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Taking things one day at a time.
#2 47/365
2 streak
a view from the courtroom
I was imprisoned (or so it felt) for a full day, waiting in vain to be excused from jury duty. #morning #thursday #outdoors...
Solar Eclipse
#morning #monday #people #woman #energy #festival #veil #man #motion #war #military #competition #solar-eclipse #outfit #many #adult #au...
cat-frontation
Even though the fluffy gray cat was the rude intruder, our Mr. V, the orange tabby) made a slow retreat to keep the peace. He deserves...
Grandmother's Fukusa
I have inherited a pair of fukusa, a silk cloth depicting the artistic endeavors of the aristocracy. The cloths were draped over...
snail fully extended, in a rush
Perhaps he sensed that it was about to rain, but the snail was in a rush to get somewhere. I, on the other hand, was c...
shishito peppers
One of the treats of summer: tender peppers flash fried in the wok! #thursday #nature #food #evening #cooking #hot #pepper #heat #des...
backyard bbq
#outdoors #nature #saturday #evening #landscape #wood #tree #park #garden #people #woman #man #travel #summer #daylight #bbq #neighborhoo...
an artist's studio 
where handwringing is part of the creative process #afternoon #saturday #sky #window-view #march #rocket #weapon #missile #art-stu...
a new bamboo stalk
The bamboo shoot (https://tookapic.com/photos/305586 ) from March 12 is now a teenager, still reaching up and growing, shedding its...
the old Malakoff School
#thursday #outdoors #nature #evening #landscape #wood #tree #grass #empty #abandoned #travel #summer #july #environment #no-pe...
Pelicans a Plenty
#outdoors #nature #friday #lake #evening #landscape #water #sea #fog #sun #sky #sunset #beach #summer #dawn #dusk #pacific-ocean #ju...
lonesome leg
Found on an otherwise quiet and wholesome neighborhood street. #outdoors #nature #friday #food #evening #wood #tree #sky #park #garden #l...
oaklandia
#old #vintage #retro #evening #monday #people #wheel #print #travel #antique #vehicle #september #no-person #transportation-system
putting a foot forward
I didn't get out much today; trying to prepare for a trip and a pechakucha presentation to give on Saturday. One of these days,...
the little library 
I stopped by our neighborhood Little Free Library Charter No. 4701 (https://littlefreelibrary.org/ ) to see what my neighbors have...
Oak Tree
Our baby oak tree that we planted in 2004 has become quite the presence in our front yard, shielding the house from the strong afternoon sun....
dancing duo
I planted the kabocha seeds I saved from last year, and to my great surprise, they emerged with great enthusiasm, pushing their way out of...
Saturday morning
We had to get Mr.V, the cat, to an emergency vet last week where they did a bunch of tests over the weekend. See where they shaved hi...
didn't see it coming
it's hard these days, trying to keep things in perspective. #friday #afternoon #march #murals #sanfrancisco #monster-creatures #j...
concrete stained with lawn fertilizer
Ten years ago we added hydronic heating to our basement rooms which involved embedding hot water coils in a conc...
people, not profit
It wasn't just the message, there was something charmingly retro about the poster - the artwork, the lettering, all done by hand. I...
I walked from Florida to Alabama
And you too can do this in San Francisco -- it's only the next block and no banjo-on-knee required! #outdoors #evenin...
moonrise
On a clear crisp day, you can almost make out the planes flying out of Kansai Airport, the "new" airport built on a man-made island out in Os...
smoke bush is showing off
This is one of the few plants in my garden that shows off its fall colors (a lot of plants stay green in Northern California...