Feel the Love!

                                                                

                Union Square in San Francisco had this exhibit of Hearts

                  which I saved for today's posting....

              

                    Blue Love

                             

     Wood Love

             

                Sparkly Orange Love

                              
                                           Cobble Stone Paper Hearts -  Prague, Czech Republic


                              

              Make sure your valentine's Box of Chocolates has a pretty red bow!

        

           Hearts, Halo, Braids and a Beard in Seattle!

      

       Paris Metro ....waiting for Cupid....

       

            Roses from Provence will always do the trick too....

And to MY VALENTINE

LB in Oakland...

MB in Nueva York...

AB in Los Angeles...

              

           MUA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love you today and everyday :)

A Treasure Island View

Last Sunday was a gloriously sunny day here so Louie and I went for a walk around Treasure Island. TI was the location  for the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair (aka Golden Gate International Exposition) and there are fantastic views from any spot on the Island.  During World War Two, it was also pressed into service and transported personnel and supplies.


                                 

I snapped this as we were leaving our house..downtown Oakland in foreground....

Bay Bridge leading into SF

Bay waters were very calm...Richmond hills in the background....

There is very little left of the World Fair structures but here are a few..

the architecture was definitely Art Deco. 

 My mother and her family were there on opening day....

World's Fair Map

Click here for more information on the Fair...

Angel Island  - Mt. Tamalpais in the background...

"Open up your Golden Gate, California here I come.."

On the lower span of the Bay Bridge..time to go home...

Have a great weekend Oakland Breakfasters!

Out of Town/Out of It

Well, I was away last week (but manage to send out one or was it two posts?)  anywayz...I am back!

I went through my arsenal of photos and found these shots I took of window displays on College Avenue and other odds and ends and favorites from a couple of months ago....have a peek and have fun!

There's a new Sheriff in Town!

Waiting for Don Draper....and waiting. and waiting.....

Why, Hello to you too!

Now that you mentioned it...yes, I am quite alluring.....

Not from College Avenue but close by.......

I don't know..I thought this was just too cute....!

And one of my most favorites - I took this  photo at the Solano Stroll in Albany.

Que Linda!

Have a good day Oakland Breakfasters :)

The Diver

When Louie and I think of our New York visits, we always remember the great dinner we had at Rosa Mexicano a few months ago.    Their killer "made at your table" Guacamole en Molcajete was our favorite and the interior decor is totally estudilo Mejicano.

The restaurant  has an entire water wall of miniature divers that are pretty neat -I think they are modeled after the clavadistas of La Quebrada in Acapulco.... here's my photos..

Close up....

Water wall.....

 

Here's the Acapulco clavadistas in action (photo courtesy of the Internet...)

Remember to always look before you leap...

 and have a good weekend Oakland Breakfasters!

Time Will Tell

                                       There's more than one way to tell time.....

      

A birthday cake is a fun way to celebrate the passing of time...

Nature tells the season....

The Eiffel Tower announces each evening hour with a spectacular light show

                        

A Mendocino sunset... or is it a sunrise? 

Back in the day, one of my favorite songs was

"Does anybody really know what time it is" by Chicago.

Do you remember that one?

This one has been spending too much time

on the computer

(P.S. This NOT  me...yet!)

At the Oakland Marathon, it was a race against the clock...

Speaking of which... I've run out of time..gotta go....

Bye bye OaklandBreakfasters!!

Sartorialist Wannabe

Ok, so while Louie and I were in NYC a few days ago (and on a day it wasn't snowing)  I saw this guy and thought -  SARTORIALIST!!!

The Story:
Louie and I were waiting to cross the street (we were at Bryant Park) when I saw this guy in a very interesting outfit. I sooo wanted to take his picture but I was afraid to ask him if I could.  But then I thought I can't let him get away so I took one photo from the back, got up the courage and asked him if I could take his picture.  I am not sure he understood me so I pointed to his shoes, gave him a thumbs up and he smiled and gave ME a thumbs up in return. 

From the back.....

The one quick shot....

 Scott Schuman of Sartorialist fame has nothing to worry about as it will take me a gazillion years to be as good as he is with  his "On the Street" photos but for that moment, I  was very pleased with my first  "On the Street" photo    :)

I gotta give Mr. Schuman his props..here's a few from The Sartorialist....

What did I learn ? Use macro focus, shoot more than one photo,

get my subject to pose and move out of the way of NYC taxis!

Have a good weekend OaklandBreakfasters!

In The Freezer

Louie and I have been in New York City for the past few days.......BRRRRRRRRRRR....and we are now back home in warm Oakland.

We went from a freezing 6 degrees in Manhattan (yes, that's right..6 degrees) to a current 61 in Oakland.  That is a 55 degree difference!!!

The weather never stops us though and and if it's raining, snowing  or too *&^% hot, we always manage to have a great time.  This time around, Louie and I visited the Fabulous Ms. Mia, celebrated my birthday (58) and our wedding anniversary (33).

We managed to stay warm with the help of thermals, gloves, hats, parkas, face masks, scarves, boots, sweaters and hand and feet warmers.  We were quite a sight but we looked just like everyone else.

I cuddled my camera and made sure it had its overcoat to protect against the cold and snow.  I took these shots very quickly as my fingers went numb after being exposed for just a few minutes...ouch!

                                          View from our window..not so much snow...major cold.....

Construction dude was well insulated..........

You know it was freezing if your bike needed a sweater!

Cable knit sweaters were keeping our four legged friends warm...

Harry on Wall Street

Lucky Charms in winter wear...

We ducked into Kitchen Arts and Letters to keep us warm and bought a few cookbooks..

..but we passed on this one!

Have you ever ordered your tacos from a VW Bus parked inside of a garage? Well, we did at

 Tacombi Fonda Nolita and the chicken soup helped thaw us out!

This was my uniform.

Stick 'em up!

It is always an adventure to visit NYC and this was no exception. 

We made it there and we can make it anywhere!!

Hasta Luego Nueva York!!!