This is the back of the building known as Village Hillcrest, in (duh) Hillcrest, north of downtown San Diego. This is on the ramp leading to SR-163 and it's kind of a seldom-seen view, unless you're whizzing by it, to and fro the 163, as we Californians are wont to say when we talk about... Continue Reading →
Just a lonely bird on the beach at sunset. Probably not a tourist, though, but definitely a local surfer dude. If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or a comment and follow me here and on Instagram@gg92118!
It's a shame that I have no idea where I took this photo. It almost looks like it's in the desert, but that one lone streetlight gives it away as somewhere, I think in San Diego, maybe in Balboa Park, across the pedestrian bridge into the flower and plant garden on the other side of... Continue Reading →
We have a coven of crows near where I live and every evening, just before sunset, they become very active. It's at this point in time that I normally take a short walk, and I see them and hear them--really, REALLY hear them--as they circle around, cawing at each other (or no one in particular).... Continue Reading →
A few days each week, I take the long walk up into the Village in Coronado, along the bay, past Tidelands Park, and under that incredible blue bridge that links the island with the mainland. It passes by the Coronado golf course after you're under the bridge, so watch out for flying golf balls and... Continue Reading →
I don't know why the sky seems bigger in California than it ever did in Pennsylvania. At this point in my life, I've lived in San Diego longer than anywhere else, but I can never seem to get over the fact that the sky seems so much bigger. Maybe it was all those trees back... Continue Reading →
Another photo from my filtered period, when I first started on Instagram. This is from Liberty Station, a mixed-use arts, shopping, and dining district that was reclaimed from an old military installation on Point Loma in San Diego. I love the colors here, augmented by me, but nonetheless a great combination. And I also love... Continue Reading →
One of the best examples of neon in Coronado is this amazing sign on the Villa Capri Motel, opposite the legendary Hotel del Coronado on Orange Avenue. I'm told they don't light it up at night anymore, so I feel lucky to have gotten this shot a few years back, taken—I think—when I walked up... Continue Reading →
This row of colorful surfboards was found behind the Hotel del Coronado, in one of their newer sections. I'm not sure what exactly it's called, but the hotel has been adding a lot of new buildings and additional rooms to their already-impressive layout. I love the idea of an old-fashioned resort hotel, even if some... Continue Reading →
I came across this little impromptu art gallery one day while I was out walking in my neighborhood. I'm not sure what happened to it after I snapped this photo, but it sure was a pleasant surprise. I'm imagining some kids came along and snagged a piece of original art for themselves ... or at... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, I make the trek down to the beach behind the Hotel del Coronado, just to make sure the Pacific Ocean is still there. Some days it's bright and sunny, like this one, with crystal-clear blue skies and plenty of people out enjoying the beach ... other days it's moody AF... Continue Reading →
They call it May Gray, followed by the inevitable June Gloom, a weather phenomenon that means cloudy days over Southern California for pretty much the entirety of both those months. Sometimes it burns off early, sometimes late, sometimes not at all, but if it sticks around, you're pretty much guaranteed a day that won't get... Continue Reading →
Just about every time I roam up to the beach behind the Hotel del Coronado, there's some kind of special sand castle. I don't know if the hotel has a sand castle specialist—I've seen ones for weddings and even proposals, I believe—or there's just a talented sand castle builder who stops by on a regular... 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 →
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