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nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) — Right here in San Diego! - 05/22/11 11:38 PM

Right here in San Diego!
Early last week while I was out with a Client looking at properties, we saw a woodpecker in the back yard.

 
To me s/he looked like a juvenile bird, busily pecking away at the wood to find some little bugs to eat. That was the only picture I could get before s/he pecked up to the other side of the tree.
My Clients were so thrilled to see a woodpecker (I was too!) that I think they were considering writing an offer on the home just because of the woodpecker. Didn't happen, though, … (13 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) — It looks like it's on fire - 05/01/11 10:58 PM

 
It looks like it's on fire
Just up Interstate 5 from your Mission Valley condominium is the San Diego Botanic Garden:

 
The gardens comprise 30 acres and claims to have the largest bamboo collection in the United States, from small varieties to grow in your yard to towering tree-like varieties that grow to be a hundred feet tall.
There are desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, plants native to California, a fruit garden, gardens representing the Old World and the New World, gardens with plants from Africa, Australia, Madagascar, South America, Central America — over 3,000 varieties of … (4 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) — Does this look comfortable? - 04/17/11 11:48 PM

 
Does this look comfortable?
If any reader didn't know it yet, Russel and I are always taking pictures of Zoey the Cool Cat. Sometimes she gets into positions that just don't look comfortable at all, like this one:


 
She stayed in that position until the little birdies decided to come by and eat, and their chirping on the other side of the window always gets her excited.
 
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nature: See that guy over there? He's taking pictures of us! - 04/17/11 11:15 PM

 
See that guy over there? He's taking pictures of us!
A couple of days ago I went to see Butterfly Jungle at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park. These two ring-tailed lemurs were out sitting on the ground soaking up the sun. As I raised my camera to take a picture, one leaned over to the other and seemed to whisper something. "See that guy over there? He's taking pictures of us!"
 
 
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nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — San Diego streets and highways are bursting with color! - 04/16/11 07:49 PM


San Diego streets and highways are bursting with color!
One of the best things about your Mission Valley condo is that it is centrally located, making it easy to get out and about to do all the things that beautiful San Diego has to offer.
At this time of year, a simple drive (even with $4.30 a gallon gasoline) around San Diego freeways can be a very enjoyable event for the family because San Diego streets and highways are bursting with color!
Today I will be your guide in getting to some of the more spectacular displays. These are … (11 comments)

nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — Testing the walk score on a Wordless Wednesday - 03/30/11 11:16 PM


Walk Score
Our updated MLS now features a walk score which tells you how walkable the neighborhood is surrounding any specific property. If your MLS doesn't have a walk score, you can find out right here: Walk Score.
The walk score of my neighborhood is a 69, one of the highest that I've seen. Although they didn't have walk scores when we moved here, the walkability of a neighborhood has always been high on my list whether renting or owning.
Today was an absolutely beautiful day to put that walkability to use, and following are some pictures of flowers … (16 comments)

nature: Wordless Wednesday from the San Diego Zoo - 01/19/11 08:30 PM

Wordless Wednesdayfrom the San Diego Zoo
Since I listed a property last night, I rewarded myself by going to the San Diego Zoo for a couple of hours this morning.
It was an overcast morning, and quite cool, and these two rhinos were just relaxing:

It's also mating time at the Zoo for many of the animals, so I don't know if those two were just waiting for the sun to come out or if they had just finished doing the deed.
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nature: Flowers and gardens and friends - 01/09/11 11:25 PM

Flowers and gardens and friends
I got this nice Flowers & Gardens calendar from the dentist, and it has some interesting quotes that involve flowers and gardens. I'd like to share some of them (mainly because ActiveRain is so slow today that I don't want to do anything too complicated, like trying to insert lots of pictures and then do a lot of formatting):
No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same. No two friends are the same. — Hugh Johnson Plant a seed of friendship and reap a bouquet of happiness. —Lois Kaufman The only … (9 comments)

nature: Foto Friday - 01/07/11 10:54 PM

Foto Friday
What a long week and a long day, so I think a few relaxing pictures are in order. First up is Zoey the Cool Cat seeming to say that she approves of the new house:

Next up is a palm tree in the clouds. The clouds these past few days have been absolutely gorgeous.

Lastly, I'll say good night with a beautiful San Diego sunset from yesterday:

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nature: My Kodak moment — Zoey the Cool Cat knew that everything would be alright - 12/12/10 10:42 PM
My Kodak moment
Zoey the Cool Cat knew that everything would be alright
I passed my state real estate exam in May 2005, but it wasn't until August 2005 when I hung my license with Century 21 Award in Mission Valley.
When I finally made the jump to real estate, I had been working for Borders Group (Borders Books & Music, Waldenbooks, and Brentano's) since I was 18. I had worked my way up to store manager and had worked not only in my hometown of Riverside, but Mission Viejo, and many stores in San Diego.
After 28 years with Borders, … (13 comments)

nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — Lizards and Snakes: Alive! at the San Diego Natural History Museum - 11/17/10 09:29 PM

