Brown Shutters

Green Shutters

Skywatch Friday - Cactus Garden Series #3

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Have a nice weekend!

Cactus Garden Series #2

The darling little yellow flowers are well protected, no?

Cactus Garden Series #1

Bollard

I had to consult my brother, Captain Bill, for the name of this thing.

Bollard: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines.

Fanfare Fountain

58 choreographed water jets build a dramatic waterfront entryway.

Happy Mother's Day

Assorted roses from my Sweetheart Garden featuring only pink and red roses.

Cabrillo Marina

Skywatch Friday - Crepuscular Rays

Crepuscular rays, in atmospheric optics are rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from a single point in the sky. These rays, which stream through gaps in clouds or between other objects, are columns of sunlit air separated by darker cloud-shadowed regions.

Crepuscular rays are near-parallel, but appear to diverge because of linear perspective. They often occur when objects such as mountain peaks or clouds partially shadow the sun's rays like a cloud cover. Various airborne compounds scatter the sunlight and make these rays visible, due to diffraction, reflection, and scattering.

from Wikipedia

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Maersk Sealand #3

Entering Port

Docked

Maersk Sealand #2

 At Breakwater

About to Enter Harbor

Entering the Harbor at the Angel's Gate Lighthouse

Crowley Tugs Assisting Vessel

The Port of Los Angeles' top five containerized imports are :

• furniture
  
• apparel
  
• automobile parts
  
• electronic products
  
• toys
  

Maersk Sealand #1

A. P. Moeller

Arrival at Breakwater

Hazy Morning

Walking Path along Paseo Del Mar

One of my favorite places to stroll (Wilson too).

Moon Shadow

Theme Day Bonus 

  Moon Shadow 

Intoxicatingly Fragrant

 Silvery Lavender

 Hybrid Tea Rose

Theme Day: Shadows

Jacaranda Shadow at Averill Park

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Skywatch - Mountains at Sunrise

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City Ballet

Throughout the history of San Pedro City Ballet, the one most common thread has been the practice of enabling the underserved members of our community to see the company's performances at no cost. From early on, schools and organizations in the local community and from the Greater Los Angeles area have been invited to see the company perform. One of the most fulfilling aspects of providing this service to the community is the awe and appreciation of those audiences...

Read more here.

Marine Layer

A marine layer is an air mass which develops over the surface of a large body of water such as the ocean or large lake in the presence of a temperature inversion. The inversion itself is usually initiated by the cooling effect of the water on the surface layer of an otherwise warm air mass. As it cools, the surface air becomes denser than the warmer air above it, and thus becomes trapped below it. The layer may thicken through turbulence generated within the developing marine layer itself. It may also thicken if the warmer air above it is lifted by an approaching area of low pressure. The layer will also gradually increase its humidity by evaporation of the ocean or lake surface, as well as by the effect of cooling itself. Fog will form within a marine layer where the humidity is high enough and cooling sufficient to produce condensation. Stratus and stratocumulus will also form at the top of a marine layer in the presence of the same conditions there.

In the case of coastal California, the offshore marine layer is typically propelled inland by a pressure gradient which develops as a result of intense heating inland, blanketing coastal communities in cooler air which, if saturated, also contains fog. The fog can last until midday when the heat of the sun is frequently strong enough to evaporate it. An approaching frontal system or trough can also drive the marine layer onshore.

from wikipedia

Slavko's Harbor Poultry

Specialty: Fried Chicken and Potato Nuggets

Sunrise & The Port

Julia Child Rose

The Julia Child Floribunda Rose - the color of butter, what else?

Skywatch Friday - Watching the Sun Rise

6:25:09 AM

Before and After

6:00:23 AM

6:25:27 AM

6:25:32 AM

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Blue and Green

Rocky Shore

White Roses

Going Fishing

Door with Wreath #2

Door with Wreath #1

Skywatch Friday - Coastline & Sky

Below Paseo del Mar.

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Walking Wilson

Wilson's friend, a 4th grader who lives down the street, takes him for a walk by the ocean.

Bougainvillea Arbor

Bougainvillea Arch

Isn't it neat how the bougainvillea vine makes a perfect arch over this gate?

Red Car

For sixty years, the Los Angeles area was served by a vast network of electric railway lines operated by the Pacific Electric Railway. Affectionately known as “Red Cars”, the Pacific Electric’s trolleys and interurban cars blanketed the Los Angeles area on more than 1000 miles of rail lines. The last remnant of the system was abandoned in 1961. Forty-two years later, a small piece of the system has been resurrected in San Pedro, as the Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line. Read more on Railway Preservation here.

YAY! This marks the 100th post for san pedro daily photo!

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Rabbitat

Rabbit & Bunny Rescue in San Pedro

PetSave Foundation is a no-kill non-profit organization founded in June 2000 as a rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption resource for domestic rabbits.

PetSave Foundation's mission is to provide a safe haven for abused and abandoned domestic rabbits and to provide the public with any information necessary to reduce pet overpopulation and ensure that the pet-guardian relationship provides a lifetime, loving home for the pet.

Providing rabbit spay and neuter, health, behavior, and general care information to the public. We also provide referrals to dog and cat rescue organizations as a public service.

Photos of available rabbits here.

PetSave Foundation

522 W. 9th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Tel: 310-833-7333 

petsavefoundation@pacbell.net

HAPPY EASTER!

Deck of An Old Ship

From the deck of the SS Lane Victory, a WW II cargo ship.

Skywatch Friday - Old Rose and Sky

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