Lines to the third

A and I went to see if the traditional miles of hanging lights have returned: sadly, they have not.  Yet, somehow, I was taking photos...

 

Plant Love at the Sunnyside Conservatory (6 December 2025)

 

It's December, and increasingly cold, but sun-loving plants are getting just enough light to put on a show.

I'm still impressed with how folded up the angel's trumpet flower is before it opens...  I haven't caught one at this stage previously.

Let's Glow! (5 December 2025)

Let's Glow is here!  December 5 - 14, 2025, this art festival is lighting up buildings around downtown San Francisco with gorgeous animated art projections.

I've been to two of the sites so far, and both delighted me.

December Evenings (3 December 2025)

The sunsets have been dramatic (one night, they rose to EPIC, though my Cousin described some of the views as 'apocalyptic' - not the impression I was hoping for!).

The nights have been cold and clear.

The moon, including the "super moon," has remained bright and impressive.

While the air quality has been declining day by day, the lights have been lovely.

Saturday Night

It’s COLD (for here), but dry. I needed a walk… I enjoyed the lights. 

Lightscape (23 November 2025)

The Lightscape installation in the San Francisco Botanical Garden is both a mob scene of people trying to take phone photos AND a ton of fun.  The colors!  The music!  The heated cocktails!  The joviality!  I had a wonderful time.

Central East SF Shore - Potrero Point Scenes (22 November 2025)

Just hanging out at the historic industrial waterfront district, as photographers tend to do...

North East Bay Shore (22 November 2025)

I don't take as many photos of our local landmarks as I should...  I'm working on that. 

Spicy sunrise (19 November 2025)

Absolutely flaming, this sunrise.  I love the shapes it makes as it cuts through the clouds...

 

Gold (18 November 2025)

I am always open to a golden sunset with a line of clouds.  ALWAYS. 

SFMoMA Colorfully Lit (14 November 2025)

The lighting designers really outdid themselves!  Such wonderful colors... 

Marine Giants: Sculptures along the Embarcadero (13 November 2025)

There are more, but here are the ones I visited with A this week after work!

 

Spectacular Stormy Sunset (13 November 2025)

People are difficult, the U.S. is in a terrible situation, but the planet still dishes out profound beauty on a vast scale. 

Turkey on a Hog (Not a Sandwich) (12 November 2025)

The same neighbor who had the spaceship-beaming-up-a-cow for Halloween has a turkey on a motorcycle for Thanksgiving!  

Botany, Sculpture, and Elves LLC (9 November 2025)

Ideal weather continued, and I felt like the world was especially and unusually beautiful.  Also, despite having had to work on Saturday, I felt like I was on a proper vacation.

It was hot, I worked hard to stay hydrated, and also: it is NOVEMBER.

 

Near Sutro Baths (8 November 2025)

It was a glorious day, and I had more than one medium format camera on my person... which breaks some rules I have (intended to protect my back), but one of them was new and seemed potentially flawed, so... 

Late Halloween-flavored sky (4 November 2025)

I love the colors in the sky this time of year, even though I struggle to render them convincingly in oil pastel... 

Our Giant Lady of Mesh (3 November 2025)

Marco Cochrane's R-evolution sculpture by night remains shiny, and now that the evenings are dark so early, the colored lights have a greater visual impact. 

Classic Pride (1 November 2025)

The classic, six-stripe PRIDE flag, flying high above Castro at Market Street. 

Banksia, Protea, and Friend (1 November 2025)

I'm starting to post photos from the current month!

Protea felt largely finished in the City, but lo and behold, there was some glory left in them upstairs at Salesforce Park even at the beginning of NOVEMBER.  Oh, how I love the Mediterranean climate!