Tag Archives: pictures

A visit from San Francisco’s wild parrots

posted on 7 April, 2013 also tagged , ,

Earlier this week I was treated to a visit from some two dozen of San Francisco’s wild parrots, the cherry-headed conures that live on and around Telegraph Hill. It was pretty spectacular — I was sitting at the kitchen table by the window, and first one, then two, then maybe a half dozen landed right [...]

Sunday morning in San Francisco

posted on 6 January, 2013 also tagged

I took this photograph this morning from Bernal Hill, a little earlier than I would normally be awake because the dog I’m sitting for (Hi, Ace!) demands it. I’ve been up to the hill a bunch of times, and the view is still striking. I’ve lived in San Francisco for a little over a year [...]

Walking the Ohlone Way

posted on 2 January, 2013 also tagged , , , ,

Maira and I were walking around her neighborhood in Glen Park when we stumbled across a tiny road called Ohlone Way. It’s pretty charming. It’s properly marked as a street, but the entire length is unpaved, and not much wider than a single car across. It rained a few days ago, and the ground was [...]

My sceneries from the plane window

posted on 23 September, 2012 also tagged , ,

I was really struck by Maira’s “Sceneries From The Plane Window,” so I decided to shoot my own on my trip back from Portland. Her camera is better than mine, and the conditions in her plane were a bit better suited for photography, but I like the way some of these turned out. The object [...]

Bike Rac-Man

posted on 13 August, 2012 also tagged , , , ,

For some reason I’ve never been able to not see this.

Golden Gate Bridge, minimal

posted on 1 July, 2012 also tagged , ,

I’m not much for drawing, but I’m working on a set of minimalist representations of San Francisco icons for a project right now. I’ll post more about that project later. For now, here’s my rough take on the Golden Gate Bridge. Note: it looks awfully orange to me, but that’s the official CMYK mix for [...]

Nyan BART

posted on 11 May, 2012 also tagged , , , ,

Maiden voyage for my Public Laboratory balloon mapping kit

posted on 15 April, 2012 also tagged , , , , ,

Last weekend, Trevor and Maira and I took the balloon mapping kit I received as a reward for backing the Public Laboratory Kickstarter project out for a spin. The kit is simple and inexpensive by design. It contains a 5.5 foot balloon, a very long string and winder, rubber bands, and assorted clips, rings and [...]

The Sutro Baths and Little Brother

posted on 19 February, 2012 also tagged , , ,

I’m a sucker for stories that are tied to places I know. When I first read Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, I was only glancingly familiar with most of the Bay Area settings for the different scenes. Now I spend time every day in the Mission, where most of the action takes place, and have a [...]

Touring the Kamake ukulele factory

posted on 10 July, 2011 also tagged , ,

This Tuesday, I had the chance to take a tour of the Kamaka ukulele factory guided by Fred Kamaka Sr., whose father Samuel Kamaka founded the company in 1916. As a ukulele enthusiast, it was a real blast: Kamakas are some of the best in the world and have been the weapon of choice for, [...]