Graffiti or Art?

The other day Ron and I found ourselves wandering around the Haight Ashbury area of San Francisco. I knew we were going to be seeing some street art so I went prepared with my camera. What follows are a very few photos of some paintings we ran across...

not sure if this is Poseidon or some other watery king but it's a cool painting

lots of attention to detail - the eyes are amazing

pretty scary!

yes - those are legs coming out of that window - above a costume shop

this artist even signed this piece. the picture doesn't do the colors justice.

I ran out of time and these were all I had time to photograph. I'm determined to keep my camera with me throughout the holidays and especially when I go back to San Fran.

So what do you think? Graffiti or art?

Savor - a lovely day

In honor of Father's Day and because we have two daughters living in San Francisco, we decided to have brunch yesterday to avoid a big crowd today. It took me most of the morning to slowly get ready to go and then we were in our comfy Beeson Bus for the drive to the city. First stop, we picked up Mandi and then Beckie so she could direct us to the restaurant - she has really gotten to know her way around the as she works in different areas of the city. We took her recommendation for SAVOR  - in the Noe Valley neighborhood of SF. Ron was able to drop me off within 10 steps of the front door and then he was off to find parking - it's San Francisco - always a challenge to park our bus.

Can you believe I didn't take any pictures of the food? I am totally off my game, but I did get some photos of us and that's the important part, right? Because I am not a food critic...but the food was delicious. My appetite has been off but I ordered the Golden Gate Salad with a filet of Salmon - it was so good and just what I needed. The enormous mimosa was pretty tasty too. I don't remember what everyone else ate, but I do know that their plates were all as empty as mine when the waitress came to clear our table! The ambiance in the restaurant was great, the food was good and we were never rushed.

It was good to get out of the house for a bit and to spend some time with our girlies. Here are a few snaps from the day....

Beckie, Big Daddy and Mandi

 

Mandi and me as I try to take a photo with my phone

Me and Bec  - I was starting to lose steam but isn't she cute?!

The back patio of Savor on a warm SF afternoon

future physical therapist!!

we are so proud!

Mandi sent this picture of the view out her window at the end of her day 

 It was a lovely day.

USS Iowa

It's a big weekend for San Francisco. Today is the celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge will be closed for about an hour this evening for the fireworks display. Traffic will be crazy so we decided to enjoy the bridge and the city yesterday for another reason.

Ron and I had heard that the USS Iowa would be leaving SF Bay and would be passing under the Golden Gate sometime between 2 and 3 pm. So we headed west over the Bay Bridge through San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge and up to the Marin Headlands. Traffic was S-L-O-W and we were afraid we would miss everything. As we headed up the hill to find the perfect spot to watch the history sail out of the bay, we were overwhelmed by the number of cars and people that were there before us. "We'll never find a place to park!" We crept up the winding road up the hill trying to avoid the crazy cyclists that love to test themselves up that hill. We made it all the way up the hill without finding a spot to park the Beeson Bus (yes, we still have our great big van!). We turned and were starting to head back down the hill. I had started to resign myself to the idea that we wouldn't be able to park when I spotted someone getting ready to leave! I don't think the people leaving knew about the Iowa because they left and enabled us to park!!

We found a perfect place to sit and wait...and wait...and wait...

However, we were well rewarded. The battleship was being tugged out of the bay and it was slow going, but it was perfect for all the professional and amateur (me) photographers out there to capture the big event. It was a beautiful sunny day in the city. Ron served as my sun shield as I sat and prepped my camera. I will just show you what happened from then on...

  Beautiful day ~ amazing view ~ history in action ~ great day.