The day started with me walking around the ranch snapping away with my Sony Alpha camera starting with Jill's Boot Birdhouse...
Followed by a blooming Geranium ...
... and some of Jill's western home decorations.
Sadly Wendy has passed away and she was a beautiful and brave companion for both Jill and George ...
... but both George and Jill still have the very sweet, despite her being the size of a juvenile bear, Annie named after Annie Oakley and is a Shiloh Shepherd.
We also still have Valentine's Day roses to help brighten the day...
... and some great natural light beaming in on George as he sat at the table...
...and shinning through the windmill in the east side yard.
So I have shown pictures of Willie, Buddy, Wendy, Annie and now here is the pet Kawasaki Mule.
We were getting ready to take off when I caught Jill heading down her driveway...
... and coming back up.
On the way to the coast we stopped at Target and while the others were shopping I took a few more pictures in the bright sun...
... and a mature Bird of Paradise flower.
So we arrived in Oceanside, California and walking to the Crab Shack...
I got a picture of what I think was a lobster trap...
... then we sat down to eat in what used to be the Chart House...
... and had a great view of the Harbor and a returning Whale Watching Boat.
I ordered the "Half and Half Crayfish" the had Crayfish Etouffee and fried Crayfish separated with rice and it was great.
A fishing boat arrived while we ate with an entourage of sea birds like the two Pelicans to the left...
... and this lone guy flying low and fast. Pelicans may look sleek in the air ...
... but they are a little goofy looking after they land, ...
... powerful as they take to the air...
... and almost cuddly when they perch on a rail.
Seabirds aren't the only critters on the harbor there are also squirrels - squirrels? I thought they were tree creatures.
I'd never seen a seal sunning itself like a sea otter but this one was and I got the picture.
We had a nice walk along the harbor where there were many little shops...
... and the look of an old seaport village...
...except for the high-rise building across the way.
Just so you know the harbor shops are right next to the rail tracks and I caught the Coaster Commuter Train.
"Providing customers with breathtaking coastal scenery, the Coaster commuter train runs north-south, serving eight stations between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. More than 20 trains run on weekdays, with additional service on the weekends. It takes about an hour to travel the entire Coaster route."
We then took a drive from Oceanside to Carlsbad...
... and came to a railroad crossing...
... Just as another Coaster train rumbled by.
A little further down the coast we saw some kite surfers.
"A kitesurfer or kiteboarder uses a board with or without
foot-straps or bindings, combined with the power of a large controllable
kite to propel the rider and the board across the water."
The Carlsbad Energy plant stands right between Highway 101 and Interstate 5 right on the coast...
...next to the lifeguard towers and beaches of Carlsbad...
... where more squirrels play and ...
... pelicans drifted in the cloudless sky...
... well, there were a few clouds over the McDonald's where we stopped for some specialty coffee and a couple of McPies. It was a very good day.
Quote of the Day ~
"Nature’s prime favourites were the Pelicans
High-fed, long-lived, and sociable and free." ~ James Montgomery—"Pelican Island."
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