San Francisco! No Sun For You!

It's late June and summer is here! Only there is no sun to be seen. June, July and August are typically foggy in San Francisco. Some parts of the city see little direct sunlight during summer. When we first moved up we were told during these months by many people, "September is our Summer!" Maybe they are all told to repeat this to new residents to get them through the gloomy months. I have a good friend at work and his wife and Donna were talking about making the transition from Southern California to San Francisco. She too had a difficult time adjusting to the cold summers. So if you see little blue sky in the photos between now and September you will know why. C'mon September!

I had the opportunity to walk up to the National Cemetery an take a few shots

It is a very respectful place and very photogenic too

This is a shot at the Palace of Fine Arts

This was taken at a touristy knick knack place in China Town

Brown Pelicans fly over the bay

A wind swept tree along the bay

I like the color in this shot

This was taken at the North Beach Street Fair. I was shooting Donna but the other lady lined up perfectly too

One of the few recent sunny days. A fine day to sit in an open bar and have a beer.

This man is a chalk artist and was creating art at the fair

Donna and I ate breakfast near the fair and got talking to this man and his daughter. He started the conversation by asking about my camera. We talked the whole meal. He left just before us and said goodbye. Shortly after we found out from the waitress that he had paid for our breakfast and snuck off. We caught up with him at the fair and thanked him. People in San Francisco are among the nicest in the world.

I thought this window reflection was cool. It has all kinds of things going for it.

This image made me smile. Hope it does the same for you.

This guy looked very content sitting in the shade. He is really cool looking.

A face painter at the fair ( I think the little girl was on to me)

I thought this guy looked cool too. I also like the different shades of blue in this shot.

A nap in the park

This guy is a SF local. We see him everywhere with his dogs that have dyed hair. They are very cute and very focused on him. He played catch with them by counting to two and then saying "no not yet" for about 3 minutes and then saying "3 GO!". The dogs went nuts for this. After catch it was time for the swings. He put them all in the child safe swings and took turns pushing them. They seemed to like it.

That's it for now. Jon and Donna

Out and about in SF

As work hours decline and daylight hours increase we are getting out and doing quite a bit.
Last week we rented a convertible Cooper Mini and went to Muir Woods, Stinson beach,and The Marin Headlands. We also walked the 3rd part of the Barbary Coast Trail. It was cool because it ended at a park near our place that we take the dogs to. We also finally found time to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito. Once in Sausalito we ate lunch and then took the Ferry back to the Ferry Building.
I know, less typing more pictures! Here you go.

Donna in the Mini we took for a spin

Kids love the woods

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The Fog Rolls in at Stinson Beach

Donna checking out some small tide pools

A shot from The Marin Headlands

Vesuvio Cafe

Gelato in North Beach on the Barbary Coast Trail

Coit Tower

Crabs at the wharf also on the trail

Guy at the Aquatic Park

Walking the Bridge (they didn't paint it black & white I promise)

See it's International Orange (really that's the name of the color)

Birds Eye view of a structure at the base of the bridge

Us in Sausalito (yes another mirror, told ya)

A cool knit Italian Greyhound at the Yarn Store

Cool Street Art in The Castro

A bazaar in China Town

A guy that clearly likes Beck and Bob Dylan

That's it for now but there will be more soon.

Jon and Donna