Over the Water and Through the Bridge
Our second and third weeks in San Francisco are documented with quirky photos and captions, featuring unusual views of Golden Gate Bridge and city from the Bay.
To begin, here’s a splendid late day view from the living room of the house we’re looking after all month. July continues to be unusually warm and dry, as a result of the Texas hurricane pulling Pacific moisture south and east of central California. Fog, be gone!
Baker Beach, nearest to the Golden Gate, always has fishermen and women patiently awaiting the elusive BIG ONE. After walking this beach off and on for 25 years, we finally, for the first time ever, happened to observe three consecutive fisherman have success, one after the other.
San Francisco’s Main Library always has interesting exhibits on its sixth floor. The Friends of Calligraphy sponsored a recent group show by members, including a display case with several mixed media works.
This library is an architectural marvel, in which light and shadow are embraced and enhanced by structure and form.
At a museum near our temporary house, the California Palace of Legion of Honor, an exhibit by staff members contained a profuse rendering of countless artistic eggs by artist Debra Evans.
With days of constant clear afternoon weather, the best view in town is from Twin Peaks, looking downtown toward Market Street and the Oakland/Berkeley. A romantic couple was oblivious to gusty wind and hundreds of international tourists.
Across the Bay in Oakland are world-class plant nurseries, such as one occupying the site of an abandoned gas station.
San Francisco’s classic Ferry Building is restored and ready for business, watched over by this statue of Mahatma Gandhi in action.
Ten minutes’ walk south of the Ferry Building is the best new baseball stadium in the world, Pac Bell Park, complete with a giant replica three-finger-and-thumb mitt.
Feel like a cruise onto San Francisco Bay? Weather is splendid, with bizarre perspective from your ferry boat of adjacent architectural landmarks.
Once we’re churning through the waves, we look back for a magnificent view of Transamerica Building, Coit Tower, and the Marina.
Here we’re as close to residence in Alcatraz prison as we ever want to be!
Remember our first view, looking east over tiled roofs to Golden Gate Bridge and beyond? This episode concludes with an on-the-water look westward through Golden Gate toward the mighty Pacific Ocean, source of wonder for generations of people from every country, all visitors and inhabitants of San Francisco, California.
Hope you enjoyed the cool, refreshing ride. Wherever you are, wishing you a fine summer season. Nemo will be back with a final photo essay in a couple of weeks.
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