There are a number of things which will always scream "CALIFORNIA!" to me, and this is one of them, along with Volkswagen vans and palm trees: the ubiquitous In-N-Outs which dot the landscape of Southern California. A family-owned chain, it's almost a cult, and its uber-friendly workers (who, for a long time, boasted the best... Continue Reading →
Spring is definitely in the air here in Coronado, as the photo above shows. While most of the trees around me—palm and evergreens—stay green year 'round, some with flowers (along with bushes) are starting to come into full bloom. This lovely scene is from the old ferry landing in Coronado, with downtown San Diego off... Continue Reading →
It looks spectacular in the daytime and even better at night, providing the neon is cared for and all lit up. The Loma Theatre is, sadly, no longer a movie theater, but it is a bookstore, which in my mind is the next best thing for it to be. It was opened in 1945, and... Continue Reading →
I feel like the world is on the precipice right now, just dangling on the edge. It's so difficult to find some sense of normalcy. We start to come out of a two-year pandemic siege and the nutjob ruling Russia decides to start invading Ukraine, with some unspecified restoring Mother Russia glory in mind. Will... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't want pizza? In my humble estimation, it's almost the perfect food. It's tasty, portable, and ubiquitous, especially in New York City where this shot was taken down in the lower East Side. In fact, the block it was taken on was like a pizza block. I believe there was at least one more... Continue Reading →
Well, it doesn't quite have the ring of Prince's "Little Red Corvette," but it sure is a cute little car. I find some of the most unusual cars on my walks here in my native Coronado, along with Volkswagen vans, golf carts of all shapes and sizes, and—unrelated—free little libraries. But this little beauty is... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite souvenirs from all my trips to the United Kingdom is this one from 2014. It was the second time I visited the country and the first time I journeyed to Notting Hill to check out the famed Portobello Road antiques market. I picked up one of these small type trays and... Continue Reading →
I love displays of all types and this lovely garden wall here in Coronado caught my attention for a number of reasons, including the orange frames with the blue sky color-combo, and just the kind of randomness of it. If I did it, it would all be gridded-out, lined-up, and orderly, so I intensely admire... Continue Reading →
I came across this colorful cafe in Los Feliz on a recent trip to the Los Angeles area to explore some bookstores. Los Feliz has a great one in Skylight Books which has a main store and an annex which features art, photography and film books, and graphic novels. I didn't make note of the... Continue Reading →
I am currently planning a lonnnng trip to the UK for this fall. I don't know if I'll actually be able to take it, since my 2020 and 2021 plans went awry (like pretty much everyone else's), but I'm being cautiously optimistic. It'll be the longest trip I've ever taken—25 days—and I kind of look... Continue Reading →
I see this a lot on my walks: A person calmly paddling along in the San Diego Bay, commuting to or from their destination. It's something I would never think of trying ... I'm not a water person, but I admire those that do choose to be out there. While I was able to keep... Continue Reading →
I recently upgraded my iPhone to a later model and I'm pretty amazed at what the camera can do. The image above is a super-wide frame, way farther out from my previous iPhone XR. While I don't like paying the bill for having a new phone (I'm too cheap to buy it outright in my... Continue Reading →
It's the thing that separates us from yet connects us to the mainland. I travel this 2.1 stretch of arching steel two or three times a week, to and from visits "over there" and I am never not in awe of it ... it's beauty, it's architectural excellence, it's engineering precision. The view coming across... Continue Reading →
I missed a gloriously colored sunset the other day, so I tried to time my late afternoon walk the next day to grab some photos if it happened again. I failed to realize that while there's always another day and another sunset, each one is different, like snowflakes. This one was the polar opposite of... Continue Reading →
Back in 2018 I took a walk up to the Hotel del Coronado here in my current hometown and found one of the most incredible sunsets I've ever seen: bright, vivid oranges and pinks silhouetting the people, lifeguard station, and even a passing seagull on the beach. This past Christmas I made my usual holiday... Continue Reading →
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