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Because, really, who ever gets tired of Bay Area sunsets???

So yeah, my two daughters and I, along with a couple of my brothers and a nephew and niece, all went down to that dog park overlooking San Francisco Bay. If I look happy, it is because I was just … Continue reading

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A vase that looks like a sunset, a heart trapped in glass… and a real sunset… that looks like a vase… maybe?

My mom loved the vase I made for her in my glass blowing classes. It now resides on top of her old player piano. My wife loved the little vase I made for her in colors that match our remodeled … Continue reading

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The reflecting pool… part 8…

One more with the Golden Gate Bridge… because I was just there, and drove across it.

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The reflecting pool… part 7…

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A three bridge adventure… the final chapter… (full circle)…

Okay, I skipped ahead just a little. I took that photo back on Treasure Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. But I do like to have a good photo show up on the topic pages. Technically speaking, I … Continue reading

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

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)…

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 1…

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…

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 5…

Okay, I swear, we are almost done with these. Just one more post to go… after this one… Wait… those aren’t roses… I think that is a honeysuckle… why is that in the Berkeley Rose Garden? Or it might be … Continue reading

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