Category: Out and About
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Surf’s Up at Sunny Cove
In my first step down on the beach I found some seafoam green bottle glass that had been worked a bit by the ocean. Bonus. The ocean air and 79 deg F plus weather were the main treats. I spent some time reviewing Ernst Haeckel’s “Art Forms from the Ocean” thinking about some new designs….
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First Harvest of 2009
The first harvest of 2009 (or final harvest from 2008’s garden) is hot hot hot yum Ever seen a delivery come on a pallet configuration like this? I can be sure that nothing heavy was lying on top of these boxes More random photos from last weekend
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I was reminded….
As I looked through the blogger gadgets the other day, I ran across the Miro gadget. The gadget’s Miro images reminded me of a visit to Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro on Mallorca. The studio space was amazing, as were the views. The property is on a hill, overlooking the bay. The foundation holds print…
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Whale Shark!
Until last week, the longest I’d ever seen a whale shark is twelve seconds over eight years ago. I know this because that’s exactly how long the video of my first whale shark encounter is. After the last dive of the trip last week, the boat captain starting yelling down to us as we were…
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Landmarks, Tanker and Tug Boats, and the Fog
Another beautiful fall day in San Francisco, with three city landmarks as seen from the end of Pier 8. The tanker and tug boats passing below the bay bridge remind me of something from long ago – the colors are just right. I think the memory is from an old childrens book which has a…
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Clear Water, Clear Mind
SCUBA diving in clear warm water clears my mind, and a result I have new ideas for some earrings to create for this next weekend’s The Virgin Artists’ 6th Annual Show and Sale in Cupertino. Look at the lush coral landscape in this minimally impacted area of the Carribean. And, views like this when I’m…
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Summer in the City
View of the Cliff House from sea level There’s nothing like a November day that feels like summer with clear skys and temps in the high 70s and low 80s. 🙂 And, it was on the first day I’ve spent time in this part of Golden Gate Park – right on the beach. Soooo perfect.…
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Bactrian Treasures, Velvet da Vinci, Maya Lin, YSL, and Stanford Taiko
Friday was a gorgeous fall day in San Francisco. Clear skies and warmer than average temps were much appreciated in our day spent out and about in the city. In the back of my mind, I knew there was a mint in SF; and I had visited mints in other cities. Friday I noticed the…
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Visit to the Cantor Center
On the day before All Hallows’ Even, I spent the afternoon with a friend at Stanford’s Cantor Center for the Arts. We viewed the exhibit of Diebenkorn drawings and paintings of Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz Island is one of the Channel Islands off the coast of CA. Also on exhibit were contemporary glass pieces,…