April 1, 2010
February 16, 2010
The fog burns off … a rust bucket appears
The fog was burning off this morning, after a morning much like the ones we’ve been having lately. If it’s not raining, it is =really= foggy in the morning and then the fog burns off and around 11A or noon we are left with a sunshiney blue day.
I was taking photos of the fog burning off … the Ferry Building. … 10:31A
The SFO Bay Bridge. … 10:49A
About an hour later, the fog was mostly gone and one of the old military ships from the mothball fleet in Suisun Bay, near Vallejo, appeared, dragged fore, with two tugs tailing aft, headed to have its barnacles and paint scraped before it’s hauled away to be scrapped.
Rust bucket. 11:42A
February 7, 2010
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December 29, 2009
I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
– Arthur Ashe
A lone sailboat on the Bay yesterday afternoon. …
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December 15, 2009
Truffle-palooza last Saturday night
Last Saturday was the last but one dinner for the Dissident Chef. He’s putting his pirate ship into drydock so he can focus on the new restaurant that’s a-building at Pier 5.
The Theme was truffles … the fungi not the chocolate. Saturday night’s menu was the long-form (we got home waaay after midnight) while Sunday’s (the final final final dinner for at least a year) was a shortened version to allow folks to get to work on Monday.
Eight courses, followed by three desserts. Every course, including the desserts, had truffles either in or on or over.
(White truffle ice cream …. mmmmmm)
December 8, 2009
After the storm
Cold. Wet. Yes, please. Could we have some precipitation?
A friend up the hill reported snow falling. His nibs said hail was causing havoc — and slips — on the Steps as he came home from his stint at the Academy of Sciences.
I was (relatively) snug and warm inside today. Thick sweater. Warm wrap. Fuzzy slippers. (Thermostat set at 65dF as is our wont. …)
And then the storm cleared and I took pictures …
Here’s one:
November 20, 2009
Rain coming in soon. …
The wind is kicking in from the south. White caps on the Bay. Planes landing from the north at SFO.
Rain soon! (x’d fingers)
Update: Rain was fast and furious for a bit, but now the wind and the rain are barely there. x’d fingers for more wet.