Peenie Wallie: La Jolla, Tijuana, Phoenix, Breckenridge

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July 5, 2009

La Jolla, Tijuana, Phoenix, Breckenridge

Above: Biplane flying over La Jolla Cove.

Above: Unknown flowers in La Jolla, CA.

Above: Steps leading down into Sunny Jim's cave, one of seven sea caves at La Jolla Cove.

Above: Looking out from Sunny Jim's cave at a bunch of 4th of July tourists trying to drown themselves in rented sea kayaks.

Above: A botanist in La Jolla, CA and Wendy informed me that the flowering tree/shrub shown here is a Melaleuca, a plant that is native to Australia, and of the Myrtaceae (Myrtles) family.

Above: California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Jolla Cove.

Above: California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) at La Jolla Cove.

Above: One of seven sea caves at La Jolla Cove.

Above: Hibiscus flowers (Hibiscus syriacus) in La Jolla Cove.

Above: Unknown flowers in La Jolla, CA. Update: SL informs that this is Periwinkle.

Above: Hopefully, your 4th of July is going better than this guy attempted to ride his Italian Aprillia through La Jolla, CA.

Above: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA.

Above: Border Field State Park in the foreground. Tijuana, Mexico in the background.

Above: Somewhere east of Tijuana.

Above: View of Camelback mountain in Phonenix.

Above: Art in Phoenix airport. Note: The Phoenix airport does not have a Terminal 1. They only have Terminals 2, 3, and 4. And there's no way to get between terminals without reclearing security. And standing outside in the sun to catch a bus. In July.

Above: Sun shining through cumulous clouds over Phoenix.

Above: Day 21 for the five baby Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) in the birdhouse on the razor-wire fence around my garden. (These birds hatched on or around June 14th.) These birds should fledge on July 6th or 7th. (Bud's birds have already flown the coop.)