StreetsScenes Friday - Mission San Francisco

My son Adam and I were in San Francisco during his last visit and we found these at

 15th and Caledonia in the Mission.....

Have a great weekend Oakland Breakfasters!

A Glorious Weekend

Well...I don't want to rub it in if you weren't in the Oakland/Bay Area this weekend but it was
                                                         B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L here!

The temperature was perfect and folks were out and about enjoying the sun while the getting was good. Here's what was happening in my neck of the woods..................

Taking time out for a treat on Lakeshore Avenue...

Mural I found near Grand Avenue..made me want to take a nap...

This "paper doll" was stopping traffic...!

"We flew in just for the Oakland sun..."

And the sun was everywhere...

Flowers were in full bloom...

Lovely...just lovely...

Gardens were ready for thirsty birdies too...

I took a ride over to Berkeley and came across this

cool (no pun intended) water fall at the UC Botanical Garden...

Music was everywhere (Conjunto Style!)...

And so the glorious weekend ended with a picture perfect day at the

San Francisco Zoo!

Hey, Wait a Minute!

Exactly seven (7) days, I was furiously raking leaves from a clogged storm drain in front of my house.  We had very heavy rains all morning and that brought a torment of water down the hill from where I live.  Trees were falling, roads were flooded - it was a mess....

Off of Park Blvd.

Highway 580 through Oakland

But then the rains stopped and the weather began to get better..so today we are

expecting temperature of 81 degrees in Oakland!

So I can either get my warm weather gear out........

or stay prepared for another drastic weather change....

 

Or plan for a relaxing lunch with Mr. Lou....

                                       

Or take a stroll around Lake Merritt...

Or enjoy spring flowers in San Francisco....

but definitely stay ready for the next rain!!

Pan Mexicano

Last weekend, I was "recruited" by Louie to help with setting up the files of his new client.  We spent the entire three day weekend organizing documents, running reports, looking for records, etc. etc. etc.  As my reward (!!)  we had lunch at Roosevelt Tamale Parlor. I had the green enchiladas and Louie had the eggs with chorizo.  Sorry -  I was too hungry to take any photos but the food was delicious!

After lunch we strolled over to Dominguez Bakery on 24th Street and had the BEST Mexican Bread I've had in a looooong time.  I did manage to whip out my camera and take these shots.

Do you know the names/flavors of the different types of Mexican bread????  Well, you do now!

My favorite!

Next time, I'll take photos of other favorites...Puerco (Gingerbread), Elote (Corn), Conchas (Shells).

Check out this site for more info on Pan Mexicano.

                                           Enjoy and have a good weekend OaklandBreakfasters!



Green Day

Continuation of my color "series".....today it's Green and all its different tones...........photos all from my travels...

Merida,  Mexico

Paris, France

Siena, Italy

Manila, Philippines

Bay of Bengal,  India

Heidelburg, Germany

Chuily Exhibit - DeYoung Museum - San Francisco, CA

Bye for today Oakland Breakfasters!