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February 28, 2015

Caturday: With a bonus sunrise

Yes, it’s Caturday and I’m surprised I even have some pictures to post. Given the fact that we are reducing the amount of “stuff” in the apartment and getting rid of furniture too, it’s hard to get nice pics of the kitties. The bookcases are mostly empty with the books either donated or packed away. I have boxes everywhere. I’m making great headway though. 🙂 I’m going to add some sunrise pics to the mix today as I’m still working on the Alcatraz post.

Soooooooo, since it’s Caturday, here are the pointy eared people. Hopefully none of the these are repeats.

Now for a few sunrise pics. We went out to Aquatic Park and it turned out to be a rather nice morning. I used the Canon and got the vivid orange photos. Lastech used his phone and got the more delicate colors. As before, I really love both.

View of the Transamerica building from a hilltop by Rudha-an

February 7, 2015

The sunrise before the rain…yes! rain!

We managed to sneak out twice this last week for sunrise. I took too many pics for one post, so I’ll break it down. I’ve got sunrise pics, birdie pics along with a bunch of duck butts. Today will just be the first sunrise morning. I took my Canon and Lastech used his phone. It’s fun to see the drastic differences in photos. The Canon grabbed the reds and oranges, while the phone accented the blues and more delicate hues. I love both.

For our Tuesday morning trek, we went down to China Basin to the pier right next to AT&T Park. We hadn’t gone there for photos before, so it was all new to us. We had driven past, but never had the opportunity to stop. Of course, we avoid that area during baseball season as it’s a traffic nightmare. It was beautiful that morning.

I’m going to mix the photos up, but I’ll mark mine and Lastech’s. You will see the difference though.

As for the rain, we have it. It’s very windy as well, so there are trees falling all over the place. There are power outages everywhere. I won’t complain. We need the rain too desperately.

China Basin, the home of AT&T Park by Rudha-an

The camera was NOT happy when I aimed it at the sun. It got even and gave me this. It's a pigeon. — The camera was NOT happy when I aimed it at the sun. It got even and gave me this. It’s a pigeon.

Lastech's photo of the pigeon came out much better. — Lastech’s photo of the pigeon came out much better.

August 24, 2014August 24, 2014

Sunrise pics and an earthquake report

Hello world. We survived the earthquake just fine here in San Francisco. The epicenter was rather close though as it was only about 40 miles NNE of us. While we did fine, many in Napa are now picking up the pieces. There was a tremendous amount of damage.

Now for some sunrise pics taken by Lastech.

January 7, 2014

Random pic from Lastech: Sunrise

Lastech took this pic with his phone at Sierra Point yesterday morning.

October 3, 2013October 28, 2013

Sunrise with a bridge and birds

Now that Lastech is working days and has to get up early, we rise before the roosters on his days off to go adventuring. Sunday was no exception. We headed out around 0530. First we went out to Treasure Island. The new east span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge just opened. The view from the island won’t be pretty during the day until the old span is removed, which is supposed to take about 3 years. It looks lovely in the dark though.

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge — I love it. You can just see a bit of the old span in the background.

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February 5, 2013October 28, 2013

Goodbye winter: a cold retrospective pleading for color

Forty-three days until the beginning of Spring, we are ready to say goodbye to bad colds and high gas bills, aching bones and gray mornings. As Winter plays its last notes like water on metal…

… The Sun is barely warmer than the Moon.

Naked branches without color…

Damp earth holds on to bird tracks for warmth…

Yet, already the ice has begun to crack.

Give us a few months of color before we welcome Winter back, only to curse again.

April 7, 2012April 7, 2012

Caturday: cold Easter edition…

We’ve seen worse, but recent days have seen the thermometer dip to about 40 at night and it takes longer for the sun to warm everything up in the morning.

I took this picture a few weeks ago at about 7 a.m.

2012 shoreline sunrise — Looks cold..? It is.

That means more cuddling time for Miss Jenny, Marshal Tito and the f****g fascist depicted in the banner, pardon my French…. It also means more noms for calories and Maz has now taught Jenny to wake mommy up for them. Lots of pawing, standing on hips, face-licks with hellish breath, etc…

Tito is the only one not begging for food anymore…

Tito face close up — Weather looks cloudy with a heart of gold

Every so often, I do forget and leave food unattended. Maz never forgets.

cat eating pizza — Pizza? Why not, s'long as there's no peppers...

Wonder what they dream of… The cat version of “the King and I”? Complete with coo’s and chirrups?

cats cuddling — He is mine and I wuvs him and I shall call him my Lake Titicaca

Or maybe they dream of centipede bunnies crapping skittles. Who knows?

Naturally in the real world, cats would devour the bunnies, resulting in… Well, just watch.

March 12, 2012October 10, 2013

The Golden Gate at Sunrise

On Saturday, we got to see another glorious sunrise. We love the Marin Headlands as they provide a stunning view of the the Golden Gate, The Golden Gate Bridge, and the San Francisco Bay. For some reason we saw no wildlife with the exception of birds. It was odd as we usually see dozens of black tailed deer, not to mention the squirrels and bunnies playing murder ball in the road.

Still, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline looked beautiful in the morning light.

Even the chert had a pretty red glow that morning.

I do wish we had seen more wildlife. Maybe we’ll get lucky next time.

October 5, 2011October 11, 2013

Sunrise at Sierra Point in Brisbane

The weather is slowly changing. The summer fog will give way to the winter rains. The other day, before heading off to the farmer’s market, we drove a couple miles south of San Francisco to Brisbane to watch the sunrise.

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September 20, 2011October 12, 2013

Sunrise in Pastels on the San Francisco Peninsula

Since Lastech has been working graveyard shift, we have adjusted our sleeping habits and now we’re able to get up early and go out to see the sunrise. Not long ago, Lastech managed to take some wonderful photos. The sky was beautiful with vivid pastel colors.

Shoreline — An old dock reflecting in the waters of the San Francisco Bay

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