San Diego, We Miss You Already

 A Day with Friends

Actually looking for wild birds is harder than seeing them in the zoo, but it’s rewarding.
Our friend Ed, here heading for one of his favorite birding spots, is an expert in the birds of the area.

As we walked in with Ed and Phyllis, water birds were lined up in the lagoon.
Phyllis and I had a lot to talk about while Ed and Len were looking for good birds.

I spotted one good bird: a blue heron. We continued birding (and talking) for quite a while.
Len and Ed saw far more birds than I did!

Lunch and Dinner

Lunch was at a lovely cafe that’s also a music venue at night, with lots of great music posters.

It was a lovely lunch. See Ed’s sweet potato fries? He shared them and they were great.
After lunch we continued birding in another location. We’ve been friends with Phyllis and Ed since our
long stay in San Diego in 2008, and visited them last year also.

At Dolce restaurant in the evening, we had dinner with Phyllis, Ed, Evelyn, Tom, Alice, and Miriam.
None of my people photos worked, so here is a nice glass of beer.

… and my lamb chops were delicious. Phyllis says the lamb chops here are her favorite.

Goodbye, La Jolla

I miss seeing the cormorants, terns, gulls and pelicans at La Jolla Cove.
We’ve been visiting the cove for decades, and always love it.

Torrey Pines Park: another favorite for the decades we’ve been visiting or living in this area.
We remember walking here with friends when Evelyn was a baby in a backpack.

Goodbye, Museums

Goodbye, Safari Park

We left the Safari Park late in the afternoon when blue Christmas lights were bright.

Goodbye…

The flight was on time and all went as planned!

Airplane reading: a mystery by Anthony Horowitz.

Photos © 2024 mae sander