The cats have been feeling their oats lately, playing just a bit more vigorously than usual and sleeping just as hard… We’ve been going out more and more ourselves, spending most of this past Saturday at Golden Gate Park, starting with grilled fish, shrimp and carne asada in the meadow across from Mallard Lake. We …
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Good evening everyone. I hope everyone has had a nice Good Friday. Now it’s time for the boys to shine. Here is Tito and who is he hugging? He’s hugging Kitsy, of course And now, for the bonus bird. It’s California Quail. It was wandering around in the arboretum at Golden Gate Park.
Golden Gate Park is a very wonderful place to go. One of my favorite places at this time of year is Strybing Arboretum. Here are some of the flowers we found there. Some are from this week, and some are from past visits. I hope you enjoy them.
In recent months we have made several trips to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, at different times of day, in sunny and rainy weather, you name it. This, to observe blooms in different stages and light conditions. By contrast to the Conservatory, the Strybing arboretum, also in Golden Gate Park, …
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Saratoga is located on the West side of Santa Clara County, due West of San Jose. According to the Saratoga Historical Society: Saratoga, it is said, is derived from an Iroquois word, Se-rach-to-que, literally, “floating scum upon the water,” a completely understandable interpretation to be put on the presence of mineral deposits showing up as …
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There’s always been some dream-like quality in films from Tarkovsky, Lars Von Trier or Kurosawa which I found attractive beyond the visual dimension, and it has to do with the way scenes flow, details and locations reveal themselves. I used to dream this way: I would find myself going from one somewhat familiar location to …
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