SoCal Part the Two
October 17, 2009
Collages. I am in love with them. How they distill a particular day/time/moment into happy juice. Obviously then, there are more to follow.
Behold our first day at the amazing San Diego Zoo. (Yes, we needed 2 days to see most of it. it’s 160 acres.) Say what you will about keeping animals in captivity–i agree with lots of the reasons against doing so–the kids getting to actually see endangered critters, and learn about them, is pretty great. also, the zoo is delightfully obsessive about social and environmental responsibility. par example, they water the rainforests every day with a total of only 5 gallons (!) of mist. likewise, the disposable cutlery at the food locales is composed of biodegradable sugar cane. crazy. i personally appreciated that all the critters have ‘people free’ zones available at all times, especially the poor goats at the petting zoo. but i digress. here’s collage numero uno:
The next collage is an assortment of pics from that night, on the beach in Coronado. It was perhaps my favourite night of the whole trip: the light was truly spectacular, fantastic for photos, and the sand, well, my children inadvertently brought cups of it home in their pockets and hoods, so delighted were they in its powdery white smoothness.
And, sadly, we come to the last of the collagy goodnes. One final pastiche of photos from our time in beautiful San Diego. sniff sniff. if only the water and highways were better, i really would like to winter there. 
Okay, I lied. there’s one more. the last night we went out to dine, I got to try the famous “In and Out” burger. dude, i had to talk myself out of ordering a second. so tasty.
there you have it. some highlights, some lowlights, the works. hope you enjoyed the collages.
Question o’ the day, and a pretty narcissistic one at that (though, I have spent about 3 hours putting this stuff together for you, so…:)): what is your favourite photo from our trip, and why?
I’m afraid that the resolution of your photos onscreen (collagy goodness being highly subjective) is not adequate to be able to even identify what’s in half of them, much less tell you which is my favourite. I suppose I will have to venture over to your place sometime in the next week to see the full-on slideshow. However, I very much like the Coronado beach collage, because there’s less detail, fewer colours, and more happy adorable kid faces. It looks like you had a lot of fun with your family and your camera last week, pecan residue aside.
Mmmmmmmm, in and out burger. mmmmmmmmmmmmm………
resolution on my screen is fine. when i double click on the collage i get a full screen size version.
My favourite photo is all of you tucking into your burgers….mmmmm….that’s my girl!!!! One photo of you in sunglasses reminds me so much of your Nana. You do have her looks, lucky girl!