Watery Wednesday- SF Shoreline

If it's Wednesday it must be Watery Wednesday! Going back to my SF trip in December: this is looking back at the San Francisco bay and skyline from Sausalito. The bridge to the left is the Bay Bridge. From the famous Ferry Building in SF we ferried across and walked through the quaint town of Sausalito then had a fabulous lunch at The Spinnaker Restaurant. It sits at the very edge of the inlet and has windows the whole length of the building that look out to SF and the bay. It was a little rainy and very overcast so it's a little gray but still a nice shot of SF. The ferry driver took us really close to Alcatraz Island. I've never toured it and have no desire to but it was cool to get so close. To see more Watery Wednesday photos, click here.

Rain, Rain, Go Away . . .

My girls, Sandy (R) and Dani (L)

I said it before, I know we need it! But wow, would I like to see the sun!

There is mud everywhere. The area behind the barn where I usually feed the horses is slop so I've moved them into another area even though it means they have to eat their hay off the ground. The picture above was a few days ago when the girls were just a little muddy. Now they are both mud all over- not just their faces.

I know they're not perfectly focused pictures but I thought they looked sweet together.

We said goodbye to Jack on Saturday. He went to his new home and hopefully he will start his training and get the attention that he deserves. We will miss him.

Sandy is now queen of the pasture and is enjoying being in charge. It's a first for her because she's always been on the bottom of the pecking order.

Scenic Sunday

Silver Lake, California

Memorial Weekend May 2006

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SkyWatch Friday- SF Skyline

San Franicisco looking East toward Oakland. The tall building on the left is the Hyatt Union Square and the green Nike sign in the forefront faces Union Square.


Sunrise in San Francisco. Absolutely Beautiful!



It's Friday!!! And that means another SkyWatch! This is the view from the window of my room at The Drake Hotel in San Francisco. I was so blessed to get away for a few days after Christmas, although it seems like forever ago now! Did a lot of tourist stuff but my fave was the just being on the streets of San Francisco (hmmm??? sounds familiar. heheheh) at night with everyone else. There were full bands playing on the street corners and a puppet show/ balloon maker handing out balloons at 10 PM! It is crazy and I loved every minute of it! What I think is so great is that I can feed my horses on my rural hill in the morning when it's perfectly quiet except for the howl of coyotes and the cry of a hawk, then jump in my car and at lunchtime be standing on the corner of Market and Broadway in SF with hundreds of people, cars, buses, cable cars, taxis, restaurants, theatres, and all that makes SF so great! It's a grat place to visit. (Glad I don't live there!)
Another fave was finally getting to the Ferry Building. If you love to cook- you have to go there!!! It is like a Foodie's Disneyland! Hope you enjoy- to see more SkyWatch Friday from around the globe, click here.



Street band at Union Square. The guy in front is the bass player/ PR guy. He was trying to get the girls to dance with him.




Puppeteer / Balloon Maker. shes making Elmo Balloons! See the little kids in the chairs in front? It was 10 PM! At that age my kids were in bed!!!

Watery Wednesday

I have been complaining about all the rain we've had lately but one very nice benefit to all the rain is that our "seasonal" streams get going. I live in a very dry area. For nine or ten months out of the year it can look like the face of mars: hot, dry and brown. For a few months out of the year, like now in the wettest part of winter, it is as green here as Ireland. Creeks, streams and waterfalls run, trickle and fall from nearly every crevice. It's very beautiful and that's what inspired my Watery Wednesday photo this week. This is a small waterfall I found near my house. I played with the settings on my camera until I got a clear background and a wispy waterfall. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. For more Watery Wednesday photos, click here.

Camera Critters- The Princess Sugar in Snow

Saturday I got to spend the day with my two favorite people, my son Raymond and the Princess Sugar. (SShhhh...Sugar has no idea she's not people so let's keep that to ourselves). I had to go to Mi Wuk Village and I asked the two to ride along. Raymond was willing and Sugar jumped right in the truck. It hasn't snowed in a few days and there was no threat of it that day so I was feeling pretty good about driving that high in elevation (approx. 4500 ft. elev.). Just to set things straight I don't drive in snow and if you see me driving in snow get out of the way 'cause I have no idea what I'm doing! I'm third generation Californian so I've never lived in snow or driven in snow and frankly, I don't even like to play in snow. Neither does the Princess Sugar, but she did get out of the truck long enough to pose for this photo in a snow bank in Mi Wuk Village, California. For more Camera Critters click here.

SkyWatch Friday

Have to post this early- I'll be away from the computer Friday. I caught this sunset while driving to my son's basketball game a few days ago. Our skies have been clear for the last 24 hours and what-do-you-know? there is a sun! But more weather is on its way so it will probably be a wet weekend! For more Skywatch Friday photos click here.