Friday Afternoon Walk

A late-autumn walk around the neighborhood on a Friday afternoon.

Chinese pistache berries


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California Academy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium: California Coast

For D.'s recent birthday we spent a special day in San Francisco at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, noted for its recent make-over including the 100,000-gallon Northern California Coast tank in the Academy's Steinhart Aquarium. Here are some of the pics I ( Read more... )

Monday Movies: Sea Anemone

Monday Movies: 20 seconds (more or less) of video from the world around me.

This week: 25 seconds of a sea anemone at the Randall Museum in San Francisco.

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A Day in San Francisco: Mt. Davidson and Randall Museum

Last Thursday D. and I took a trip to San Francisco to visit Mt. Davidson, at 928' the highest natural point in the City, and to revisit the Randall Museum. Here are some pics I took.

At the Mt. Davidson trailhead, we see a pedometer perched on a post.


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Saturday's field trip: Montara 2

Saturday D. and I went back to Montara to poke around in the tidepools. I took the following pics ( Read more... )