It’s hard to believe another year has sped by. We’re almost a quarter of a century into the 2000s! How did that happen so quickly?
I think I’ll take the next couple weeks off from blogging. To relax a bit, recharge. After the New Year, Cool San Diego Sights should be back–in its 12th year–with more cool photographs from more walks! That’s the plan!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! May our adventures next year be better than ever!
I was considering what photographs to post here, and I decided to share old Christmas photographs taken about ten years ago with a lesser camera. But these half dozen photographs somehow made it into a great book written by historian Bill Swank: Christmas in San Diego!
Bill Swank for many years played Santa Claus at Balboa Park’s Spreckels Organ Pavilion during Christmas on the Prado and December Nights. He’s an award-winning author and leading authority when it comes to the history of the San Diego Padres. Learn a little more about him and his many merry endeavors here!
Anyway, the six photographs you see in this blog post appear in the pages of Bill’s 2015 book Christmas in San Diego. I feel very honored that they were selected.
San Diego is a city full of surprises. Here’s to more great memories!
Richard
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I post new blogs pretty often. If you like discovering new things, bookmark coolsandiegosights.com and swing on by occasionally!
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Five years ago, during November 2019, Cool San Diego Sights featured photographs from a variety of interesting places and events. My favorite event by far was the San Diego and Arizona Railway centennial that was held out in Campo.
If you have a curious mind, and if you’d like to take a time machine back five years and look at some of those old photographs, click the links that are coming up!
To see many fascinating photographs, click the following links:
Whenever a new month comes around, it’s my custom to revisit interesting blog posts from five years ago.
Cool San Diego Sights, back in October 2019, featured a variety of photographs from around San Diego County. I shared photos taken in Leucadia, Escondido, Poway, Normal Heights, South Park, downtown . . . from a mountain man rendezvous to a tree climbing competition to the hidden treasures of the San Diego City Clerk Archives!
You might enjoy clicking on the following links!
To see lots of fun photographs, click the following links…
Cool San Diego Sights now features tens of thousands of photographs from walks all over San Diego. We’ve started a new month, so it’s time to revisit a few blog posts from five years ago. What was going on in September 2019?
Looking back, I see there were several great experiences in North County, including a hike along a beautiful trail at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve’s lesser-known Northeastern Extension. Makes me want to go on another hike this Labor Day weekend!
To learn about some interesting places and past events, and to see all sorts of colorful photos, check out the following collection of links…
Click the following links for a dozen fun adventures!
Summer in San Diego is moving along. August has arrived!
As usual, a new month means it’s time to revisit blog posts from five years ago. During August 2019, Cool San Diego Sights featured some very unique and amazing stuff.
My photographs from back then include an epic mural depicting San Diego that few people see, an exhibition of very weird architecture inspired by UFOs, and jaw-dropping sand sculptures created by world-class artists!
Here come eight links to past blog posts that you might explore.
Click the following links to view photographs from five years ago:
Five years ago, during the month of July, there was a whole lot of excitement in San Diego!
The two biggest, most exciting events that Cool San Diego Sights documented back in July 2019 were the 250th Anniversary of San Diego and, of course, San Diego Comic-Con!
I shared hundreds of photographs that month. Please enjoy links to just a few of those past blog posts.
I’ll be covering Comic-Con again this year. I live in downtown San Diego and will take the week off from work. So stay tuned for more adventures!
Click the following links for loads of fun photographs…
A pleasant day in Balboa Park, sitting, walking, daydreaming. Sudden inspiration.
That’s how certain stories were born in my mind before taking life on paper.
As a writer of short fiction, I occasionally share some of these stories. If you’re a reader, you might enjoy clicking the following links:
The Highest Seat was inspired by my friend Mitchell who plays didgeridoo in Balboa Park. He once worked in the planetarium at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
Do you have a curious mind? Five years ago, during the month of June, Cool San Diego Sights featured a whole universe of photographs. Perhaps you might enjoy viewing colorful moments from the past!
From Escondido to La Jolla, from North Park to City Heights, from Barrio Logan to National City to Chula Vista, my camera recorded many places and events. I took so many photos, in fact, that I’ve had a hard time choosing which posts to share!
The upcoming links will take you back to June 2019. It was a fine time to take a walk. Summer events were underway. San Diego Comic-Con was on the way. Human creativity, activity and possibilities could be discovered everywhere!
To see many photographs, click the following links!
As many of you know, when a new month comes along I like to revisit interesting blog posts from five years ago. It’s time to check out what Cool San Diego Sights was featuring back in May of 2019!
The upcoming links will take you to photographs of dragon boats races in Mission Bay, Cinco de Mayo in Old Town, a Balboa Park Pow Wow, an arts festival in North Park, and the Manzanita Mountain Man Rendezvous.
And there are photos of murals, monuments, the historic El Cuervo adobe ruins (which few people know about) and a super cool stellarium. What’s a stellarium? Aren’t you curious?
I post new blogs pretty often. If you like discovering new things, bookmark coolsandiegosights.com and swing on by occasionally!
I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via Facebook or X (formerly known as Twitter)!
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