pedestrians

Las Vegas!

the heart says no

Chinatown, Montréal.

prismatic

War Memorial Opera House, Thanksgiving Eve.

here one day

"Here one day, in history always."

Construction fence outside of the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal, Quebec.                    

orange

The Ferry Building at the Embarcadero, lit up in celebration of the SF Giants' World Series win.

accessorize with sunscreen

A sunny October afternoon in Denver is a full-scale advertisement for the laid-back Colorado, bike-riding + high-heel wearing, coffee and bloody mary please, patio-sitting lifestyle. We did briefly see a few snowflakes fall later in the day...on a drive up to the higher elevation of Keystone. Lovely, and very exciting.

silhouettes & skeletons

Valencia St.

Wednesday night in the Mission, waiting for friends, art appearing at my feet and in front of my nose.

Happy PARKing Day!

Yesteday was PARKing Day 2010, where for a day (or a few hours) parking spaces around the city become tiny, temporary parks. We ventured out for a late lunch and found people kicking back at a couple of locations in the Financial District and near Union Square. Rumor has it there's a much greater turnout in the Mission (more general hanging out) and SOMA ( a higher concentration of architecture and design firms). Above is Method's mini-park/cornhole court

Snacks at the Bay Area Young Architects' oasis.

Sharing the pavement with Bush St.'s heavy traffic.

"People-Powered. Modified Expectations. Absurdity. Urban Transformation."

"PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good."

re-emerging

This summer I made a couple of trips to the midwest, and I'm not joking when I say one of my favorite things is schlepping through an airport: moving sidewalks, checking out the newspaper headlines as you walk through the terminal, fresh magazine and cup of coffee to kill the time. O'Hare is a favorite of mine, with lots to look at, and lots of coffee outposts.

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pre-season

Orchard Beach, Maine, the week after Memorial Day.

impressing the neighbors

Museum of Fine Art, Boston

versatility modernized

Its been warm in the mornings this week, no sweater necessary, which makes the walk to work especially nice. Rolling through North Beach in the a.m. inspires cafe envy, and I tell myself I'll start getting up earlier so that I can leisurely sit outside with beverage before work. So far no luck. I trip up on the 'getting up earlier' part. Will keep trying.

woke up this am to black and white

(Park at Fort Mason, via iphone.) Back to color by 10am.