April 14, 2007

  • I woke up early this morning because I wanted to get a ride in before the rain started. Well I got half a ride in before the rain started. The trick to training in the rain is to get as far away from home as you can before the rain starts so that you have no choice but to ride in it. I took Corbett up to portola and then rode over to Miraloma where I rode around Monterrey Heights for a while and then across Ocean into the Ingleside. The Ingleside is very pretty in the morning

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    Then I headed over to brotherhood way on the border of Daly City. Saw some good advice in sign form:

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    Then I went down Brotherhood Way. Here's a pic of the Greek Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity. So modern!

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    Here's me in my new red jacket which is just as waterproof as the old one but without the Hefty bag effect.

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    And then around Lake Merced over to the Great Highway. The rain started coming down pretty hard when at this point so I cut short my ride and decided to head home through the park. Where I saw two things of note. The first was the lovely and talented Julie Brown on a training run for her marathon. She was moving too fast to get a picture. The second was tulips at the windmill in the park! In the seven years I've been here I've never seen them since they seem to last a week and then they're gone. But today, I lucked out:

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    And then I headed home to warm up. The Wisteria looks beautiful in the rain:

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    And doesn't Mr. Poe look delighted with it?? Hello Gorgeous!

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    The rain quit mid day and we headed out to the Palace of the Legion of Honor to see an exhibit on French Jewelry. I was suprised at how much of it I hated. I didn't like the big comedy pieces that were so large that the wearer might as well have just taped money to themselves. Nor did I like the mid century avant garde pieces that were so wierd looking that you weren't sure if they were to be worn or used for some industrial purpose. I especially liked the enamelled pieces and the invisibly set stuff and my birthday is coming up.

    We walked around the gardens afterward:

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    And then headed over to Sutro Heights Park. It's the last remaining piece of the estate of former mayor Adolph Sutro

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Heinrich_Joseph_Sutro

    The gardens are still very pretty and we had a lot of fun walking around:

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    We then headed over to the renovated cliff house and down to the remains of the Sutro Baths. I'd never been down there before and it was totally cool. I want to go back when it's warmer and not so windy.

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    From there we headed back to the windmill because Jeff wanted to see the tulips for himself. Here's a great pic of him in front of some pansies. Hello gorgeous!

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    and one of pansies in front of pansies.

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    I've got a big ride tomorrow out to the Cheese Factory! Can't wait!