Many things on this world function in a way we don't understand.   Coming to a place for the first time yet everything seems familiar.   Or seeing something that gives you goosebumps yet you can't quite explain why.   Feeling of Deja-Vu and distinct Importance that transcends rationality.  That happened to me in February '22 when I saw this graffiti on the beach below Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego, California

SurfacingGraffiti below Scripps Institute of Oceanography at La Jolla Shores Beach

Mysterious Girl with captivating eyes emerging from the Tide and focusing on something distant.  It is just common street Art one can see on many popular beaches around the World, yet it did something for me I could not explain.  Who is she?  Where is she coming from? What is she looking at?  I took a photo (many) and in my mind kept coming back to this moment;  This was even wallpaper on my Mac for a long time.

I was back wintering in San Diego in early 2024.  La Jolla Shores Beach is very special place and I was naturally curious about this drawing I dubbed "Queen of the Ocean".   Would she still be there or someone painted something over?  But yes - Queen was still there, perhaps a bit worn out wood surface but still the same Look that burned in my mind for couple of years.  I absolutely love this shot of Incoming Tide washing out Queen Wall.  

Queen of the OceanTide washing out Mysterious Graffiti of Girl with Captivating Eyes below Scripps Institute of Oceanography

Sedona, Arizona is famous for it's Energy Vortexes.  Scripps Queen is like that for me.   This view just speaks to me on so many levels I can not rationally explain why  Perhaps it is subconscious consequence of "I Origins" Netflix movie. But whatever the case,  I hope she will still be here next time around I'm in San Diego.  La Jolla Shores wouldn't be the same without.