Miguel’s Cocina, Coronado, CA

One entrance to Miguel's.

One entrance to Miguel’s.

 

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Yelp Elite Event Headquarters, San Diego, CA

The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.
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Come here.  Let me tell you a secret.  Yelp Elite Events have free food, booze, and swag.  Let me show you the wonders of being a Yelp Elite.  They are quite particular and you have to get on the exclusive guest list in order to get into an event.  This event was held at the Headquarters at Seaport in a special roped off area.

 

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Yelpers getting their name badges and wristbands.

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Liliuokalani Botanical Garden 123 N Kuakini St Honolulu, HI 96817

The wind in the trees lured me in. The soft sound of water falling slowed my steps. The spirit of the trees beckoned me to sit down and enjoy the serenity. If you love trees, then you will love this park.
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The laundry line gently blew in the wind. The old tenant buildings drew a stark contrast against the fence line. The sprinkler hit it’s target spot on and provided a nice mist.
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Walking farther towards the far end of the park, I discovered an abandoned boarded up two story building. It looked so forlorn, hoping to be filled with people again someday.
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Noticed a girl walking towards me from the occupied building, muttering and talking to herself and an imaginary friend. We walked alongside each other for a time, but she did not see me. Hope her imaginary friend is good to her.
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Lie down on a blanket under the trees. Listen and watch as the wind gently caresses the trees leaves. If you stay long enough you can hear the trees speak. They are strong here.
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Iron Pig Alehouse, Pacific Beach, CA

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Karsten Thot Bridge, Wahiawa, Hawaii

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This bridge captured my attention so I just had to stop and take a look. The contrast between the steel lines seemingly floating against the sky filled with clouds is striking.

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Walking along the short path to the bridge I noticed a small group of people huddled together down the embankment. Kept walking towards the bridge, noticed a dog walking along with his owner directly across the street from me. For some reason (unbeknownst to me at the time) I kept my eye on the dog. Upon approaching two male strangers along the narrow path, the dog balked and tried to bolt across the street towards me into oncoming cars. Frantically the dog was looking to get away from these strange men and clearly his owner could not control the dog. This all happened so fast in a mere few seconds it seems. Locking eyes with the dog I used my dog hand signal for stop and yelled stop very firmly. The dog stopped and looked at me, waiting, again in a firm voice I told him good stop. After another very long few seconds, the dog finally relaxed and stopped freaking out. It was clear to me I was in the right place at the right time. Good doggy.

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Not long after visiting this bridge I found out it’s overdue for some much needed repairs, painting and road improvement starting in August 2015. To be completed in six phases, with the last phase projected to end in May 2016. Darn, now that means we will have to come back and visit the bridge. :>)

Wonder if I’ll see the dog again? You never know.

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Crozier Beach, Waialua, HI

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