The season is upon us that the circle of life is visible in children. Here we are at a place where we can see a mother and some of her babies.

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The Starlight Bowl is an open air amphitheater located in Balboa Park. It was constructed for the 1935–1936 California Pacific International Exposition and seats 4,300. It was originally named the Ford Bowl because the automobile manufacturer sponsored outdoor concerts at the venue during the exposition by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the San Francisco Symphony, and other performers.[1]

Until 2011 Starlight Bowl was the outdoor home of the San Diego Civic Light Opera, also called Starlight Musical Theatre, which presented several Broadway musicals each summer. The Civic Light Opera company was founded in 1945. It was one of the oldest musical theatre companies in the United States.

The amphitheater sits almost directly under the landing path for San Diego International Airport. During musical performances the conductor had a set of lights that indicated the noise level from passing planes. When the noise reached a certain level the conductor signaled everyone to pause, and the musicians and performers froze in place until the plane passed.

The San Diego Civic Light Opera struggled financially in recent years and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2012 there were no productions, and the company’s website was still live but was only advertising shows at other venues. As of 2016 the company’s email no longer works and its Facebook page has been removed. The unused Starlight Bowl theater is falling into disrepair and has been described as an "attractive nuisance".

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Sunset at the top of Mount Woodsen. It was a shortish 2.2 miles from my car to this peak, but it is also an elevation gain of 1184 feet. It took me a while to get up there. 😉

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There are three peaks on the far horizon just to the right of center. The tallest peak, with the little higher peak, in Mount Laguna. The haze in the sky is the remnants of smoke from the recent fires.

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The access road serpentines its way up the north side of the mountain. In some places, this place in particular, the road barely makes its way between giant boulders.

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Someone lost someone dear to their heart. Might not even be a human someone lost.

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Halfway up the backside of Mount Woodsen, from the 67 access area. That is mostly Ramona in the background.

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Calliope, taking a break in the shade, as we walk the five mile loop of Lake Miramar Reservoir. It was a fairly warm day, and we got our required number of shadow breaks, where we consumed an adequate amount of water.

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I love the smell of these wonderful little citrus fruits.

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From the Scenic Overlook along the trail from Oak Oasis County Park, in San Diego County. I think the closest town is Lakeside.

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Once, I was a tree.
Now, I am a husk.
Tomorrow I will be dust.
…
Tomorrow is lost to us all.
Be kind to each other.

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Calliope loves laying down in water. Here she is getting cooled off. It was 102 degrees F on our little hike today and she just walked in and layed down, "Ploop!" We sat there for a while, and she just listened to nature. … Me too.

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Shakespeare penned the oposite in his play, Venus and Adonis. “Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.”

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This is her, just rising from the water where she was lying down for a quick cool off. She really loves the water.

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The central Pistil and the six surrounding Stamens.

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Just playing around with somehing to do before I went to bed.

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Up close. You can see me reflected in her eye.

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Kelp that has been dislodged from the sea floor, and washed ashore, and left behind from the latest high tide.

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Ericameria parishii
Found in the dry slopes and chaparral throughout Southern California into Baja, this shrub can grow to twelve feet tall. This member of the daisy family has oblong, lime green leaves with a leathery quality. One plant can produce many bright yellow flower clusters, which attract many insect pollinators.

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When I Find out, I will change the name of this post

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This smoke blocked the sun for most of the day, the sun would peek out every now and then.

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One fine looking, leather covered, with tan white walled tires, electric bike!

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So, after I shot the earlier image with some of the little flowers opem, I went outside and saw that many more flowers were open, so I picked a new sprig and brought it into shoot. … Each of these little purple flowers are only about 2mm (3/16ths of an inch) across. … I mean really tiny.

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The morning after, and some of the small flowers are open.

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