Showing posts with label grape street dog park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grape street dog park. Show all posts

Nov 26, 2012

Molly Rielley: Beautiful Lady, Beautiful Soul and Beautiful Friend...remembered today by her friends at the Grape Street Dog Park in San Diego


Sunday morning, November 25, 2012---Grape Street Dog Park San Diego, California.

Molly Rielley: beautiful lady, beautiful soul and beautiful friend...remembered today by her friends at the Grape Street Dog Park in San Diego.

On a cloudy morning in San Diego at one of Molly's favorite places her friends were remembering her passionate and friendly spirit as they admired the memorial for her today at the Grape Street Dog Park in the South Park section of San Diego. 

Everyone remarked how well the pictures posted on one of the stately Eucalyptus tree in the park showed off Molly's friendly smile and spirit.  She was not just attractive to look at on the outside but her personality was magnificent, as well.  Her friends were sad and asking themselves what clues they missed as they spoke of her passing earlier this week.  She had given everyone she knew friendship and compassion and the friends admiring the memorial and her memory wanted to give the same back to her. 

All of the people spoke of her immense consideration for her friends and for everyone she knew.  "She was really very considerate, she never wanted to cause any problem or worry for anyone; she was just a great friend," everyone agreed.

Her friends wanted to have a memorial for her today at one of her favorite places as her family will be having a private remembrance later on this week.

Molly recently moved back to San Diego from Orange County and she always enjoyed going to the dog park with her dog, Daffy.  She was a regular fixture there, going almost every day.  Everyone knew her and her fabulous smile--everyone is sad. 

The pictures of her depicted her infectious smile.  I particularly liked the one of her holding her dog as if it was her baby and her pride and joy.  It is easy to see they were a regular couple and in the picture both of them were smiling ear to ear, the white feet posed perfectly for the camera.  One of her good friends will be looking after her beloved companion.  Daffy is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, also called a "toller."

The flowers in vases, the pictures on the tree--her radiant smiling face--it was easy to see she was well liked.  A perfect setting for a beautiful memorial for a beautiful lady.  My heart goes out to her, her family and her friends...and her doggy, Daffy.


Nov 14, 2012

police chase in south park San Diego today--right through the dog park

POLICE CHASE AT THE GRAPE STREET DOG PARK TODAY

The Grape Street Dog Park in the South Park area of San Diego, California, sees a police chase today, November 14, 2012

Right, I was sitting there, enjoying the sun, ready to read a page in my book but I had to look up as the police sirens kept getting closer and closer--dangerously loud and close.  It's time to get up and move!  Sitting at the south end, the next thing I knew here comes a white SUV turning towards the north end of the Grape Street Dog Park parking lot with 7 police black and whites in hot pursuit.  Really, there is no where to go, literally, except down the canyon---the road ends---its the Balboa Park Trails.

On one side I saw my friend walking towards me with his dog--I saw the SUV and the police heading towards me across the grass--it was surreal.  We got out of the way just in time--I curtailed my dog quickly by his collar as the white SUV plowed right through the fence and barely missed parked cars at he other end of the parking lot.  All of the police followed in a line, right through the park, sirens blaring, lights flashing.  One police car veered off towards the other end of the parking lot--also through parked cars--but the white SUV got  away.

Too bad the police did not block off the parking lot--the Grape Street is a dead end--Grape dead ends into 28th--about a 2 block length with perpendicular parking, then its the fence, the park, the golf course and the canyons.  But really, if the street had been blocked by cop cars would that have been even worse?  The out of control vehicle seemed to be driven by a desperate individual.

It was before rush hour...


That would be around three o'clock at the dog park when the after work crowd starts to come in.  As it was, I'm saying about 2:30--there park was sparsely populated--the dog walkers getting in their last digs before the evening gang and dogs come in.  I did feel so sad for one lady, one real good dog walker and regular--she was visibly shaken--her face showed an exhausted, traumatized, scared expression--so different from her usual calm and controlled composure. 

Gosh--when it was over everyone was pushed back up against the golf course fence just trying to regain their composure and figure out what happened.

It was too much excitement--sometimes that place is packed and there are families with little kids and babies and dogs and older people.  I hope people were not hurt anywhere.  Thank goodness for the SDPD

What a scary scene!

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 this is basically where the guy came careening across the lawn of the park
chloelouise--I should have tried to take a picture or a movie with my phone but I literally did not have time--the people were terrorized--I felt sorry for them.

Aug 10, 2012

MY BEST DOG PARK...GRAPE STREET IN SAN DIEGO

I take my Ronnie out everyday for a walk.  The Grape Street Dog Park is just about the best place.  I like La Mesa, where I live, but it is often too hot for Ronnie--he has a hard time keeping  cool in the heat.  There is always a nice breeze at the grape street.  I usually find a place to park in the shade.  This eucalyptus walk starts my day off just right.




grape street dog park 043 The park is all grass.  The people are friendly.     It is well maintained and watered.     


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Some people are dog walkers and they come every day.  Here is a picture of charlie and Body and Grovergrape street dog park 014  Interesting and well dressed people visit daily.                                                 grape street dog park 031D. Jones, a bartender at

 RockBottom--working on the "lederhosen" look for a new German beer they are trying out for Oktoberfest.                                                                                       

It is located at Grape and 28th Street in the south Park/Golden Hills area of San Diego.  There is plenty of parking--right by the dog area--not unnecessary walking on a leash.   Good restrooms and plenty of drinking water for people and dogs.    

chloelouise and ronnie   MY BEST DOG PARK...GRAPE STREET IN SAN DIEGO