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First off, thank you, Janis for hosting last Friday while I was out of town and safe travels on your visit with family.
I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas, but I have a niece who lives there and she got married last Saturday so I bit the bullet and made the trek there for the wedding. Previous to last weekend, I'd been to Vegas three times and had bad luck there all three times, and I don't even gamble. Fourth time was a charm. I finally had a good time there on this trip.

After dinner Thursday evening, my sister, brother, SIL and I took a walk along the strip and also checked out the fall display inside the Bellagio hotel.

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Last Sunday I went to the Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum in Campo. Campo is located about 50 miles east of San Diego and 3 miles north of the Mexican border. They have all kinds of old railroad equipment, railcars and engines plus a functioning train you can ride on. The train ride lasted about 40 minutes and was lots of fun. It's the first time I've been on a train since the late 70s. I don't know how old the locomotive was, but the rail cars were built in the 1930s.

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I went back to the Safari Park again this week and focused on the many different birds they have from around the world.

Emerald Starling: Guinea to Mali & Ivory Coast

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Nothing new or exciting to report on in San Diego. The weather has been beautiful (sunny, low 80s) , groceries are still expensive, the Padres were eliminated from the playoffs yesterday (bummer), and gas was $4.49 a gallon last time I filled up.

I went to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for a few hours Tuesday morning. 

Male African Lion

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Last Sunday I went to Barona Dragstrip, a 1/8 mile local dragstrip located on the Barona Indian Reservation in the east county area of San Diego. The last time I was there 3 years ago there was a large turn out of racers. Last Sunday, not so much. There was a mix of cars and trucks from the big 3 American auto manufacturers. There was even a Tesla. That was a surprise. Being a Mustang fan I was happy to see a lot of Fox body Mustangs in attendance. All in all a fun day.

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This month's camera club outing on Tuesday was to the Gaslamp Quarter and surrounding areas including the San Diego marina, convention center, and Petco Park where the San Diego Padres play their baseball games.

Gateway to the Gaslamp

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After a week of temps in the mid to upper 90s, things are supposed to start cooling off over the next few days. By this time next week it should be in the low 80s. That will be a nice relief.
Summertime and warm weather means Damselflies and Dragonflies, so Wednesday I stopped by Santee Lakes to see what I could find.

Western Pondhawk

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I filled up the tank in my car at the beginning of the week. The price had been holding steady at $4.19 for the last few weeks but jumped to $4.39 overnight. I recently read that due to the lack of oil refineries the prices are expected to top $5 or more in the near future. Can't say I'm looking forward to that. Gas isn't the only thing getting expensive. On Wednesday I went to lunch with 3 friends. $178 + $40 tip. A little pricey, but the food was excellent.

Before meeting with my friends on Wednesday I went to the Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon. Here's a link to their website that explains what they do way better than I can.
https://thegarden.org/

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Last Saturday I went to Oceanside for the Bodysurfing World Championships. I was hoping there would be some nice size waves but that wasn't to be. The ocean was pretty calm and the largest waves were no more than 1ft and mostly white water. I did get a few good shots but not enough to dedicate tonight's FNP to that subject alone so I decided to go with a variety pack tonight.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog