Local iris

The complexity of flowers can be so pleasing... 

Bay foam (filter fun)

The patterns foam makes on the surface of water is nearly as good as reflections...  These are versions of the foam in unnatural colors thanks to an app.  I have a set of favorite unnatural colors to apply, and enjoy looking at them. 

Thurdsday night sunset (27 August 2026)

It feels like autumn now!  My neighbor's plum tree is losing its leaves, the nights are warmer, the mornings are darker... 

Duboce Park and thereabouts

The sun broke through the clouds in the afternoon, so I went out to scope out photography subjects with my Lomo Instant Wide Glass camera and a half neutral-density filter starting at Duboce Park.  The camera can handle both Instax Mini and (with a different back) Instax Square film.  I was more in a Mini mood, and meandered north and east from the park, which has many lovely homes adjacent to it.

I primarily looked at Victorian-style homes, especially those that are colorful or have unusual detailing.  That was fun!  This subject is well-received on my Lomohome to my pleasant surprise.  However, I have to manually scan the prints, and still have a box from May 2025 awaiting scanning, so it could be a while.

It was strange to feel like I was baking in the sun, and then return home on the streetcar and emerge back in a fog belt.  I had to change clothes from sweating so much!  But the walk was pleasant and I saw some houses I hadn't seen before.  I was even invited inside a church to take in the view of the stained glass from the inside, and apparently share instant camera tastes with a child who was also at the church. :). (Good taste, kid!)

Fading (dahlias)

They lasted a long time, and then they were DONE. 

Red dahlias

 

Wall of fog, circle of pigeons

These things may be unrelated, beyond the fact that I encountered them within a short period of time on Sunday. 

Three views inside SFM0MA

So many shades of cream and blond wood... 

Concert in the fog

From the comfort of my bed, I enjoyed the Strokes' surprisingly great set at Outside Lands, the music festival in Golden Gate Park.  The fog exceeded even the smoke machines on stage to make the many colored lights associated with the show on our soccer fields GLOW.  So pretty!  (I already have the new Strokes album, and am enjoying it very much!) 

North Beach (3 August 2026)

I was supposed to have a day off, because I worked over a company holiday, but then I worked on the comp day also...  But at least I got outside. 

YB Station

 

YBG

 

Windfoils (now I know what they are)

I wanted to know more about the competition we came across, but my searches for sail / kite / board / surfing were all in vain.  Windfoil is apparently a word now. 

Marina-ness

 

Wave Glass Woman

 

Saturday in the Park

The weather was warm, and the fog pulled back enough for me to enjoy infrared photography! What a great day.

It was all I could hope for.  My feet will forgive me for the 16k steps in new shoes.

BART Temple (25 July 2026)

Have I ever written about this piece?  It sits atop the elevator.  This is Louis "Cork" Marcheschi's "Home," and it is so cheerful!

I found the name on BART's website in this inventory of all BART art (https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/inventory%20for%20posting.pdf).

On the way to Bay Front Park (25 July 2026)

My sunny walk last weekend continued.  It was the first time I've been close to the sculpture called "Steelhead" (detail at top left) by Bryan Tedrick.  It was not my first time in the sculpture called "Louis" (lower right) by DeWitt Godfrey. 

Mission Creek and China Basin Park (25 July 2026)

It was gorgeous last weekend!  I wanted to test settings on my infrared camera, and wasn't confident that the fog could resist Golden Gate Park, and so I headed east instead.  The weather was glorious, and I was able to practice with my camera to interesting results.

Anchor Steam (25 July 2026)

It's been a while since I visited the local Anchor Steam brewery, which is inactive while it waits for its new owner to decide what to do with the beer, brand, and facilities.  Years ago I worked in the area, and always knew when they were roasting hops - it makes for a powerful smell that blanketed the area.