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Waiting On Bart

Watching the sun slip by while waiting for a train.

A Hot Day In The Mission

The Mission is the warmest neighborhood in the city, but still this kind of heat is only common for a few days a year.

Contemplating Koi

I could make an effort to go somewhere. …

Chinatown’s Buddha Bar

In the heart of Chinatown there is a bar that is dedicated to Buddha in name only.

Wisteria Season

I suppose that another way to say that Wisteria Season has arrived is that Spring has come, or maybe that April is here.

We Just Want To See Yoda

If we had been on bicycles, we would have rode down hills, with flying arms and closed eyes. If we were in an X-Wing Fighter, we’d probably have done the same thing.

The Golden Gate Bridge

Determination. It’s the only word that comes to mind when thinking of what it would take to make me walk out onto one of the most famous spans in the world.

Ocean Beach

Standing at the edge of the world it seems, with surf pounding at my feet there is an expanse of sand stretching out beside me. The rolling dunes rising up behind me are covered in waving grasses, hiding the expanse of city that lies beyond them. But in front of me is open space, going [...]

Obscure Camera Obscura

With incredible detail the ocean came into view – waves rolling in to shore, birds in flight, rocks and seafoam, every little bubble was visible.

San Francisco Farmer’s Market

Saturday Morning Stroll Any Saturday morning from 8am – 2pm, no matter the weather, you will find both San Francisco locals as well as out of town visitors strolling through the Farmer’s Market at the Embarcadero. There on the water’s edge, flowers, fresh organic fruits and vegetables in season, local artisan breads and cheeses, olive [...]

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