Near San Diego's exquisite Santa Fe train station you will find San Diego Bay and a popular segment of the city's waterfront. The shoreline nearest the downtown business district features numerous piers and boat docks that are home to a variety of vessels. Here you will find aircraft carriers and giant cruise ships as well and tour boats and historic sailing craft. This is one of many places in greater San Diego that visiting tourists and local inhabitants eagerly flock to.

Returning to this area after a moderate absence, I discovered that some community group had erected a collection of highly unusual statues along the maritime walkway. Carrots and surfboards and little gnomes up in trees. What were these? A set of 30 artistic works referred to as "Urban Trees", which will evidently be on display for the term of a year.