Saturday, May 10, 2025

Twelvemonth

Two views: interior and exterior patio of Twelvemonth, Burlingame

Twelvemonth food: chilaquiles, avocado toast, soft serve, salad

A friend who likes to break us out of our SF habits took us down to plant-based restaurant Twelvemonth in Brisbane, on this gorgeously sunny day.  The space was pleasant; the food was pretty; the company was fun. 

24th Street BART Mural (refreshed)

Two panels of panorama of mural at 24th Street BART Plaza in San Francisco
I was afraid it would fade away, but it has recently been refreshed!  
 

Glam Window (Lan Jaenicke)

Shop window of Lan Jaenicke
What shiny, lovely dresses...



 

Lady of Wheat and Snakes

Cobblestone wall with marble-looking relief of a woman holding wheat and snakes

Such an interesting wall, this is... 

Verticals

View down a street of tall skyscrapers

 

The tower (has birds nests in it)

Shingled church tower

And I watched the birds come and go...

 

M for Mission

Old fashioned pink M box sign with bulbs

 

Past Posters

Photo of a wall covered with torn posters

 

Monday, May 5, 2025

Sunshine at Land’s End

 

Photos of Sutro Baths, yellow lupine, and a stone lion

Sunday the forecast delivered what it promised: sunshine. While it remained misty along the coast, it was clear enough for me to test some color transforming film, and to get plenty of exercise while admiring our local flowers and landscapes. 

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Spring (springing) around town

Bird of paradise and pincushion protea in bloom

The landscaping around town is enjoying the weather, which has been quite foggy and windy of late, and yet they still know it is spring.


Collage of blooming flowers in pink, violet, green with red edges, and reds

These plants at Salesforce Transit Center's fourth floor rooftop garden are bursting with color.

Two nasturtium flowers: one yellow with orange markings, and the other orange

Here at home, nasturtiums are brightening my walkway.

 

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Lilac of the moment

Close up of a lilac in bloom

I've seen it from the stairwell, but I finally went out to look at my lilac up close. 

Unnatural colors of the fun type



Reflective plastic tiles in yellow and blue

 

Reflection with subtle blues

Complex reflection with subtle blue and brown tones

The blues and tans in this are quite satisfying...

 

Geranium showing off

Pink and white geranium

 

Violet radial

Violet flowers on a blooming succulent

 What a color!

Verticals

architectural detail of vertical slats over a UCSF parking garage

All of my plans for the weekend were dependent upon sunny weather with sharp shadows.  Luckily for me, I left the house at 9am to follow an opening in the clouds.  Unluckily for me, that opening lasted less than two hours...  But I was happy to have even that!

Here's that garage at UCSF Mission Bay that I once described as where Darth Vader would park, and I meant that as a compliment.


 

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Irresistible surface for texture fiends (Los Federales)

SF Federal Building by Morphosis

And Morphosis, the firm behind the design, made the other side of the building look COMPLETELY different...

Cherry Blossom Festival

Collage of festival dancers and flags

I love cultural festivals!  The SF Cherry Blossom festival is lively, and the grand parade is colorful and accessible.

Two floats of superb taiko drummers
The Taiko drumming groups are fun, fabulous, and can be heard from great distances!  Their energy is impressive (and it's almost impossible not to move to their beats).
Collage of festival dancers in motion
A friend is going to be in our local Carnaval parade in May, so it was fun to point out the success of this collection of dancers - how they fill the street with color, energy, and music.

Collage of the Cherry Blossom Court (Pageant Winners)
The Cherry Blossom Court, resplendent in gorgeous kimonos as always... 
 
The Taro Mikoshi (a portable shrine with large sake casks and two men, topped by a phoenix), carried by a sea of volunteers
The Taro Mikoshi!  The volunteers carrying it were so amped up!  They are a small storm of energy as they carry the portable, sake-laden shrine down the street...

It was fun, as always!

Colors for a Bay Farm Island Flag

Three images: blue giant echium, pink flowering shrub, red plum foliage

 

Self portrait (boots) with sunlight through the scaffold

Dappled sunlight comes through the floor treads of a scaffold throwing circles on the brick sidewalk below

I spent a lot of time looking at the different circles...  They are strangely satisfying.