Southern California–August 7, 2023

Newport Beach

Wooden bouy with red and yellow stripes
Wooden building with cupola and clock in cupola
Remembering the Past, Acknowledging the Present, Looking Toward the Future Here are closeups of the sphere in the previous photo.
sphere showing Fishers with a fish, and text beneath: Everyone is Welcome at the Beach
Another one of the “otherwise, have a great time!” warnings stenciled on the pier (it’s hard to read: it says No Dogs/Diving/Jumping/Skating/Bicycles/Skateboards/Vehicles over 3 Tons/Smoking)
Stenciled warnings on sidewalk

Some views from the pier:

Tents and peope on beach; lifeguard station at background left
View from pier of beach and buildings behind it
Walking back from the pier, I noticed a window pane acting as a warped mirror. video of waves coming in as seen in that reflection.
Warped mirror image of beach umbrella
A picture of some colorful bike tires; didn’t turn out as good in the photo as in real life.
Bicycle tires with red, yellow, and blue rims

Some pictures from the beach area:

Planter box with small colored flowers
metal giraffe sculpture

A “junk metal” sculpture

giraffe sculpture closeup

Here’s a closeup that shows how much work went into the giraffe sculpture.

Two signboards in front of a bar:

Signboard: Hvaing a hard time getting a DRINK? TIP BETTER
Signboard in front of bar
This is the Santa Ana River; picture taken on the bike ride back.
santa ana river

Utility Boxes

Mermaid with red hair, sitting on pink flower
Utility box with turtle and palm tree, with word ALOHA in background
Painting of an adobe building
Man and woman in 1900s western clothing; man holding a horse with two children in the saddle
Painting of swimming pool circla 1900