If there’s one place in San Diego that seems to be made for Mother’s Day, it’s Balboa Park.
I took these photographs today during my usual Sunday amble through the park.
Spring flowers were everywhere. The warm air seemed to shimmer with music.
Out enjoying their special day were many Moms with loved ones.
Smiles were plentiful.
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I have all sorts of random images saved on my computer from various walks in the past month or so. The photos I’m posting now were taken in San Ysidro, a little north of the Mexican border.
I discovered these colorful bits of street art as I wandered about.
Enjoy!
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I found more great examples of street art during my Sunday walk up Black Mountain Road, from Mira Mesa Boulevard to Mercy Road.
Here are my photos…
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Love could be seen everywhere in Balboa Park today!
On signs, on banners, on balloons, on surprising canvases, even on hands! But mostly on the faces of those passing through the park on a sunny Sunday in February.
Perhaps that’s because today is Valentine’s Day…
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It’s Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air! The rush was on this morning to find red roses!
Fortunately, Dave’s Flower Box in North Park had trucks full of them! Their parking lot appeared to be a bustling flower drive-thru!
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Valentine’s Day is now less than a week away.
In the past few days I’ve noticed hearts popping up everywhere I walk. Hearts can be spotted in shop windows, on doors and signs…and shining from the faces of those who know love!
The final two photographs were taken in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center. The artists were kind enough to let me snap the pictures.
Come to think of it, if you’re looking for a special gift that’s truly heartfelt and one-of-a-kind, Spanish Village would be an ideal place to visit.
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Enjoy these additional photographs from my walk last weekend in Solana Beach. These were taken along the west side of Highway 101, heading north from a spot just south of Plaza Street/Lomas Santa Fe Drive.
It appears some of this public art was the created for a City of Solana Beach Highway 101 beautification project in 2013.
If you recognize a couple of the incredible mosaics (the cool woodie and the fishes on a column), you might have seen my photos from a previous Solana Beach walk here. That old blog post also includes some interesting history of the city.
I love the next mosaic bench, and its beautifully creative symbolism.
LOVE ENDURES FOREVER
MIND OVER MATTER
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As one grows older, it can be easy to turn cynical. Experience shows us how the world really operates. How people often behave.
Some of it is depressing.
But should we shrug aside acts born of love when those acts might seem microscopic or hopelessly naïve?
It appears a child or children used paint or magic markers to decorate a few small stones. The stones relate simple, positive messages. The stones were placed beside a sidewalk along Governor Drive, east of Genesee Avenue.
Not many people walk down this sidewalk. Realistically, chances were few eyes would ever see these stones.
But even the tiniest stones dropped in water create ripples.
And somebody walking along the sidewalk by sheer chance happened to notice.
And love is now spreading through your eyes.
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A beautiful mural depicting Mother Teresa expresses the potency of unconditional love.
Roman Catholic nun and missionary Saint Teresa of Calcutta stands in a field of grain and flowers holding a small orphaned child. White doves raise a banner containing the words: “Saint Mother Teresa never judged people, she took more time to love them.”
Indeed, Mother Teresa and her sisters devoted themselves to loving and aiding the poorest of the poor, providing comfort for those suffering with leprosy, AIDS and other awful diseases, caring for those who lived in hopeless situations of homelessness and extreme hunger.
She loved those whom others would not love.
Would any of us do that?
This gentle but extremely powerful mural was painted in San Diego, California, in the Memorial neighborhood of Logan Heights. You can find it in an alley off 30th Street, north of Franklin Avenue.
The mural was painted recently by the artists of Arte Atolondrada. To visit their website, click here!
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
It’s a special day to remember the wisdom of one who knew that love is always greater than hatred.
Over the years, I’ve taken photographs of events and works of public art inspired by America’s great civil rights leader. I thought I’d share some of these optimistic images.
It’s always a good time to be reminded of our common humanity.
To see many past photographs concerning Martin Luther King, Jr., click the following links:
Optimism and love at the big MLK Parade!
Quotes on the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade.
Sign language Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Shedding the Cloak sculpture inspired by MLK.
Breaking the Chains on MLK Promenade.
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