Point Loma (walking slowly & looking carefully)

037 Today we walked in an older neighborhood, where we saw dozens of homes in a variety of styles and condition. Why not take a look and see if there is one that appeals to you, regardless of where you live now. I will number them for your convenience. You may chose more than one ... Interspersed with the houses will be flora, fauna and fungi. 1 Yellow-fringed Iris Pride of Madeira 2 Lobster plant (snake deterrent) 3 View over Loma Portal Elementary School, founded about 1912. 4 (Showing the ever-popular bare dirt landscape option) 5 (sorry, this Cadillac is as big as a house, but it doesn't count) Free construction material in San Diego, found on site and just needs picking up and cementing in place. 6 with unusual white Pride of Madeira plant. 7 Pincushion 8 9   Pachypodium on left. Blue Mexican Fan-tailed palm on right 10 11 Crow walking across the sidewalk with no regard for human traffic! 12 13 Sure wish we knew what this flowering tree was. Anybody? Wild Anise (licorice) This...

We normally walk near home but extended our early morning drive to get a glimpse back toward our neighborhood: We went to Mount Soledad, a high peak at San Diego's northwest corner. The sky was clear and the views spectacular. Here we are looking south.  A couple minutes later, you can see how the light is changing. In the distance the Los Coronados Islands (Mexico) In the middle is Point Loma. Downtown, San Diego bay, Coronado Bridge -- all places that we have walked in the past 3 years. I can't believe how sharp this image is -- the clarity of the original is fantastic! Those lights on the hillside in Tijuana, MX are at least 25 miles away. Views to the north This memorial sits atop a piece of land now owned by a non-profit organization (to eliminate church/state conflicts). A friend is one of the directors and keeps us informed about developments here, but we only come up about a couple times a year. Today the light is really nice.   From any angle. Since we have about 10 m...