Smoke Gets in Our Eyes....

Further photos from the Harris Fire still burning in the East County portion of San Diego:



I took this from the sidewalk in front of the kids' favorite pet shop in Alpine.

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E took this while we were driving east on Interstate 8, just before exiting into Alpine.



We made a quick stop at the View Point just east of Alpine/Viejas to get this photo looking down through the mountains toward the ocean. Usually a glimpse of the blue sea can be spotted from this overlook; today it's mostly smoke and haze from the week of fires....

Pumpkin Patch....

Mini-pumpkins are so cute!



B tumbles off his disc and down the hill of fluff while "sledding."



Some of the dairy cows....



The boys carefully choose their own "jack" pumpkins.



Some of the decorations and "for sale" pumpkins available ... I like the background here, too.

Sailing....

The sails of our rented Coronado 27 (27-feet long).



My dad and brother love sailing with the family. We had a couple of tricky tacks, but they're pros.



T took his turn at the helm as well.



A small portion of the downtown San Diego skyline ... our view the entire time we were sailing.

Sailing...

As we sailed under the Coronado Bridge, a navy destroyer followed us into the harbor.



Elizabeth enjoys the view from the back of the sailboat.



J at the helm as we motored back after much tacking with tricky winds.



We sailed past the Midway Navy Museum, as did another sailboat. On a weekday, only a few sailboats are usually sailing about which makes it lovely and relaxing.