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On Tuesday the camera club had this month's shoot at the J st. marina in Chula Vista. Only one other member of the club showed up besides myself which was a disappointment. On top of that, it turns out there's no public access to most of the marina. The day was not getting off to a good start. This dark cloud of a morning did have a silver lining. The one area the public did have access to was The Bill Of Rights, a two masted schooner. The Captain, Don Johnson (No, not the actor) and another crew member were onboard and were good enough to allow us to freely wander about the boat.
Here's a link to their website with a little history about the boat and what it's used for.
https://wesailthedream.com/

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Happy 4th. I hope everybody is enjoying the holiday.
Went by the Balboa Park rose garden last week with the macro lens. Just like when I was there last month the pick'ns were slim. I hope the lack of bugs is temporary and does not become a permanent condition. On the plus side, I found a Green Lynx spider. It's the first time in six years since I've found one in the garden.

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I had not been to the zoo in a while( March to be exact) so I stopped by for a few hours last Saturday morning. Normally I stay away from the zoo on the weekends because of the large crowds but since I had other business in Balboa Park (the zoo is located in the park) later in the day I bit the bullet and braved the large horde of humanity. Initially, I didn't think I captured anything worthwhile, but upon further review at home on the computer I found these half dozen worth posting.

Male Mandrill Monkey

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When Ford first introduced the Mustang in 1964 it was love at first sight for me. After 61 years I'm still in love with this car. Over the years I've owned three, a 1967 coup, a 1998 GT convertible, and a 2008 GT. I still have the 98 GT convertible. 
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Come along with me on a walk through Mission Trails regional Park. These are a mix of photos from a visit last month with the bird watching group and another visit this month with the camera club.
Here's a link for info on the park.
https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/osp/mtrails

Kumeyaay Lake

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Some more shots from my visit to the San Diego Botanical Garden last month.

Angel of the morning

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Tonight's birds are from multiple visits to both the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and Santee Lakes. The Black-crowned Night Heron was good enough to pose for me on a rainy day at the Safari Park at the end of March. In April sunny blue skies accompanied me for another visit to the Safari Park and two visits to Santee Lakes. I shot the Owl images at Santee Lakes on Easter weekend. Two days later they were gone.

Snowy Egret Breeding adult

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Back at the beginning of the month I went to the San Diego Botanical Garden for their World of Orchids exhibit (May 9th FNP). After spending an hour in the exhibit I spent another hour wandering around the rest of the gardens.

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Tuesday evening the camera club went to Fiesta Island on Mission Bay to play around with long exposure and light painting. 1,3,5,7 are burning steel wool. 2,4,6 are LED lights. Shutter speed varies from 1.6 to 5 seconds.

Whirligig

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Come along with me on a visit to the San Diego Botanical Garden for their fifth World of Orchids exhibit. This year's theme is Orchidelirium focusing on 19th-century orchid mania, where rare and exotic orchids fueled the passions of Victorian-era collectors and botanical enthusiasts alike.