Tag archives for San Diego
Improve! My Word for 2018
Happy New Year! It's a gorgeous San Diego winter day as I write this New Year's blog post. Sunny and 69 degrees at noon. Outside the window from my desk, I can see the three-year-old girl across the street learning to ride her tiny new bike down the sidewalk. Memories of trying out new bikes and skates and skateboards…
Because of Palawan is on the Road!
Hey there! I've been quiet on this little blog here for the past couple of years. Because life. And, also, because I've been using some of my spare time to actually work on the novel, now called Because of Palawan, that I started back in 2010 or 2011. And guess what? This past September I finished it. That moment when you…
Tide Pooling!
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Winter Low Tides Are Best For Tide Pooling Fall and winter in San Diego is Tide Pool season. The lowest tides of the year are perfect for exploring one of the local tide pools. Tide charts help you find the best day and time of day for the necessary low tides. You need to…
Windansea Sunset
San Diego was hit by an unusual heat wave this summer. One evening Bill and I escaped to the beach for a Windansea sunset. A week or two before we'd attended a memorial service at Windansea for Matt, a family friend. We had gathered on the rocky bluffs of Windansea beach. Matt's friends, family and pastor all shared memories and tears. Then…
Tiger Trail: 7 Reasons Your Kids Will Enjoy It (Though #5 Upset Me)
The new Tiger Trail exhibit is really amazingly well done. Visitors to San Diego wonder, Is it worth the drive up to Escondido to see the San Diego Zoo Safari Park? Will the kids enjoy it as well or better than the Zoo? The answer is yes, yes, and yes! The Tiger Trail exhibit is child-friendly. But you don't have…
Z is for Zoo – San Diego Zoo
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is our last one, Z!) What could possibly be more Quintessential San Diego than the San Diego Zoo?…
P is for Point Loma Lighthouse
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is P.) Old Point Loma LighthouseSource Lighthouse BulbSource Hi from Donna. Today we're going minimalist on…
O is for Ocean Beach Pier
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 ;My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego ;Today is O.) San Diegans call the beach community of Ocean Beach 'OB' for short. Home of the OB Pier.…
M is for Mission San Diego de Alcala
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is M.) Mission San Diego de Alcala,Gracia Burnham and Bill San Diego has Mission Beach, Mission Bay, Mission Boulevard, Mission…
L is for La Jolla Cove
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 ;My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego ;Today is L. Today we head to the coast, to one of the outstanding scenic spots in the world, La…