San Diego Beach Blog

Hurricane Forecast Means Fewer Big Swells for San Diego

 
The prediction for the eastern Pacific is weaker than normal hurricane activity which could mean fewer large swells for San Diego surfers.  The ocean is colder which is suppressing storm activity.

Surfline.com says "Spring time weather along the Pacific West Coast often dictates what kind of hurricane season we might encounter in the Eastern Pacific Tropics.  Water temps are still very cool off southern Baja and were recently hovering in the mid 50's.  

The cool water will drift south to form a barrier south of the tip of Baja.  Any hurricane development will run into that cold water and weaken before they can send swell our way.

Art Alive 2011 : Growing in Popularity

 
  Art Alive once again transformed the San Diego Museum of Art into a floral fantasy.  Local and professional floral designers come to showcase their talents by interpreting various works of art on the wall in a creative free flowing flower display. 

The rotunda dazzled with over 50,000 stems of beautiful hydrangeas, lillies, roses and other white flowers arranged  by Rene Van Rems and 40 volunteers. It was inspired by the Royal Wedding which was taking place in London the day of the opening.

Rene van Rems has lived in California ever since he landed here as an exchange student from Holland in 1978.  As a sort of floral ambassador, van Rems is best known for adding Euro-style to American floral design trends.  He has been one of the main contributors to Art Alive almost since the beginning 30 years ago.

Over a hundred designers competed for the votes of a huge group of admirers on the weekend of April 30th this year.  The artistic and technical abilities of our local designers and garden clubs are really  breathtaking.