Tales of Seven

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The Easter Fair on Union Street, San Francisco

Easter Celebrations

Little girls with starched white and pink dresses

Giant bubbles and colorful balloons

Ducks and ponies and chicks

Fanciful hats and smart Sunday suits

Easter Day Fair on Union Street

   

Easter in San Francisco

Easter was one of my favorite holidays growing up. It started with the coloring of Easter eggs in green and yellow stripes, red with blue polka dots, green and purple swirls, and little designs made using a clear wax crayon.

The next day, we would run around the yard finding chocolate wrapped in brightly colored foils in the nooks of trees, little stuffed animals in tufts of grass, plastic eggs filled with colors-not-found-in-nature jelly beans under the porch step, and then the basket itself -- a basket filled with a heaped pile of plastic grass, chocolates, toys and the much-prized solid chocolate bunny.

A simple happiness.

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Foggy Glow

The fog rolls in at night picking up city lights and weaving them into a soft, glowing blanket.

-- pictures of San Francisco at night

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

A fond farewell to Arthur C. Clarke, for his vision, imagination and the sense of inspiration he gave us for the future.''

"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."                                                                       - Arthur C. Clarke

Touchable Galaxy

The astounding beauty of nature... a spiral galaxy.

(From the NASA website, via Graham Glass)

A Monday Sunset

The beautiful colors we saw just a few minutes ago... San Francisco sunset.

Near Collision?

I've never seen such massive ships (that take miles to turn or stop) get quite this close before. These two intersected right under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Dog Portraiture

A sunny Sunday on Crissy Field with Hank and his owner, Nancy ...