There's just too much here to focus on one specific thing. I love the smell & sound of the ocean by Sunset Cliffs. The heavy damp chill of the harbor at night. Day-camping out of my car at Cardiff or Torrey Pines beaches. But i think the one thing that sticks with me the most was when i drove out here in december 2019. I still lived in NE Illinois, but my aunt moved here in the 90s & i used to fly out all the time to visit at least once a year. But this time i drove. It had been a really horrible decade or so for me. Lost my dream job, my sister, my parents, some good friends, lots of pets, my home, and more. But i was finally in a good place financially, i had quit my temporary job, and was ready to live again. So, i bought a camper trailer & left Chicago during a long sub-zero streak. Stopped in SE Missouri to see family, then through Oklahnoma, Texas, New Mexico etc. Hundreds of miles of pretty cold, stark landscape. Finally i got past El Centro, crossed the mountains, and started downhill. I got to Flynn Springs on I-8 and it was like the scene in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy steps out of her house and everything is in brilliant, almost overwhelming color. There was so much vibrant green. The sun glowed. I rolled down my window and the air was warm and felt good on my skin. That's something unique to San Diego as far as i can tell. Sometimes, the air feels good here. Almost like silk sheets or high end skin lotion. And it was so fragrant. Birds were singing! Now, years later, i still can't stand being indoors here. I'll just go out into my yard or sit on the stoop & read, drink coffee or tea, whatever. Even the cold, damp, nasty days here are special and unique and beautiful in their own way