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I finally got out with the camera this week. Yesterday I went to the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, Ca. To call it a museum is generous. Most of the vehicles and industrial engines are sitting in fields outside unprotected from the elements. The few buildings that are there looked as antique as the equipment that they housed. There was a lot of farm and construction equipment from the 20's thru the 50's and industrial engines from the late 1800's to the mid 1900's. It was fun wandering around looking at all the old equipment. The only negative was a lack of information about the vehicles and engines. Other than that, it was worth the price of admission(free) to get a glimpse of our past.

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It's been a whole week in sunny San Diego with no sun. We began the week with below normal temps along with heavy mist and light sprinkles that increased to heavy showers yesterday and today with more rain in the forecast for tomorrow.
Between the lousy weather and projects around the house I didn't get out with the camera again this week so I've got some more photos from my visit to the Japanese Friendship Garden.

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I didn't have an opportunity to get out with the camera this week so here are some bird photos from some previous outings at Santee Lakes.

Pied-billed Grebe

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I stopped by the rose garden when I was at Balboa Park last week. The rose bushes are just starting to blossom again after being pruned back around the beginning of the year.

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On Tuesday the camera club I belong to went to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. The garden is beautifully landscaped and well maintained and is a great place to get away from the daily grind and enjoy some quiet moments relaxing in a picturesque setting.

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With any luck at all winter is finally over and spring is here. It's been a whole week without rain and the temps have been in the 70s the last few days.

Every spring the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has their annual butterfly exhibit. It's been a few years since I last checked out the butterflies so I stopped by for a visit last week.

Blue Morfo

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It's spring and for me that means one thing, baseball. I'm a big fan and yesterday was opening day for the 2023 season so I'm a happy camper. The new season brings with it new rules to speed up the pace of the game. Pitchers are limited in how much time they take between pitches and batters are limited in how many times they can step out of the batters box during an at bat. I really like the changes. The game has a more consistent flow .
As the late, great Ernie Banks used to say, "let's play two". I'm down for that. So grab your glove, get to the ballpark, and root, root, root for the home team.

I shot these at a Padre vs Reds game a few years ago.

Putting the ball in play

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More rain and below normal temps again this week. Since the atmospheric rivers started flowing a few months ago we've had at least one day of rain every week, and while we do need the water it's starting to get a little old. Not as many sunny and 70° days that we normally get. On the up side the ground is so saturated I haven't had to water my orange trees in months.

For the last few months there has been a small flock of Red-crowned Parrots hanging out at Santee Lakes. I've seen them there in the past but this is the first time they have hung around this long. Normally they're only there for a day or two before moving on. Along with being colorful they are also very vocal and very loud. You can hear them squawking from a long ways away which makes them easier to find.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. Remember, everyone is Irish today so I hope you're all wearing something green and have corn beef and cabbage on the menu. Oh, and don't forget the Irish whiskey.

A few of my "Irish" friends sporting green in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Paddy O'Mallard

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Pinnipeds. Otherwise known as Seals, Sea Lions, Elephant Seals and Walrus.
Shots 1-5 are Sea Lions The last shot are Harbor Seals

Major league dog pile