The year is almost over, and the world has hunkered down to wait the pandemic out. I’m still recuperating from my sudden move from the Bay Area to rural Washington State. The new year will bring new things, and I’m thankful for so much. This blog may yet survive. Perhaps as a rambling collection of…
Tag: color photography
Farewell For Now, Fair City
The Corona virus has forced this native Bay Area daughter of the early settlers in San Francisco to move out of state. I was interviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle about leaving, and the photo at the top of this post shows a bit of that. I left Oakland in April, and moved to my…
Night and the City, and Oh! what a City!
There was a party last night in the old Hibernia Bank. It was a night of mystery and glamour. As with any event like this in San Francisco, the contrast between what was going on inside, and what life is like outside the bank, was sharp and bittersweet. The occasion was the 20th anniversary of…
An Evening in Fairyland, or, She Takes Selfies in Le Grand Ballroom
Le Petit Trainon, or 3800 Washington Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco was a visual and intellectual delight last night. It’s the 2019 San Francisco Design Showcase House, and a bunch of us went after work last night. I had to remember to interact with the group of co-workers I arrived with, as well as…
