Tales of Seven

Funny Things Are Everywhere....

...the remarkable amount of fun that can be had with simple toys and just a little imagination. Christmas, 2007

From near to far
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.

Not a Creature Was Stirring...

.......not even a mouse

(A handful of images from our after-dark walk on a quiet, warm Christmas Eve.)

 

Happy Holidays

My little xmas tree needed a boost. A table was brought in to make it feel taller ;).

The Miniature Earth

It's difficult to process scale a world that has reached a population of over 6.6 billion and this video does a poetic job providing some perspective.

(On a side note, the song in this is one of my favorites by Gary Jules - a sad but beautiful cover of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears)

Cookie

      

Christmas Passenger

The Guardsmen Tree Lot, Fort Mason

Just at the water's edge is a massive warehouse that is currently home to an entire, indoor *forest* wonderland. It's a wonderfully pleasant diversion to walk through the pine forest in search of a specimen that's just the right size and shape and worthy of representing Christmas.

As the Guardsman loaded the tree into the passenger seat of my car there was a big smile and the question, "Seatbelt?"

Two-Dog Walk

Pictures from an early morning walk with a friend on Crissy Field. Accompanying us were two dogs in the colors black and tan.

The color tan: an elegant walker, paws laid down with great consideration, grace

The color black: the no-holds-barred-cannot-contain-himself-eager-enthusiast, ready to bound forward in any situation, over any terrain

 

The Speakeasy

The website shares no address. The bar has no sign. With a passcode uttered at a plain, unmarked door, we're led to a back room through a fake door in an old bookcase.

A dimly lit library greets us, with floor to ceiling books on one side and velvet wallpaper and brick on the other.

Last night, we stepped back into time, visiting an actual 1920s speakeasy that was shutdown during prohibition. The music, ambiance and crowd-vibe have to have made this one of my favorite San Francisco stops in recent history!

Ghost Ship

A freight ship knee-deep in a river of fog... San Francisco Bay

 

Good Morning from San Francisco

Sunrise this morning. 7:40am.