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February is half off admission month at many museums and other attractions in San Diego county. Last Friday I took advantage and went to the San Diego Museum of Art. I love surrealism so was happy to see the museum was featuring the art work of Mexican artist Alfredo Castañeda.
https://www.sdmart.org/exhibition/alfredo-castaneda-beyond-surrealism/

Hushed Music (2003)

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After cool temps and rain most of last week, it's been sunny skies and very warm temps this week. Today's forecast is for low 80s along the coast and mid 90s inland where I live. Temps are not the only thing on the rise. Gas has gone up 20¢ to $4.29 a gallon in the last few weeks.

Every year from the beginning of February until mid March the Navy's flight demonstration team the Blue Angels are based at NAF El Centro in the Imperial valley. Each morning just after the playing of colors at 8am they have a practice session that last about an hour. Last Thursday another member of the camera club and myself drove out to catch that mornings session.

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It's been 4 days of cool temps, gusting winds, and a lot of rain this week. But the storm has passed and sunny skies and warm temps are in the forecast for this weekend and the rest of next week.

As promised in last weeks edition of FNP, here are some of the sea and shore birds I saw while I was at La Jolla Cove 2 weeks ago.

Pacific Brown Pelican

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I made my annual winter pilgrimage to La Jolla Cove last Saturday morning to photograph the marine life and the surfers. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. The number of critters hanging out at the cove varies from year to year. This year the numbers were about half of what's there in a good year. The only disappointment on the day was there was some good size, well formed waves and not a single surfer.
Tonight I have the pinnipeds. Next Friday will be the sea and shore birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinniped

He ain't heavy, he's my brother

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Went grocery shopping this morning. 1 lb ground beef $6.99. 1 doz jumbo eggs $6.99. 1 gal whole milk $4.99. 1 lb bacon $11.39. 7 oz package swiss cheese $6.99. 48 oz jar of mayo $10.49. I'm glad I'm only shopping for one. Can't even imagine how large families get by. At least the weathers been nice (sunny and mid 80s) and will continue to be nice through next week.

Since the weather has been nice I finally got out with the new macro lens and photographed the honey bees that have been visiting my Rosemary plants. I mixed in some shots of a White-faced bumble bee I took a few weeks ago with a long (600mm) lens while out photographing birds. It was a good thing the bumble bee showed up cuz I didn't get any decent bird shots that day.

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Quick local update. The weather since last Friday has been a mixed bag. It was sunny and warm through Tuesday. Haven't seen the sun since then. Got some rain last night and we're supposed to get more today and tomorrow. Over the last few weeks the price of gas dropped ¢.40 a gal. from $4.49 to $4.09 which is nice. Now if only the cost of groceries would go down too. That's not asking for to much is it?

2 weeks ago I was planning to photograph a vintage car show. Unfortunately do to circumstances beyond my control I wasn't able to make it. So instead tonight I'm posting some leftovers (I've got lots of leftovers) from last Aprils Good Guys car show.

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This months camera club outing was to Cabrillo National Monument at Point loma. While exploring the west coast Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first European in California when the expedition landed in what is now San Diego bay in September 1542. Along with the nation monument Point Loma is also home to two lighthouses. The original lighthouse on the top of the point was built in 1855 and in use until 1891. Due to the all the fog at the top of the point a new lighthouse was built at the base of the point in 1891.

The original lighthouse

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Last month I replaced my old macro lens with an updated version. I finally got around to trying it out this week. Since the Rosemary in my backyard is blooming like crazy right now the plan was to photograph the bees that are attracted to the blossoms. Unfortunately we had scattered showers most of the week. Even when it wasn't raining it was to windy for macro photography. So I moved inside and tried out the new lens on a few of the silver coins I picked up as insurance for when the dollar goes bust.

Lady Liberty

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The sun has set on another year. One that was filled with fires, floods, the military on our city streets, inflation, a crumbling economy, piracy, war, and some really bad movies. So long 2025. I don't think to many people will be sad to see you go.

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Happy Holiday season everyone. With all the talk in the open threads the last few days about the meals being planned for yesterday I trust everybody got enough to eat. Hope you all had a wonderful day with family and friends.

Due to being under the weather last week and inclement weather this week, it's been a while since I got out with the camera so tonight is a mix of a few new photos, a few leftovers from previous outings and a few recycled (previously posted) photos.

Seasonal Colors