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A three bridge adventure… part 6… (and yes, that really is a Civil War-era fort tucked under the bridge)…

Posted on October 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, it seems crazy that they built a fort underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. That’s because that is crazy. They built the fort, Fort Point, way back during the American Civil War, during the 1860’s, to protect the mouth … Continue reading →

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A three bridge adventure… part 5… (oh look, it’s another bridge)…

Posted on October 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I suppose this is almost the halfway point of my three bridge adventure… or at least it will be once I drive halfway over that bridge right there. But I sent myself on another little detour first, getting off the … Continue reading →

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A three bridge adventure… part 4… (in which I make an unexpected detour)…

Posted on October 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Back to the adventure. I was on the return leg of my circuitous driving adventure around the Bay Area. I had been up the coast North of San Francisco, and was heading back to the city. Highway One was closed … Continue reading →

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A three bridge adventure… part 3… (on birds, water,and water birds)…

Posted on October 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

That, I believe, is a turkey vulture. I am back in San Diego now. I left my mom’s house in the Bay Area very early this morning. But I am not done sharing the pictures of my little driving adventure … Continue reading →

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A three bridge adventure… part 2… (in which I get kissed by a horse!)…

Posted on October 3, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, I already posted that picture. But I love that picture. And that horse. We are one bridge into my three bridge adventure in the Bay Area the day before yesterday. After leaving my mom’s house just North of … Continue reading →

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A three bridge adventure… part 1…

Posted on October 3, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Well, I am all caught up, but three days behind… by which I mean we finally finished all those pesky rose and sunset and San Francisco posts, and I can start telling you about my big driving adventure around the … Continue reading →

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A rose garden, a sunset, and a city by a bay… the final chapter…

Posted on October 2, 2017 by pouringmyartout

This is it! The last of the photos from the Berkeley Rose Garden and of the sunset from Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. Rare roses that might exist in only one or two other places in the world. A … Continue reading →

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A rose garden, a sunset, and a city by a bay… part 2…

Posted on October 1, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, it was that kind of sunset, and I almost missed it. If you don’t know why roses are popping up in here, you didn’t read the first post in the series. There I was, last night, stuck in traffic … Continue reading →

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A rose garden, a sunset, and a city by a bay… part 1…

Posted on October 1, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Another thing I like to do when visiting my  mom in the Bay Area is drive up to the Berkeley Rose Garden. It is part of the University of California, Berkeley, and rose breeders from all over the world send … Continue reading →

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So, yeah, Mollie is going away to college in just a little over a week…

Posted on August 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

We can think about that while we look at some pictures of her. Pictures taken during our recent adventures in the Bay Area. Where we saw Hamilton, and rode on a rocket boat, and played in the fog. We can … Continue reading →

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