Recently we paid a visit to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse is located about 50 South of San Francisco. The lighthouse is park of the California State Park System. Whaler’s cove, located nearby belongs to the Peninsula Open Space Trust and is finally open to the public again. The area is great for whale watching, bird watching, and tidepools.
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I couldn’t resist a bit of humor today. Simon’s Cat is always a bit of fun. Kitsy would do this, I’m sure. Tito is polite, but Kitsy is a food thief extraordinaire. You can NEVER turn your back on food when he’s around.
For a little inspiration, here is a video from Best Friends Animal Shelter in Kanab, Utah. One day, Lastech and I will manage to go visit the shelter. Dogtown, which is shown on the National Geographic Channel is filmed there. It is the largest animal shelter in the United States.
I just have to add a little bit of doggie to the mix.
For anyone who is a fan of Sphynx kitties, Nofuratu has a new post about his trip to New Orleans in his blog, Adventures of a Naked Cat.
Not long ago, we got up very early. We headed out to Twin Peaks for the sunrise. With an elevation over 900 feet, it’s a beautiful place to watch the sun come up. Usually, at this time of year, the peaks are shrouded in fog. We were lucky this time.
It’s time for the boys to shine
Fred Astaire, eat your heart out.
San Francisco has many things. We have lots of beautiful tourist attractions. We also have lots of parks, trails, and shoreline. As a result, we have a fair selection of birds. Here are a few of them.
I felt that a bit of humor was needed and I’m a fan of Star Wars, so here you go.
“The illusionist” – (2010, UK/France, 80 minutes – rated PG)
Note: this review contains spoilers.
Adapted from an original script written by Jacques Tati in 1956, “the illusionist” retains all the charms from Sylvain Chomet’s previous animated film “the triplettes of Belleville”.
Watch the trailer here:
“The illusionist” is a very different kind of film though, partly because it is semi-autobiographical, but mainly perhaps because of the controversy as to which of Tati’s daughters the script was dedicated. Tati had a daughter out of wedlock during WWII with an Austrian dancer named Herta Schiel. Pressured by his sister, Tati abandoned mother and child, and went on to start a family with Micheline Winter, with whom he had a second daughter, Sophie, and a son named Pierre.
Each side lays claim to Tati’s original intent. Did he write out of sorrow and guilt for abandoning Helga Marie, or regret at having missed much of Sophie’s childhood while on the road?
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Time for the boys to shine again, starting out soberly enough, until…
And last but not least, at 5 a.m…
Last Week I posted about a poisonous plant exhibit at the Conservatory of Flowers. Of course, we made a point of visiting the rest of the Conservatory. I hope you enjoy these photos as well.