Lizards and Snakes: Alive!at theSan Diego Natural History Museum
I don't mind lizards so much, but I'm really not a big fan of snakes. However, as long as the snakes are behind glass, I can at least tolerate them.
Over at the San Diego Natural History Museum is an exhibit running through April 3, 2011, called Lizards and Snakes: Alive! Yes, I did go, and yes, the exhibit was well worth it, especially since you pay to get into the Museum, so you also get to see all of their many other exhibits, the permanent displays and the touring exhibits, … (12 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) - 11/14/10 10:25 PM
Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text)
Some of the gems and minerals at theSan Diego Natural History Museum'sAll That Glitters exhibit were big.I mean really big.Like this marquise cut smoky quartz crystal:

It was almost as big as a football.Any guesses has to how many carrots carats it was?
All photos ©2010 Russel Ray Photos
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Jim Frimmer, Realtor, CDPECentury 21 Award Mission ValleyCalifornia DRE License #01458572619-729-5701jimfrimmer@century21award.comMission … (13 comments)

nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — The Balboa Park Rose Garden (in mid-November) - 11/14/10 09:31 PM

The Balboa Park Rose Garden(in mid-November)
San Diego claims to have the largest public rose garden in the nation, and who am I to argue with them. I do know that it will take you a few hours to walk through its many sections and admire (and smell!) all the beautiful roses. Even now, in the middle of November, the roses are blooming like it's mid-summer. The Balboa Park Rose Garden is on Park Boulevard just a couple of hundred feet south of the main entrance to the San Diego Zoo.
For all you rose lovers, following are a selection … (10 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) - 11/14/10 08:40 PM
Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text)
I'm not a big fan of anything with thorns (except roses since they smell so good), but there is one cactus that I like because of its beauty and a certain characteristic that it has. Here is a picture of some of them:

They are called barrel cactus, and in the sunshine they radiate beauty. The attribute that they have that I like is phototropism, or the propensity to lean towards the sunshine, as you can see in the picture. I think it's kind of funny to walk into the garden and … (6 comments)

nature: Don't let the spooks spook your pets! - 10/31/10 01:48 PM

Don't let the spooks spook your pets!
I know we're all anticipating the little spooks arriving at our houses this evening looking for treats, and threatening tricks, but don't forget our other little spooks, more popularly known as pets.
All the noise — doorbells ringing, unknown voices, laughter, doors slamming, children screaming with excitement over their latest goodies —  can be very traumatic for our pets. Here are some tips to help your pets make it through the evening:
Keep your pets in a room far away from the Halloween action, preferably in a place that they are familiar with. If your pet is … (9 comments)

nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld San Diego - 10/26/10 10:46 PM

Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld San Diego
This coming weekend is the last weekend for SeaWorld San Diego's Halloween Spooktacular! Children (and adults) are encouraged to come enjoy SeaWorld in their Halloween costumes.
There will be special Spooktacular maps that you can follow to ten sea-themed Halloween stations where you can trick or treat, and Halloween-themed shows will be occurring at Sea Lion and Otter Stadium and the Sesame Street Bay of Play.
Of course, there will be all the regular SeaWorld things to do, including petting stingrays, swimming with the dolphins (extra fee required), and being splashed by Shamu the … (3 comments)

nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — Halloween and the Creepy Crawly Festival at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 10/26/10 09:08 PM

Halloween and the Creepy Crawly Festivalat the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
If you have so much fun with Halloween that you would like to prolong it a couple of weeks, you need to check out the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Creepy Crawly Festival.
Not only will you find the typical Halloween decorations done to the extreme — spiders and spiderwebs, ghosts, goblins, ghouls — but on weekends through November 13, you'll enjoy things that you never thought you'd enjoy, such as
lady bug releases — who can resist the cuteness of little ladybugs? a cockroach petting zoo — … (5 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) - 10/10/10 11:46 PM
ActiveRain will give you twenty-five points for your comment if you guess what animal is in the following picture. I'll give you a hint: It lives at the San Diego Zoo.
Photo ©2010 Russel Ray Photos
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nature: Out & About San Diego with Jim Frimmer, Your Mission Valley Realtor — You don't have to go to the Galapagos Islands to see the Galapagos tortoise! - 09/19/10 10:43 PM

This is one of a series titledOut & About with Jim Frimmer, your Realtor in Mission Valley.Read others in this series by clicking on Out & About.

You don't have to go to the Galapagos Islandsto see the Galapagos tortoise!
With the way the San Diego Zoo is renovating many of its exhibit areas, you'd never know that we have been in a less-than-optimum economy for a couple of years now. Early last year the new Elephant Mesa opened, costing several million dollars, and just a couple of days ago, the Galapagos tortoise exhibit opened after undergoing four months … (9 comments)

nature: Speechless Sunday (with a little bit of text) - 09/12/10 10:54 PM
Speechless Sunday
A walk on the beach earlier this week found an abandoned child's bucket. I don't know if there was anything in the bucket, but this bird certainly was interested in it.

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If you're looking for a great real estate agent in San Diego, well,let me Google one for you. I'm available 24/7, so feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Jim Frimmer, RealtorCentury 21 Award Mission ValleyCalifornia DRE License #01458572619-729-5701jimfrimmer@century21award.comMission Valley Condos Information
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