Mike's Photo Adventures

Monday, February 25, 2013

San Diego Adventures

Day one in San Diego..My friend suggested that we take the Trolley into Old Town..So we drove to the trolley station.

I thought I could have some fun taking photographs of people during our ride down town..Sitting across from me was a nice young man with a cross hanging from his neck.. I liked his hairdo so I started a conversation with him.. I asked if I could take his photograph and he said "Sure." Here is my first attempt:

This photograph was taken with my Panasonic fz35 and converted to black and white on my Ipad. Next photo is friendlier..haha.

The last photo is my trolley friend helping yvonne with directions.

Here is our destination:

Here are a couple of photos of some of the buildings:

And other attractions:

Now it is time for lunch ..Here are some photos:

There was a nice fountain in the restaurant with colorful glasses:

We took a walk around and window shopped in old town San Diego. I noticed this neat manikin that makes you want to smile:

Here comes the trolley..time to go call it a day.

A day in Mexico

Took a ride from Yuma, AZ to Los Algodones, mx. There is a huge parking area on the Indian Reservation that borders mexico..Parking is $5 for the day...Then you walk across the border to be greeted by this sign:

In the next few blocks are an abundance of Dentists, Optical and Pharmaceutical store fronts to serve you..Here are a few photographs of some of the colorful buildings:

To give you an idea of the cost of dental services...a crown costs between $175 and $195 dollars.. A set of upper false teeth $210..
Lots of Snowbirds go there to get all their dental, optical and pharmaceutical needs handled... There are lots of miscellaneous goods for sale such as:

I just wanted to show Yvonne what it was like in Los Algodones, mex.. We decided to have lunch in the plaza.. It was early in the day so it wasn't as full as usual but here are some photographs taken in the plaza: first a mural....

Some snowbirds eating breakfast and lunch in the plaza..

A colorful taco stand:

An interesting place... great for people watching.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Yuma, AZ for great weather

Yuma, AZ is the winter home for thousands of snowbirds...mostly people from Canada and the Midwest states..where it snows..

They live for 6 months in RV's. The rv's are stored in their site all year long. They get together to play cards, play pool , and have a daily coctail hour. ( or two) There are three Super Walmart stores in yuma, AZ.. Canadians also like to dance to live music:

Here are some photos I took in yuma.. Downtown there is a park that the Colorado River flows through..

There are some interesting trees in the park.

Right near the park is a Catholic Church.It was built in 1922 and has three crosses on the front..

An interesting door

And Statue

Sunsets in Yuma, AZ are beautiful:

Flea markets are plentiful in Yuma..Usually they have live music playing and plenty to eat:

I noticed and elderly gentlemen with a big mustache..I asked him if it was alright to take his photo..He said "sure".

Our last day in Yuma we woke up to the the moon setting in the horizon.. I grabbed my camera and took a few photos:

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Flea market day

Quartzsite, Az has many places to look at rocks and various rv accessories ..It is one of the favorite spots for snowbirds to congregate..Here are a few photos of the various activities:

If you get tired you can rest here:

If you are disabled you can ride around on a cart:

Standing in line for lunch:

Shop until you drop:

There was a fantastic sunrise the day we left for Yuma:

Quartzite, Az winter haven

I arrived at my friend Ed's on the 20th of January..The first night we had a beautiful sunset:

The next day we went to the Big Tent...It is a tent about the size of a football field, filled with Items to sell Rv'ers. I had a lot of fun taking photographs with my cameras...trying not to be noticed., without being noticed. Here are a few samples: