Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Paranormal Activity?

 Image taken in the Mermaid Room of the supposedly haunted Brookdale Lodge sometime in the mid-90s. TSG was at the Lodge to catch a gig by the local bluegrass band "Earthquake Country". 

 Legend has it a young lady drowned in the swimming pool and guests have reported seeing her ghost in the pool window and wet footprints on the floor even when the pool was closed for renovations. 

In this case the spooky-looking apparition is not a ghost but an ordinary non-supernatural everyday-type person...the slightly blurry effect being due to a slow shutter speed. Or who knows...maybe it was a ghost after all?

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Above San Diego

 On approach to Lindberg Field on SWA Flight 2742

(Apologies for lack of sharpness on these. The images lost a bit of resolution when the "magic eraser" tool was applied to get rid of the engine nacelle)

805/94 Interchange
Balboa Park Golf Course
Balboa Park / El Prado
Balboa Park / California Tower
CA 163 / Cabrillo Bridge
Balboa Park / 6th Avenue

Banker's Hill

Little Italy

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Hermitage Arms' New "Fountain Alley" Water Feature

Anyone with a history of lawn use has seen something like this at one time or another. Here at Maison de la Sauterelle we have our own example, providing residents with a miniature Old Faithful event every other day when the automatic timer goes off.  
We're now into the fourth week of having this somewhat dubious bubbling perk, despite the fact management & maintenance personnel (seen here walking away, apparently having other things on their minds) being aware of it since the outset. 
Oh well, guess we might as well enjoy it while we we can...