Walking from Little Italy's Farmer's Market. Nicely maintained and painted.

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Before the final Harvest, Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA

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In the cool shade in the South African Gardens - San Diego Botanical Gardens - Encinitas, California

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Some fascinating historical information can be found on San Diego’s Embarcadero, right next to Tuna Harbor where many commercial fishing boats dock downtown. The sign, erected by the San Diego Port Commission in 2008, is titled Tuna Fleet Service World War II (1941-1945). It provides a glimpse of how dozens of San Diego-based Tuna Clippers joined the American war effort during the Second World War.

Here is the text on the sign:

During World War II, 600 fishing vessels were taken by the Navy, Army, and Coast Guard, including 52 “Tuna Clippers”.

On Pearl Harbor Day, the U.S. canned tuna industry was located almost exclusively in Southern California, and canners received most of their tunas from “baitboats”. Fishermen on these boats chum live bait (sardines, anchovies) to attract the tunas into a feeding frenzy and then use rigged bamboo poles to pull the hooked tunas aboard. Dating from 1924, a fleet of large “baitboats” was developed and became know as “Tuna Clippers”. These large ships, equipped with powerful diesel engines and newly developed brine refrigeration, fished for tunas found migrating thousands of miles from San Diego on trips of 90 days or more. During the 1930s, this San Diego high seas fleet was studied by the U.S. Navy, resulting in wartime plans that included the conversion of Tuna Clippers to minesweepers.

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Once in a while all the elements come together to bring magnificent sunsets that bathe us in the final light of the day. And yes, it was warm with no chill in the air. The hill is Del Mar. The lagoon is part of the San Dieguito River Valley. The bridge in front is Jimmy Durante Blvd, behind it the railroad tracks and then the last line at the ocean is actually Highway 101.

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