59/365: Fog Along the Bridge

59/365: Fog Along the Bridge, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

As I was finishing my run along Crissy Field, a line of fog was coming in along the Golden Gate. I'm not sure what atmospheric condition makes this happen, but I never get tired of seeing the fog come in and parallel the bridge in a line across the Golden Gate (which is also the name of the opening of the Bay as well as the name of the Bridge.)

58/365: Early Flower

58/365: Early Flower, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

The early flowers are coming out in Sonoma, even though we are still praying for more rain and we are expecting a plunge in temperatures next week. I hope this little guy survives a brief return to winter. Today at 70 degrees and sunny, it was ready for spring.

I was told the name of this flower and now I can't remember it, but I love the way it droops over and hangs like a chandelier. It seems to want to grow in areas of dappled shade or, at least, that's where I find it.

57/365: Tired Feets at the Gate

57/365: Tired Feets at the Gate, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

After a SEVEN WEEK hiatus -- which included 10 days out of country and more than a week with the flu, but also a lot of excuses -- I finally got off my butt and went running again. On my usual Crissy Field course, I was minutes slower than my previous time and couldn't even run the whole way. But at least I got out there. This is the end of my run. I had to document my feet because I couldn't run another step.

56/365: Freckle Nose

56/365: Freckle Nose, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

I'm always trying to get pictures of Oscar's freckly long nose. But this is a dog that is in constant motion. I can't even sneak up on him when he's asleep because he covers up his nose with his paws. But on this day, he came back from a long run at Fort Funston and posed quietly for pictures.

55/365: Ready for the Red Carpet

55/365: Ready for the Red Carpet, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

The dogs and I watched the Academy Awards and I couldn't resist swathing Lucy in pearls and Hermes silk for the occasion. For the record, they slept through most of it, except Oscar kept jumping up every time Jennifer Lawrence appeared on the screen. He's a huuuuuge fan!

54/365: Susi's Fabulous Quilt

54/365: Susi's Fabulous Quilt, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

This picture was possibly taken in the worst lighting and composition conditions possible, but I couldn't resist showing my friend, Susi, and her wonderful, whimsical quilt. It was an auction item for the Miraloma Pre-School fundraising auction and it sold almost immediately for the full bid price.

53/365: The Way to San Jose

53/365: The Way to San Jose, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

As I've explained on my blog, we've suddenly had a paradigm shift. Andy, who's been commuting from San Francisco to San Jose up to three hours a day for nearly 30 years, has decided he can't do it any more. So we've got a pad in San Jose and the terriers and I are doing the commuting -- between San Jose, San Francisco and Sonoma! It's a lot of culture shock, but I'm determined -- if I'm going to be here two or three days a week -- to find all the good things in San Jose. Silicon Valley has a reputation of being one big swath of office parks and malls, but in the older neighborhoods, the style of small one story bungalows featuring detached garages in the back, makes for miles and miles where you can walk tree and lawn lined streets without seeing a single parked car on the street.

The story here:

leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/02/22/the-way-to-san-jose/

Plus, if you scroll to the bottom of the post, you'll learn why the Germans might not know the way to San Jose. Because their version of this international hit translates to "The Coffee from San Jose is Hot."