union square, friday 6pm
From top:
- road work, Market St.
- Stockton St.
- woman on bike, window-shopping en route (how I wish these images had turned out better)
- Macy's window, set-up by elves in progress
- ever-present flower stand
- worker's strike at the Grand Hyatt
sf street food festival
A fundraiser for La Cocina, the San Francisco Street Food Festival happened today in the Mission, featuring both street food vendors and other restaurants and bars. Yes, it was super-crowded, and yes, the lines were very long; however, the divide-and-conquer method seemed to produce good results. I think the key to the afternoon was to chill out and enjoy the weather and people-watching while standing on line. My patience was rewarded with creme brulée from the infamous Creme Brulée Cart (see after the jump).
(Next... bacon-wrapped hotdogs!)
brain waves
ess-eff-moma
Friday night event for the opening of the Richard Avedon exhibit.
a weekend worth of summer
The temp in the city climbed into the 90's this weekend. As really warm weather here is kinda rare, and you can never know when it will happen or how long it will last, you have to take full advantage of it while you can...
Staying cool.
No wetsuit! Warm day, but still...brrr.
This guy kid was catching crabs off the jetty with his family. Here he's showing us the size of the fish they had been putting in the nets. They also used chicken legs (!). The dungeness crabs were thrown back though; it's mating season, and signs all around warn of a big fine for catching and keeping them. We learned that dungeness crabs have white-tipped claws, while other types have dark-tipped claws. That's how you know which to keep and which to toss back in the water.
This seal and his seal friend were lurking near the crab nets. They'd surface every once in awhile to check things out and take advantage of the free snacks. You can't tell from the photo, but this guy was *big.* He and the yellow-capped swimmer seemed to be on the same trajectory, and we were wondering what would happen if they crossed paths. Didn't happen though.
There's a crab in the green bucket, plucked from beneath the rocks. Much screaming ensued. Very awesome.
The beach just north of Ghiradelli Square: we've never seen it this crowded!