Amazing Portraits!

I was walking down Castro street, when I saw this...
With my bare eye, it wasn't quite clear but it became evident with the help of my clever camera!

I have read some of James Baldwin's writings... A long time ago. At school. He was pretty popular among my English teachers. Probably because he was a neighbor. Mainly because of the themes of his essays...

As I carried on with my journey, I almost missed the next one (and last -unless I am mistaken) :

Probably because of the shadows...

This one, I have never read.
Poetry has never been my forte.

The Transamerica Building

I walked past early last week for a very serious business. I was impressed.
It's majestic!

It was the first time I was so close (not the last time as it turns out that one of my friend works in the vicinity) and I  found out that the pyramid pattern goes all the way!
WOW!

It's even in the name : Transamerica Pyramid!

Postcard from Chinatown

An empty cable car stopping on Grant St.
On a week day, early morning!

Haring in the Park

A very colorful statue! Very, very, very happy one. Not quite the illustration of what is inside the museum...

I wanted to take this photo for a  long time but each time I went the weather was not the best.

I went back last week and it was a perfect day.

I went back inside and it was as powerful as the first one.  My 8 year old kid asked me why we hadn't been there as a family yet... I can't see myself explaining some of the paintings. Not appropriate I said. Some paintings are too violent, aggressive. You'll see them when you are older.

I know some children went there. I would love to know how they experienced their visit!

The Conservatory

A very pretty building. Even more so in the cold winter sky.

I have come to like what's inside that building : flowers, trees, flowers and some butterflies, fish and other little critters!

Just like the Botanical Gardens next door, this is a very peaceful visit. The colors are amazing and some plants are worth seeing.

The Jungle House 2

A while back I posted a photo of a Jungle House (I called it that way for obvious reasons).

Not my favorite house of SF but noticeable for sure...

After a cover up that looked like a Breaking Bad operation, the house is now all repainted and has some new features...
Can you spot the differences? ;)

Nice job, people!

End of the line

I rarely go there but it's pretty nice...
I still haven't been on this cable car. The lines are always so long to get there!

Another Beast...

I only saw this one 2 or 3 times in the city. I suspect it was a communication stint. But I can't be certain. Maybe somebody in SF really owns this car...
Flashy. Flashy.

Funky House

I like this house.
It's pretty amazing and I'm not even an architecture enthusiast... But no one can deny it : the craftsmanship is stunning.

Paris, France

In San Francisco, there are many little pieces of France.
Some are more obvious than others.

I have to thank a website for this one.
Thank you LostinSF.

Not for everyone to see!

Carpooling has its advantages! One of them is driving through different routes and discovering what only a few people see...

Like these amazing murals!

I have to thank my daughter for these, of course. Because I hadn't seen them : I was driving!

 

Thank you, my heart!

For Charlie

I feel like a Miss World contestant... But, wouldn't it be nice to live in non-violent world?!?

Underground...

It took me 4 years to discover that there was an underground part of the Castro (the other kind of underground).

SFMuni is actually bigger than it shows... What a surprise!
I think I use my car too much.

The Mills

There are 2 mills at the very end of the Golden Gate Park. This is one of them.
We have yet to walk by them.

One of my New Year's resolutions for 2015.

Sutro Baths

I'm back!
Did I miss SF? Not really.
I am certainly glad to come back to more mild weather :)

Today then, I'll post a picture of a sunny afternoon spent at the Sutro Baths. Possibly my favorite historic site of San Francisco.
If you go to the information center close by, you can see pictures of how they used to look and they looked amazing...

That picture was taken quite a while back. Since then the site has been a little bit flooded but it's still worth a visit.