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Last week the camera club went to the San Diego Botanical Garden for the annual spring orchid exhibit. Just like in years past there was a wide variety of orchids. Unlike in years past how the orchids were displayed and presented was rather mundane and a bit of a disappointment. Oh well. There's always next year. I really would have liked to have done some focus stacking as well as long exposure work but that requires the use of a tripod and do to the confined space of the exhibit tripods are not allowed.

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It was a good week this week. The weather has been pleasant. Mostly sunny and 70s. The price of gas and groceries didn't go up. That's a good thing. And I got out twice with the camera. The bird watching group went to Mission Trails Regional Park on Monday (tonight's photos) and the camera club went to the botanical garden yesterday for their annual spring orchid exhibit of which I have 3 dozen photos I need to edit for future editions of FNP.

Black-headed Grosbeak

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Another week of mostly sunny skies and temps on the 70s. We did get a little rain in the wee hours Tuesday morning. Gas went up another 10¢ this week to $5.79 a gal. Got my mail in ballot for the June primary the other day. 61 candidates running for governor . None of them worth my vote.

The San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa park is celebrating it's 100th anniversary this year. In it's honor the museum has an exhibit of artists renderings of the museum. Not part of the exhibit are my attempt to imitate their art.

Wagner Humphreys - Timeless

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Another week of mostly sunny skies and temps in the 70's.
The price of gas where I fill up went up 10¢ a gal. this week to $5.69 . Haven't seen anywhere that's less, but many where it's more, as much as $5.99 a gal. Glad I gave up the gas guzzler (16mpg) four years ago for a hybrid (43mpg).

I played around with a couple of these in photoshop for a little change of pace. #1 I used a filter called dry brush. #6 I used an effect called traditional oil. #11 I used an effect called glow.

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Well, it's another Friday. Surprising how fast time goes, specially when you're on the hook for a weekly essay. My hats off and mass respect to Joe Shikspack for producing the Evening Blues every Mon.-Fri. I would have gone crazy in less than two weeks if I had to post an essay with that much news and music five days a week.
It was sunny and 70s while the week went flying by. Rain in the forecast for this weekend.

Adult Bald Eagle

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The week started with a little rain on Sunday and Monday. The rest of the week has been a mix of a couple of sunny days and a couple of mostly cloudy days with temps in the 70s all week. The price of gas has held steady at $5.59 a gal. for the last 2 weeks. Hopefully the conflict in the Middle East will be resolved soon (not holding my breath) and prices will drop.
Found out on Tuesday the Photo Arts building in Balboa park where our camera club meets will be closed indefinitely for the removal of asbestos and mold that was found in the building. If the past is any indicator it could be anywhere from months to years before the city gets the work done. In the mean time all the camera clubs that use the building have to find somewhere else to hold their meetings or do the Zoom thing. Uck! I hate Zoom.

Last week after I finished looking for bugs in the Balboa park rose garden I spent an hour in the Japanese Friendship Garden. The garden is beautiful and well maintained and a great place to sit and relax and contemplate your navel or anything else you choose to contemplate.

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The rose bushes in the Balboa Park rose garden are in bloom after being cut back for the winter. That means it's time to get out with the macro lens and look for bugs in the garden.

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On April 1st we had a Super Moon. No fooling. So I went to Harbor Island on San Diego bay to catch the moon rising over the San Diego skyline. Most of the day was cloudy so I was worried they would obscure the view of the rising moon, but the photography gods were kind and most of the clouds moved on by moon rise. The first two shots were taken while waiting for the guest of honor to show up.

Twins

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Hooray! We've managed to make it through another week without the whole world completely imploding. Keeping my fingers crossed that smarter heads prevail and that holds for a lot longer.
Locally it's been a week of early morning fog and hot sunny afternoon's here in the lower left. I've had the windows open at night to keep the house cool. Normally I don't have to do that until May or June. If the last few weeks are any indication it's going so be a blazing hot summer.

Some old familiar faces and some new friends from my last few visits to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

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Spring has sprung. Today is the first day of spring, thou you wouldn't know it with the weather we've had this week. Temps have been in the mid to high 90's inland where I live, and upper 80's along the coast. I've lived in San Diego county since 1977 and I can't remember temps ever being this high this early in the year.
Temperatures are not the only thing on the rise. Since the start of the illegal war of aggression against Iran the price of gas has crept up $1 from $4.29 a gallon to $5.29.

A dozen shots from my last visit to Balboa Park.