green fields, stormy sky

I haven't posted any pictures for a while... so long that the seasons have already changed! The hills have turned emerald green from all the rain and I forgot how much I love it this way.

We passed through this landscape on the way back to San Francisco from Tahoe (where it was snowing a lot). Dramatic sky...

sunset from Badger Pass

We glimpsed this sunset on the way down from cross-country skiing at Badger Pass.

Reflections in the Merced river

Taken on a peaceful snowy morning.

Tree in the evening mist

We saw this tree in the Yosemite Valley just around sunset, as the mists had crept into the valley and the last golden rays were hitting the tops of the mountains.

Yosemite Valley, Tunnel view

This is the grand sweeping view you see as you exit the Tunnel down into the Yosemite Valley. You can see all the main granite sites of Yosemite (the massive El Capitan is on the left, and Half Dome is peeking out in the center in the distance). It is so picture perfect you can hardly believe your eyes...

view in the Yosemite valley

I have been terrible at posting lately - and I don't have any recent San Francisco pics, but I did go to Yosemite National Park in the snow, and it was so gorgeous I thought I would post some images from my trip there. Here is one taken form the Swinging Bridge down in the Yosemite valley. More to follow...

Cali night shot

I just got back from a trip to New York. It was cold and grey. But here, it looks like this! The palm tree says it all...

foggy night shot

The fog blanket streams down the side of the hills as the city settles in for the night.

foggy evening

I love the pink and mauve-ish hues brought on by the evening fog. The quiet and stillness reminds me of when it snows back East and everything in the city becomes muffled and white.

oldie diner

While I'm on the oldie theme, here is a snap taken from the counter of one of my favorite diners, It's Tops, on Market near Octavia. I'll have to try one of those malts one day...

old car on Mission St

The great thing about snowless winters is that you see many more old cars up and running here in California than in the Northeast coast because they don't rust. We were stuck behind this one on an unusual rainy day. I think they look so much cooler than modern day cars.

Lithotype Co at sunset

I drove past this building in South San Francisco reflecting the orange of sunset.

Union Machine Co

An old industrial building under a dramatic sky, viewed from the Trader Joe's parking lot.

dusk in the city

People driving home (or so I'd like to imagine) under a pink evening sky.

Moorish house

I came across this huge Moorish house in the Union St neighborhood, not far from the Marina. That whole neighborhood has some pretty interested "in the style of X" architecture.

crowd at Dolores Park for Red Bull soap box races

This weekend there was a soap box race hosted by Red Bull at Dolores Park. the racecourse was the really steep hill (one of my favorites!) on Dolores between the South end of the park and the couple blocks further south. It was a pretty goofy event but there were tons of people there (as you can see here). They estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people were there.

Mickey Governator at the Radio Habana Social Club

The Radio Habana Social Club on Valencia between 22nd and 23rd has a ton of very cool paraphernalia/artistic chimeras adorning every single inch of wallspace. Definitely worth checking out.

one tree

This sign is in SoMA just off the 101 freeway at 9th St. I've been meaning to snap a picture of it for a while. I like it!! and the tree too.

Green near the Embarcadero

A peaceful green in the early evening. You can almost feel the bright clean air in this city...

hip people in hip SF coffee shop

Good coffee is an obsession in this town... This is at Blue Bottle coffee at Jessie and Mint.