I see all sorts of wildlife depicted. I believe I recognize deer, a snake, a swan, a raccoon, a bear, an owl, a rabbit and even a monkey!
This happy mural was painted by a duo of artists who go by the name of Arte Atolondrada. Shirish Villaseñor and Isabel Garcia have previously volunteered painting with the Southeast Art Team. I’ve documented some of their work already–here and here and here!
If you like their style and need to have a mural painted, check out the Arte Atolondrada website here!
UPDATE!
I received a photo of the artists in front of a Welcome to/Bienvenidos a Valencia Park sign they painted off Logan Avenue!
And I learned that monkey is actually a Bigfoot sighting!
Photo courtesy Arte Atolondrada.
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There’s a mysterious bronze plaque in National City near Paradise Valley Hospital.
You can see it on Euclid Avenue, north of 8th Street, right next to a bus stop and hospital sign. The archway to long-vanished Paradise Valley Sanitarium also stands nearby.
There’s no visible indication of who placed the plaque, or when. Just these words in bronze:
SITE OF ORIGINAL WELL
FAITH AND PRAYER WERE REWARDED IN NOVEMBER 1904, FOR AT THIS SITE GOD GAVE OUR PIONEERS WATER. MRS. ELLEN G. WHITE IN REVEALING WHAT GOD HAD SHOWN HER SAID, “IT MAY NOT BE AT THIS SPOT, IT MAY BE SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THIS ESTATE, BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF WATER SOMEWHERE.” TO THIS DAY, THE SUPPLY HAS NOT FAILED. OUR PRESENT WELL TAPS THE SAME CHANNEL, BUT BECAUSE OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IT IS ON A HIGHER LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 700 YARDS EAST.
A little research indicates that the Ellen G. White mentioned was one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
According to Wikipedia: In 1883, Dr. Anna L. Potts started construction of Mount Paradise Sanitarium seven miles from San Diego. The thirty room sanitarium was finished in 1887. But in 1895, lacking water and patients, Dr. Potts closed Potts Sanitarium…in 1900, Ellen G. White…repeatedly received strong impressions from God that the region was a good location for a sanitarium and hospital. During Mrs. White’s visit to San Diego in 1902, Paradise Sanitarium was for sale for $11,000. Real estate prices slowly declined as the drought continued…later Mrs. White and a wealthy friend, Mrs. Josephine Gotzain, bought it for $4,000. There still was no water, so Ellen White hired a well digger and water was found at 98 feet…“
More history concerning Paradise Valley Sanitarium–which became a world-famous health resort, and which was eventually replaced by Paradise Valley Hospital–can be found on this page!
(As you can see in my above photograph, somebody tried to cover up the plaque’s text with black paint or ink.)
No copyright image of Paradise Valley Sanitarium from adventistdigitallibrary.org
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This morning, after walking down from the top of Cortez Hill, I headed west along Beech Street to catch the trolley at the Little Italy station.
Early sunlight was reflecting brightly from downtown’s many buildings. Surrounded by fascinating forms, shadows and reflections, I took this series of photographs…
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I love this super colorful mural. It’s jam-packed with elaborate Aztec imagery!
I saw it as I walked down Main Street at the intersection of Vesta Street. The artwork adds life to a corrugated steel wall outside G & A Automotive. I believe it was painted fairly recently, but I don’t know the artist.
Additional artwork can be seen inside the auto repair shop’s small yard, but there was a No Photography sign. You’ll have to swing by to see it all for yourself!
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I discovered this small mural during my most recent walk through Barrio Logan. You can find it on Main Street near 32nd Street, directly north of the entrance to Naval Base San Diego, home to numerous ships of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
The street art is simple, yet in a quiet way it’s very personal and emotionally stirring. A sailor gazes out across a landscape of flowers, at a pickup truck and Navy ship coming into San Diego Bay near Point Loma.
It appears this painted scene is signed Shannon.
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I saw this old mural on a Barrio Logan building during a recent walk along Main Street. I don’t know anything definite about it.
After a little internet searching, I believe the mural was painted when this building across Main Street from the 32nd Street Naval Station was occupied by the Barrio Logan Winery. I also believe it might have been created with help from the Urban Corps. That’s my best guess.
What I do know is that education is celebrated, and the positive images aim to inspire youth to stay in school to pursue a brighter future!
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This afternoon I wandered a little around Santee–mostly through Town Center Community Park.
During the walk I crossed three bridges. The first two you’ll see are the pedestrian bridges that pass over Woodglen Vista Creek, providing access to several sports fields. The third bridge I crossed is where Cuyamaca Street passes over the San Diego River.
By looking straight down from the bridges I could see stagnant pools of leaf-covered water. It’s still early winter. We’ve only experienced one storm so far–and that was weeks ago.
And, yes, leaves are falling. The most prominent river trees here seem to be willows, and they now appear to be mainly yellow, a burnt orange, or brown. I saw many cottonwoods turning yellow and gray, too.
The late bright sunshine passing through the foliage made for beautiful scenery, as you can see.
Here come two more photos from the first bridge…
After crossing the first pedestrian bridge, I read an informative sign showing local insects and birds, plus a map.
You can see where Woodglen Vista Creek joins with the San Diego River…
I headed west down the pathway near those four sports fields to the next pedestrian bridge…
As I came to the second bridge, my eyes were greeted by another sign!
This one explains a little about Woodglen Vista Creek. People who live nearby can be treated to sightings of all sorts of native wildlife, from coyotes to caterpillars, red-tailed hawks to California ground squirrels…
Then I found myself walking west along River Park Drive toward Cuyamaca Street, with lots of baseball fields nearby.
Many families and kids were out playing and practicing!
As I walked, the bright orange of a California poppy caught my attention!
When I reached Cuyamaca Street, I turned back east to see a line of trees following the nearby San Diego River.
Turning south, I crossed over the San Diego River and couldn’t help taking many more photographs…
Having crossed the San Diego River, I turned my gaze back northeast.
There, in the distance, stood prominent El Cajon Mountain!
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