Fine Art ORIGINAL artwork by local artists and artisans from the South Orange County Coast Beach Cities - San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, the Laguna's, the Viejo's and the Rancho's
A POD OF DOLPHINS WERE SIGHTED FROM THE SAN CLEMENTE BEACH TRAIL AT EL PORTAL CROSSING AROUND 9:00 a.m. July 23, 2008
Dolphins and Whales are usually seen around Jan - March .... so this was a fun experience to watch!
...hmmm, wonder why they are visiting us this summer?
UPDATE!
Is this a coincidence? An earthquake hit Japan the same time we were seeing the dolphins and whales... ! " HACHINOHE, Japan: A powerful earthquake that sent boulders tumbling onto a national highway, injured more than 100 people across a wide swath of northern Japan, officials said Thursday.
The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, came just one month after a 7.2 magnitude temblor killed at least 12 people in Japan's northern mountains...." Associated Press 7/24/08
HELP US TO HELP OTHERS Our Donations Assist Horse Therapeutic Training Centers; the Dana Point Ocean Institute and Oceana Foundation; the Boys and Girls Club - Creative Art Programs and Autism Special Needs Education; and Friends of the Harbor Beaches "Back to Natives" Sea and Sage Society. These programs depend on the generosity of individuals in the community, like you. Our goal is to help bring about Ocean and Habitat Awareness through creative art projects. Help support these well respected non-profit organizations by purchasing functional art items such as cards, prints, posters, calendars, educational awareness training pamphlets, t-shirts and mugs.
"Friends of the Sea" Oil Knife Painting by Barbara Ross
The Tri-Cities South Orange County Coastline is known for excellent surf fishing and for offshore kelp beds (although they have been diminished in the past thirty years). Looking North of the San Clemente pier which is 1,296 feet long is Dana Point Harbor which is rich with fish and to the south is the warm-water area around the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant and Seal Rock. The pier is located over a sand beach and the pier's original pilings were built in 1928 and are heavily covered with mussels.
A Wildlife Conservation Board reef was constructed out near the end of the pier and due to normally mild wave action a variety of fish are found such as corbina, spotfin croaker, yellowfin croaker, a few sargo, barred surfperch, guitarfish, various rays, and small sharks can be caught right off the pier.
San Mateo Creek leads to the Sea at San Onofre State Beach "Trestles" Visit Us:Orange County Fair, July 29 Sea&Sage Society Booth "Caspers Park" Oil Painting by Maria Hanxleden
