We have a lot of pine trees here in San Diego since Torrey Pines State Reserve is one only two places in the world where the Torrey Pine grows. The other is an island off the coast of California. Although pine trees will grow here, they really need more water than what Mother and Father Nature provide us. Consequently, they rarely grow to any significant size and certainly are not unique in any way; they are just pine trees.

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Except for this one:

I tried to get some other pictures, but this was in an older neighborhood of smaller homes on smaller lots, so there was no good vantage point. I just thought the tree was beautiful, so I took a picture of it. I even wanted to climb it, and even might have if my Clients had not been with me and if there had been any way to get up to those first branches there. Maybe I'll go back and preview this property when my ladder is in the trunk. LOL

Some of Jim's blog entries

1. Is 13 YOUR lucky number?
2. Representing two buyers on the same property simultaneously
3. Slow down, look around, and pay attention
4. Are you as drunk as a bee?
5. Are you a food label reader?
6. Pets are wonderful support, but not very good drivers
7. Do you prefer roses or rotten eggs?
8. San Diego Plant Atlas is now online
9. The common sense gene is missing from the gene pool
10. Is there a conflict here?
11. You mean I've been subsidizing the sports stars?
12. We could learn from history if we'll just take time to study it
13. Excessive furnishings and storage create fire hazards
14. Is Active Rain trying to tell me something, or am I just weird?
15. Make every Friday "Backup Friday"
16. STOP THE INSANITY!
17. If you can't get to it, you can't tell how old it is
18. Your digital camera can do so much more than just take pictures
19. It's hard to believe Zoey's already been here a year
20. It's hard to believe Sophie's been gone a year
21. Is THAT the house?
22. Don't trust, do verify
23. The benefits of staging, even minimalist staging
24. Please help me identify this type of architecture. Craftsman? Victorian? Modern?
25. Southern California fire season is just around the corner
26. Welcome to my home
27. If you could easily get rid of your child, would you?
28. Wow! Nice underwear
29. There obviously is no financial crisis if Zoey has been pre-approved for a $5,000 credit card
30. Getting to cold contacts. It's all in the approach
31. Is there trash in your trash can?
32. Private, gated, fenced, coded subdivisions
33. What's in a name?
34. Location, location, location? Ha! Views, views, views
35. Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam
36. Did you put that on the disclosure form? "I didn't think I needed to."
37. If you needed to hide from someone, could you do it in today's world?
38. A home is like a child
39. Should I stay or should I go now. Remodel or move?
40. Water, water everywhere, or is it?
41. Always on the lookout....
42. Are you prepared for an emergency?
43. Four secrets to getting and keeping online customers
44. Holding an open house with fleas
45. Tuesday laugh session with the "treadmill kitty cats"