Henry Coe

This last week has been miserable with an searing heat wave. We do not have air conditioning and the house was over 90 degrees at midnight. Usually I am always cold even though I am from Wisconsin. This last week, I have been way too hot. I did attend Photo SF this weekend but could not enjoy it because of the blistering heat. I will write up something once I recover. This is from the archives down at Henry Coe state park.

Sail San Francisco

This one is from way back in the archives. This was taken last year around this time when the tall ships visit San Francisco. We went out on one of the ships for a cruise under the Bay Bridge, past Alcatraz to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. This one was never posted. It is the Lynx sailing past Alcratraz.

Up, Up and Away

For some reason, this reminds me of hot air balloons taking off.

If you want a giggle, check out “Must Have Lost Their Heads”.

Alameda Creek

Another infrared from my midday visit to Sunol.

Just for your amusement… I started a new job where I can work at home a lot but have to go into the office every Tuesday. Our office is in downtown San Francisco and literally right on top of the train station (called BART). Well, every Tuesday morning there is some problem where my 35 minute ride turns into an hour to hour and a half. My unlucky streak has been uncanny. Today, I had no problem getting to work. However going home was a different story. I went down to the train platform as normal and all looked well.

I noted my train was arriving in 7 minutes and zone out. After more than 10 minutes, I noticed that my train was now supposed to be arriving in 10 minutes and that the platform was getting crowded. There was a train breakdown which wreaks havoc throughout the BART system. After about 30 minutes, there were numerous announcements and platform switches. Anyone who has had problems with the airline flights can imagine the announcements, swtiching platforms, increasing crowds, heat, etc. Well finally my train arrives, I get in and sit down. After more than 5 minutes just waiting to leave the station, we finally start moving. Almost immediately, we come to a jerky stop. The train conductor, who sounded very nice, gets on the PA to explain the problem. She says ‘Thank you for your patience. I needed to stop because I saw a train coming toward us in the tunnel. I am working with central control to resolve the situation.’ Yikes, that does not make me feel better.

Fractured

Another from the archives from my recent visit to Crockett.

Alameda Creek

After a long break, I went out to do infrared shooting out in Sunol. I have gotten rusty and just had to try to remember how to see with ‘red-eyes’.

Squiggles #2

Another from Crockett. Tomorrow I am going to Sunol, lets see how it goes.

Here’s Looking at You

I do not know what it was about Sunday but most of my supposed abstracts look like faces.  Hmm….

Criss-Cross

I am scraping the bottom of the barrel from my recent visit to Crockett.