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Taking things one day at a time.
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2 streak
Yoda
This is my neighbor's dog Buddy who reminds me of Yoda, grand Jedi Master. He can instantly silence a yappy Chihuahua with a flick of his cool so...
fava beans
#friday #afternoon #food #fresh #plant #close #organic #peas #healthy #vegetable #chili #produce #may #harvest #bean #vegetarian #mygarden...
Politics of Seeing
From a wonderful exhibit running now at the Oakland Museum of Art: Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing. http://museumca.org/exhibit/...
making zongzi
Packrat that I am, I had been gathering fresh bamboo sheaths shed from the new shoots (https://tookapic.com/photos/359514 ) that emerged...
Little Free Library
Nevada City's very own Little Free Library, Charter No. 17732. According to https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/ -- this is one o...
shishito peppers
One of the treats of summer: tender peppers flash fried in the wok! #thursday #nature #food #evening #cooking #hot #pepper #heat #des...
Solar Eclipse
#morning #monday #people #woman #energy #festival #veil #man #motion #war #military #competition #solar-eclipse #outfit #many #adult #au...
manhole cover with fire trucks
The fire trucks rely on these cisterns, instead of fire hydrants, for drawing water in case of a fire. This one was on...
Astro Boy
On my recent trip to Japan, I bought myself a little pouch with a retro Astro Boy design. It's perfect for carrying around the battery charg...
fresh trout
the market was jammed with holiday shoppers and while waiting for my number to be called, I had a chance to check out the McFarland trout...
Don't Ruffle the Secretary (among other tantalizing deeds)
There are some delightful words here, such as bullyrag and beset. The secretary at the scho...
mosaic stream
On the map it looked like a nice little walk from the street car stop, but I hadn't counted on the school (where I was headed for a meet...
sick day
I wasn't feeling well today so I called in sick and tried to catch up on some work on the home computer. This little guy who's perched on the...
out with the demons, in with good fortune
Feb 3 is Setsubun on the Japanese calendar, and the day came and went. But on the occasion of the Chinese ne...
#11
Day 11
Peppers and Art
#morning #october #sunday
#66
Day 66
We’re All Connected
All connected in a very unsocial way. So why is it called Social Media? #evening #monday #december #iphones
#93
Day 93
The Seven Gods of Fortune
#109
Day 109
goofball
#122
Day 122
A not so attractive advertisement
I couldn’t help but think of the object at the lower right as an overturned toilet bowl. Who is the ad supposed to b...
#140
Day 140
Trying to look Persian
#calico-cats #persian-rug
#153
Day 153
The F Line: SF's Historic Street Cars on Market Street
The green one from Milan facing off the red-beige car from Dallas, circa 1940. I love riding th...
#184
Day 184
Super Express Hato (Pigeon)
A sticker on a serving tray included the time table for the Hato Express, circa 1950. The train left Tokyo at 12:30 and ar...
#183
Day 183
An Introspective Apple
#264
Day 264
Portal to Van Ness