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Beach Music v.7

Beach Music v.6

A Little Beach Architecture

Boat Houses In Encinitas

Boat Houses
The S.S. Encinitas and S.S Moon Light are neither boathouses, or houseboats; they are houses built in the shape of boats, moored on Third St. between F and G in Encintas, CA, The blue Pacific can be heard but not seen. The closest they come to water is when it rains.
They were built by Miles Minor Kellogg, undoubtedly one of Encinitas’ most noted recyclers. His ultimate recycling triumph was the boathouses. They were completed in 1928 with wood from the bathhouse at Moonlight beach and the help of his young son, Miles Justin Kellogg, who pitched in every day after school. Back then the boat houses could be seen from Highway 101 and people passing through town began to turn west for a better look at the structures. Down through the years the boathouses probably have been the most photographed buildings in Encintas and are a unique symbol of the surfing, beach, and Hwy 101 culture.

Boat House - Encinitas

Life Guard Station 5

Life Guard Station 6

Bath House - La Jolla Shores

Beach House - Del Mar

No, its not an island. This amazing beach house is situated at the very northern tip of the Del Mar beach and has been featured in numerous movies over the years.

Beach Music v.5

Beach Music v.4

North Park

30th & University

A neighborhood in NE San Diego, North Park began 100 years ago as a lemon grove. After rapid growth and a few booms and busts the area is now havtng a rebirth and turning into the city’s most vibrant art scene. Here’s some stuff on the street.

Biodegradable

OBEY

WCA

Urban Landscape

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Art Produce Window Gallery

Urban Outfitters

North Park

Beach Music v.3

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Encinitas, Leucadia & Solana Beach

We’re spending most of our time hanging out in North County. Amid the big hotels, super spendy condos and gigantic beach houses there is still a little funk.

This sign has been here for over 30 years.

State of the Art in the 60s.

Grease Lasts Forever.

Encinitas Street Sign.

The Daley Double Saloon

Sure it looks a little scary, but they have very cold Negra Modello on draft. That can’t be bad

“No Bare Feet”

The La Paloma is a great little movie theatre from the 20’s. There is a reference to the name “La Paloma” is one of America’s most important classic movies. Does anyone know what that is?

The La Polama

Sunshine & Palm Trees

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Del Mar Beach Dog Park

Well, one thing that has definitely changed is that dogs are prohibited on almost all Southern California beaches. We did manage to locate the Del Mar Beach Dog Park. It’s a great little corner of beach at the border between Del Mar and Solana Beach, filled with whacky K9s of every size and description and their equally whacky owners.

Emma is 14 now so bringing her to the dog park was a somewhat bittersweet experience. A little like taking your elderly Grandmother to an amusement park. She’s glad to be out of the house but why the hell are all these crazy ill mannered children running around and why do they keep sniffing my butt. Despite the fact that Emma took a sort of wall flower approach to the festivities and was more of an observer to all the frantic running around, she did brighten up and managed to carefully inspect every grain of sand.

Del Mar Beach Dog Park

Guidance.

I’m Cool!

This Is My Beach!

The Clamdigger

The General

A Little Sneaky

Beach Music v.1

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Our month in Southern California has begun.
Wendi & I are very familiar with the area.
In the early 80’s we explored coastal towns from Chula Vista to Oceanside
and were captivated by the laid back surfer hippie feel.
Well, those days are gone!
You could write a thesis on the sociological significance of the economic and cultural shift that has transformed Southern California in the last 30 years.
So, let’s just not go there.
Instead let’s listen close and see if we can still hear some Beach Music.

Beach Runner

The View

Redondo Beach Power Station

Show Dogs

The Poop Deck

Lifeguard Station1

A Country Lane

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It’s funny, the things that influence you. As a young boy the wallpaper in our living room was printed with 8 or 10 variations on a “Country Lane” theme. They were simple illustrations similar to what you might see on English plates. I spent hours imagining who might have walked down that path, lived in that cottage or sat on that secluded bench.

Cape Lookout, Oregon 2009

Southern France, 2007

St. Chinian, France 2007

Mt. Hood, Oregon 2009

Cape Disappointment SP, Ilwaco,Wa. 2005

Odds & Ends

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After one of these trips I always end up with a variety of images that just don’t seem to fit into any group except Odds & Ends.

Battery Park, Charleston, SC

Worker – Market Street

The Vegetable Bin – East Bay Street

Marine Drive

Georgetown, South Carolina

BBQ Sign

Boiled Peanuts – MMMM Good!

The Big Nasty

The Hominy Grill can’t make “the Big Nasty” fast enough. The place is packed for lunch and dinner to get this fried chicken, homemade biscuit, cheddar cheese and sausage gravy concoction. There is a Cardiologist just two doors down the street.

Carolina woods near Fayatteville, NC

Wendi’s dear friend, Sharon Valentine, has a lovely cabin in the middle of these woods near Fayetteville, North Carolina where she is restoring almost 6,000 acres of forest and wetlands.