Lawn Chairs

At Front & Sacramento, part of the annual Parking Day festivities.

Red Light District

Early morning at Geary & 11th.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Late afternoon in Embarcadero 3.

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Blue Dome

Russian Orthodox church at 12th & Anza.

Travel Thursday: Mono Lake

East of Yosemite, Mono Lake presents one of the weirder landscapes in California. Apparently, the deal is this: the lake is extremely saline; there are mineral springs on the lake bed; and when the calcium-rich spring water hits the salty Mono Lake water, the calcium precipitates out--creating these odd formations. All of these, of course, were below the surface of the lake at one time. Under a court order that settled a very long and contentious struggle between conservationists and L.A. Water & Power, most of them will eventually be below the lake surface again.
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At Home He Feels Like a Tourist

From a conference room near my office.

Martini Monday

...or should I say Negroni Nonday?

Primordial Ooze

Acadia National Park, Maine

Shadow Shot Sunday

Fossil Falls (which has neither falls nor fossils), a gorge cutting through the volcanic tablelands of the southern Owens Valley.

Shadow Shot Sunday rules here; a selection of last week's shots here.

Behind the Curtain

A little mystery behind a torn cover.

There Are a Million Epitaphs in the Naked City of the Dead

Eternal Rest Cemetery in Colma, CA. Uncropped (color) version below the fold.

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Travel Thursday: Seattle

It's been a couple years since I was in Seattle last. Maybe it's getting close to time to visit again...

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Patterned Reflection

Somewhere in San Francisco.

Destiny Bay

Near Clinton, Maine, way way way up East

Angel

In Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, CA.

In My Neighborhood: Priority Mail to Boring Art Girls

Seen in a newspaper kiosk on Sutter and Polk Streets.

Martini Monday

The, uh, Globe, I guess, on Mission in Daly City.

Shadow Shot Sunday

The shadow of a sign shaped like a fish seems to be swimming around a corner. It must be Shadow Shot Sunday! Check out some of last week's entries here.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Last week, when there were shadows in my neighborhood, I didn't post one; so this week, when there are none, I'll post something I shot last Saturday. This is in the Safeway parking lot at 7th & Cabrillo.

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Gaspare's

Neon sign out on Geary, sort of near Tom's neighborhood. Closer to his than mine, anyway.

Golden Morning

Have to take advantage of the rare non-foggy mornings whenever I can. This was taken at Cabrillo & 14th, just a half-block east of this one.

No, I can't get enough pics of St. Ignatius. Since you ask.

Travel Thursday: San Francisco

Last week we had some really cool clouds over SF, thanks to a tropical storm many miles south. These shots were taken from my perch high up in the Giants' ballpark one evening.

This counts as Travel Thursday, doesn't it? I mean, San Francisco is a travel destination, right? Everybody wants to come here. I just happen to live here.

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Praying Mantis

So on the other side of the Flickr coin, here's one that a lot of people seem to like.

Up in the Air, Junior Birdmen

At the Porterville, CA airport (air transportation hub of south-central Tulare County).

Desert Hot Springs Real Estate

Not sure why this shot of an intersection in Desert Hot Springs appeals to me so much -- and it hasn't gotten much love or attention on Flickr -- but it really does. I just like this a lot.

But It Sure Was Destroyed by Them

Bus shelter ad at Sacramento & Davis.