On 10/10 I went to San Francisco for a Celebration of Life for Bill Wilkinson. He owned the company I worked for when I worked in San Francisco (2001-2006). It was a wholesale produce company - thus the beautiful produce display, in his honor....
And Mr. Wilkinson... on vacation....
After the Celebration, I took the dogs to Holly Park and walked them around for a while. I found this park nearby my old work place when I picked up Orion (whose first kennel name I can't remember - it was 'something Coedwig Star Gazer - bred by a lady in Molalla, OR). After that, I frequented the park as a nice walking place...
The view to the east... with the bay in the background....
Yes - my dogs are posers (again)
I looked up and saw THIS! It didn't dawn on me, but it was Fleet Week!
Posing again :) Too bad they wouldn't look at me....
The sign for the park in the
Bernal Heights neighborhood.
So once I realized it was fleet week, I went after my better lens and sat down to watch the planes over down town San Francisco...
The view to the east again - with the better lens....
darned posers! Gosh they're cute :)
This place (the
Old Clam House) always caught my interest - it was just down the street from the produce market. Since 1861. Wow.
This was part of my drive home for 5 years....
from the city, I decided to go to
Treasure Island since I'd never been.
The Golden Gate Bridge in the distance... and if you look closely, there is a seal or something in the foreground in the water.....
said seal (or something) :)
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Treasure Island....
The shine off of the bay....
Alcatraz in the distance
my shadow
I found a nice couple to take my picture with the bay bridge in the background
I drove around Treasure Island and looked at all of the buildings that used to be used for old military things, but now sit empty, rotting, and vacant....
Found this "boat" on the east side of the island...
Makes me seriously scratch my head and wonder.....
After I left the city area, I drove back to Napa and spent the evening with Alden and her oldest, Teddy. Teddy had to go and retreive Duncan, as he would rather avoid any and all spot light like things.... cute, huh? :)
The purpose of getting Dunc was to get a picture of Dun-Kota (Mandy's name for Kota). It was great to see Grandpa Duncan and Kota together after all these years.... Kota is VERY much like his grandpa... even Teddy commented on the similarities in looks and personality....
It was a great visit.... more to come.... :)
