A visit to San Diego's mission

Back of the bell tower.  

I met my friend Terry at the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala for a photo day.  It is California's First Mission.
Here are a three of my favorite photos from the day.

Wall of crosses (gift shop)

 

On my walk this morning ...

I try and walk a different street every day -- I saw this huge hibiscus bush this morning, may have to repeat this walk!    Love the flowers!  

Sabot sailing on Mission Bay

It's great to be back on the water.   Last year my grandson, Cole,  had his first solo sail in this boat and promised to take me sailing when I moved down to SD.   He has named the boat "WIPEOUT" (after the TV show I believe).   Today was the day -- and he even let me steer the boat.

We had a great time cruising Mission Bay.   Weather cooperated with sunshine, lovely white puffy clouds and mild winds.

Lake Hodges area, San Diego North County

I went for a walk today with my neighbor, Lillian. She's been kind enough to introduce me to some great areas for walking. We actually walked around an area referred to as the overflow for Lake Hodges. It's been a dry bed for years, but lots of rain this year filled it up. Beautiful day, on the cool side for San Diego -- barely made it above 60-degrees with frost warnings overnight. Sorry for my friends who are living in areas and dealing with snow & ice, but, remember, you do have an invitation to come visit anytime. And Maureen, we have trains here too ;-)

Little Italy

This photo was taken a week ago while exploring Little Italy (San Diego). The restaurant wasn't open yet, cleaning and set-ups going on. I liked this image with the repeating chairs on the bar and all the texture on the wall and floor.

Mt. Soledad, San Diego

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla was built to honor veterans who have served our country. There are granite plaques with names and information about each veteran honored, plus brick pavers also honoring veterans. The monument was originally dedicated as a Korean War Veterans Memorial in 1952.

The view of San Diego is incredible. To the south you can see past San Diego and Coronado, Coronado Islands. To the east you'll see the mountains, north and you'll see UCSD and Torrey Pines. The sunset tonight was amazing. I liked this view of the cross, with the plaques reflecting the sunset.