Jan 5th. Went down Pershing drive and across 16th St to Imperial ave. out past Encanto a small Village amongst the hills. and on to Lemon Grove. saw a few good looking Lemon and orange groves here also saw a couple of men picking green peas seems pretty early in the year. Took some snaps of the hills. called at Mrs Claytons after we got back to invite them to go for a drive on Saturday

Jan 6th. Cloudy today. taking it easy. went down town through the Park and out by 8th street some hill I should say, done some shopping and came back by 12th st, and Pershing Drive. which is the shortest way home for us.

Jan 7th. Packed a lunch and left early for the Zoo in Balboa Park. first we saw some Elephant seals in a large tank of water the largest one of the men said weighed

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