Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

This is what the bottlebrush Protea looks like: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/bottlebrush-protea-flower-australia Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 6:03 PM Alan C wrote: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca

Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

Alan, I saw red ones when we travelled in Spain a couple of years ago. They were shrubs rather than trees, IIRC. Rick > On Nov 11, 2021, at 3:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon > > Popular in SA. Red & Yellow varieties. > > Alan C > > On 11-Nov-21 07:58 AM,

Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

I Simply LOVE the Hotel Del Coronado. One of the magical places of San Diego. My wife's uncle was a retired admiral and lived on the island a few blocks from the hotel. Until the pandemic, my wife's aunt gave historical/cultural tours of the hotel and the surrounding neighborhood. I also love S

Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

Same response as MARK .. IF you are able to, get yourself to Coronado Island and check out the famous old wonderful hotel there... your camera will like it ann On 11/11/2021 3:38 PM, Mark C wrote: Nice set - the fishing pier is my favorite. The faint ray of light coming from a thin spot in t

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Nice set - the fishing pier is my favorite. The faint ray of light coming from a thin spot in the clouds seals it. Mark On 11/10/2021 8:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote: No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California. A park along the waterfront: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-20

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon Popular in SA. Red & Yellow varieties. Alan C On 11-Nov-21 07:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice images. I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD. The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of Protea found on M

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Nice images. I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD. The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of Protea found on Maui. Are they related? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Nov 10, 202

Gloomy San Diego Morning

No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California. A park along the waterfront: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A The fishermen don’t seem