Travel Thursday: Twin Lakes

Saturday morning Mrs. G and I are heading off for the first of our annual two weeks at Twin Lakes (the second will be in September), near Bridgeport, to do some fishing, some relaxing and general recharging of the spiritual batteries. I'm looking forward to trout dinners, nights around the campfire with good friends and the 4th of July in Bridgeport, with fireworks behind the courthouse.

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In My Neighborhood

Motel windows on Larkin Street between Geary and O'Farrell.

SF MOMA

Adirondack Crabapple Blooms

Martini Monday

Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".

Shadow Shot Sunday: Ghost Town Shadow

One more from the Bodie collection that I thought might be good for Shadow Shot Sunday. You can see some of last week's SSS entries here.

In My Neighborhood

Paintbrush, buckwheat, lupine, yarrow (not in bloom), and (I think) monkey flower above Sutro Baths. This is one of a number of areas in the Presidio and GGNRA where the Park Service is trying to re-establish native plants--quite successfully, it seems. It's a striking contrast with the other side of the path, where it's all nasturtium, ice plant, radish, tree mallow, and such--all introduced species.

Travel Thursday: Bodie, California

Once a booming gold mining center with a large population, Bodie is now a ghost town maintained by the Park Service in a state of arrested decay. It sits at the end of a 13-mile mostly-paved road off Highway 395, nestled in the Sierra over 8000 feet above sea level. The sprawling collection of ramshackle buildings dating back to the mid-1800s, abandoned cars, buggies, mining equipment and other sundry detritus makes it a photographer's paradise.

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Call Box

Cop/fire call box on Point Lobos between Louie's and the Cliff House.

A Cloud Over Baseball

(A few pictures for Donna, who, I believe, likes clouds.)

Mrs. Generik and I are Giants fans and season ticket holders at AT&T Park. We sit upstairs, where the view can be both dramatic and distracting. Last Friday night was especially nice in that regard, with some incredible clouds and sunset color. I spent the better part of two innings looking through my viewfinder rather than paying attention to the action on the field. (The game itself was a masterpiece, too, though --Tim Lincecum pitched a complete game shutout in all of 2 hours and 2 minutes.)

I think these look better bigger, so you might want to click back to the Flickr pages for them and check out the larger size.

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Martini Monday

Martini (and, in the supporting cast, a glass of red wine) at Kuleto's off Union Square.

A Museum-Quality Shadow

At Musée national Picasso Paris

Meanwhile it's a beautiful Shadow Shot Sunday here in suburban Pennsylvania.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Sepia Skull

Saw this display at the Union Street Fair last weekend. The bright sunlight of that day makes this a good candidate for Shadow Shot Sunday, don't you think?

Check out some of last week's SSS entries here.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Light fixture in our living room, catching the last bit of evening sun.

Shadow Shot Sunday explained; this week's edition here.

In My Neighborhood

St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 26th & Geary. (And yes, I was inspired to post this by Generik's pics.)

Travel Thursday: Sergeyev Possad

Sergeyev Possad (also sp. Sergiyev Posad), known as Zagorsk before the 1917 revolution, is a town built around a complex of churches that arose over the centuries surrounding a 14th century monastery. We spent about half a day looking at the churches before heading off to the country and our friend Valodya's dacha.

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In the room the women come and go...

At the Centre Pompidou (Musée National d'Art Moderne)

Radio TV

Saw this sign on Grant Avenue in Chinatown on Sunday and really liked the decaying look of it, plus the reflections and flag above.

Window Framed

Shop Window Flowers

On Balboa near 33rd or so.

Yellow Lamp

While Tom sat next to me at Olive, enjoying a Bombay Sapphire martini, I shot this.

Martini Monday

Fuzio's in One Embarcadero Center.

Colorized

Shadow Shot Sunday

Lightpole shadows on Pier 1 near the Embarcadero.

Shadow Shot Sunday explained; this week's edition here.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Soft Abstract

Saw this at a local Thai restaurant last night while waiting for a table, and was reminded that Shadow Shot Sunday was just about upon us. To see some of last week's entries, go here.

Chevwrong

Poster from the anti-Chevron protest the other day, pasted on the 333 Market sign.

Unhappy Travel Thursday

I'm way late today, in large part because I spent much of today traveling between South San Francisco and Vacaville, which I don't recommend to anyone on either end of that equation. I had planned on posting some other, more interesting pictures from Russia, but this one will have to suffice for the week. :(

Apologies.

Tables

Early morning in Commercial Alley off Sansome.

In My Neighborhood

The Un-Comfy Chair, abandoned on Cabrillo between 15th & 16th.

Chimes

I usually hate wind chimes, but these heavy ones on my neighbor's porch sound rather nice.

Martini Monday

Cafe Vesuvio, across Jack Kerouac Alley from City Lights Bookstore, favorite watering hole of the local Beats 50 years ago and still a seriously cool bar.