A Wooden Bench

Another unusual route on my way to the de Young got me to this carved bench. Nice.
Behind the Academy of Science.

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Last week end we visited the Great Dickens Christmas Fair. A very traditional event for San Franciscans, less known then the Nutcracker or the Beach Blanket Babylon (which we still haven't seen...)

It was really fun!  We went in the morning with friends.

We played games :

 We watched shows :

 We ate an amazing Fish and Chips (the best of the city, probably). And of course we did a little Christmas shopping.

The Fair is incredible. A very professional and very American thing : we paid quite a bit to be allowed to spend even more money inside (our food and our Christmas shopping).

:)

But, it was well worth it. The all included shows were amazing. We met a few performers and they were so very nice.. Teaching our daughter how to do a knot or playing with a home-made rabbit rag with our toddlers during one of the more adult show...

(Thank you).

And of course, there are all the visitors, like us, who came with their own costumes, making the fair even more amazing! (Thank you)

We left early, around 2pm. 

But I have been told the late afternoon fair is somewhat a must...

 

We will go back for sure!

I am Thankful

Today I found out about nuts.

Out of the 5 photographed here, I did not know the Pecan nut in its shell...
I also found out about macadamia and cashew nuts.

The latter do deserve a Google image search.

Naive Art

I saw these painted ladies mural just before I climbed up the hidden stairs of San Francisco so I kinda forgot about them.
But then again.
There's something about this piece.
A Borja Ecce Homo type of a mural I suppose...

Bisons

A little visit to San Francisco bisons...
They're huge.

We almost did not see them as the Rec. people were doing some maintenance work in their paddock and had moved them to another part.
Very worth seeing them.

Street Sign Art

This one is getting old but I still love it.

I remember seeing it for the first time, a few years ago and thinking that it was very clever with that tree and highway nearby...
Last weekend I drove back in that not so wonderful neighborhood, along with my little family, just to take this picture.

No Shame : It's art!

Donald Duck, Cooking Monster and Mickey Mouse smoking...
PBS and Disney must be thrilled!