It was warmer than I thought it was gonna be when I left the house this morning.  I headed off Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the coast.  I came down the Great Highway and stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics.  The beach was gorgeous this morning.  The unsettled weather we're having makes for a lot of surf:

Which the surfers were loving:

Me:

I continued down the Great Highway and got a nice shot of the sun rising behind Lake Merced:

I continued on the Great Highway to Skyline to Winston to Mercedes.  Ingleside Heights is such a pretty neighborhood with many gorgeous homes:

I continued on Cedro to Ocean to San Leandro to Saint Francis to Santa Clara to Portola to Claremont to Dewey into Laguna Honda into 7th to Hugo to 3rd to Frederick to Stanyan to Waller to Clayton to Haight.  It started to rain.  Yuck.  This is the view from Haight and Masonic:

I continued on Haight to Baker.  It was raining steadily now and everything was very slick so I had to be very, very careful.  I took Baker to McAllister to Polk to Eddy to Cyril Magnin to Market to Sansome and into work.  Hopefully it will be dry by lunchtime.

After work I headed off Sutter to Presidio to Euclid.  This is the sunset from the top of Laurel Hill:

I continued on Euclid to Arguello.  This is the view down Balboa from Arguello:

I continued on Arguello to Cabrillo to 8th and into Golden Gate Park.  I headed over to the Music Concourse and managed a pretty awesome pic of the de Young:

The California Academy of Sciences:

I headed over to MLK and came out of the park at 9th and then took Irving to 7th into Laguna Honda to Dewey to Claremont to Portola to Santa Clara into Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valencia to Douglass to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.  We got a visit from our friend David who was picking up his car that had been in out driveway for a couple of weeks and then we went to bed early.  I was beat!

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                  36.1
Week to date                                      161.8
Month to date                                     191.4
Year to date                                     6,990.6
To Goal                                           3,009.4
Over (Under) plan                          (1,475.2)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year             (2,752.2)
Rolling Year                                    8,023.2
Since Inception 10/1/07                  20,268.3

It was a bit warmer this morning than yesterday.  There's a front coming through and we might get some rain.  It certainly feels like it's gonna rain.  Check out the gorgeous sunrise as seen from my front steps this morning:

I took Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the coast.  I came up the Great Highway and stopped at the Cliff House for pics.  The beach looked beautiful this morning:

The North Windmill in Golden Gate Park:

Seal Rocks:

Me:

Sutro Baths with Marin Headlands behind:

Then I headed up to Geary to 34th and up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  I hadn't been there all week!

I came down Camino Del Mar to Lake.  This is the view looking towards Lone Mountain:

I took Lake to Arguello to Washington to Broderick to Jackson to Scott to Pacific.  The Talbot-Dutton looks like it's gotten a new coat of paint:

I continued on Pacific to Powell to Jackson.  This is the view down Jackson from Stockton:

I took Jackson to Columbus to Clay to Sansome and into work.  The weather feels wonderful today.  I hope I can beat the wet.

After work I headed off down Sansome Street.  This is the view looking towards Market from Bush:

I continued to Sutter and got a few more pics of the dwindling light:

Union Square:

The Majestic Hotel:

I continued on Sutter to Scott to Washington to Arguello to Lake to 27th to Cabrillo to 47th to Fulton to the Great Highway.  I came down the coast and took Taravel to Merced to Hernandez to Laguna Honda to Portola to Corbett to Ord and home for dinner.  Mr. Poe had to work late so I gave Rufus a bath (don't ask) and then we all had dinner.  Then I walked the dogs and baked some cookies and waited for Mr. Poe to come home.  I went to bed about 10.  I was beat.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                  41.2
Week to date                                      125.7
Month to date                                     155.3
Year to date                                     6,954.5
To Goal                                           3,045.5
Over (Under) plan                          (1,483.9)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year             (2,752.6)
Rolling Year                                    8,027.9
Since Inception 10/1/07                  20,232.2

It was quite a bit cooler this morning but I knew the warm mornings weren't going to last forever.  I headed off Corbett to Clayton to Parnassus to Cole to Waller to Stanyan and went into Golden Gate Park at JFK.  I made my way over to Stow Lake to check out the Chinese Pavilion:

I love the reflection of it in the morning.  I don't think it's is pretty later in the day when the wind picks up:

I took South to MLK and then headed south on the Great Highway.  I stopped at the foot of Sloat for some pics of the beach.  There was a big fog bank parked just offshore:

I continued south on the Great Highway to Skyline and got a shot of the sun over Lake Merced:

Me:

I continued on Skyline to Lake Merced to Winston to Lunado.  This is the view looking south down Lunado:

I continued on Lunado to Estero to Aleso to Urbano to Pico.  This is the view looking to the old El Rey Theatre from Urbano and Pico:

I took Pico to Ashton to De Montefort to Miramar to Ocean to Phelan and stopped to look at the pretty Bufano sculpture of St. Francis that graces the front steps.  It's apparently made out of melted guns.  You can read more about it here:

Fantastic mosaic detail:

I continued on Phelan to Judson to Foerster to Hearst to Edna to Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valencia to Market to Sansome and into work.

I got a few pics of the dogs when I went home for lunch.  Could sweet little Ashley Jr. look any more adorable??  I think not:

Here's Rufus lounging on the much argued over new dog bed:

Mimi wondering where the hell her snack is:

This was the view off of my front porch when I was home for lunch.  We've had glorious warm weather this week:

After work I headed off down Sutter Street and got a few pics of the dwindling light:

I took Sutter to Fillmore to Clay to Pierce to Sacramento to Arguello to Cabrillo to 47th to Fulton to the Great Highway and down the coast.  I then took Taravel to Merced to Hernandez to Laguna Honda to Portola to Corbett to Ord and home for dinner.  I was pretty beat.  It had been a long day and it was kind of an effort to stay up til 9.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                  41.8
Week to date                                        84.5
Month to date                                     114.1
Year to date                                     6,913.3
To Goal                                           3,086.7
Over (Under) plan                          (1,497.7)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year             (2,753.0)
Rolling Year                                    8,031.0
Since Inception 10/1/07                  20,191.0

It was gorgeous again this morning.  I headed off 17th to Eureka to 18th to Valencia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Wilder to Diamond to Monterey into Santa Clara where I got a great view of the full moon from Saint Francis Wood:

I continued on Santa Clara to Portola to Claremont to Merced to Hernandez to Laguna Honda to Ulloa to Sydney to Portola to Twin Peaks and up to the viewing platform.  Amazing:

Me:

The view to the ocean:

I came down Twin Peaks to Clayton.  This pretty house is at Clayton and 17th.  I loved it when they built it and I love it more now that it's aging and the copper sheathing is oxidizing a little:

I continued on Clayton to Parnassus to Cole to Waller to Stanyan and into Golden Gate Park at JFK.  I took Arguello into the Presidio and then Washington to Lincoln and out of the Presidio at the Lombard Gate.  I took Lyon to Chestnut to Laguna to Francisco to Van Ness to North Point to Columbus to Clay to Sansome and into work.  It's gonna be another fabulous day.

After work I headed off down Sansome.  It was already sunset.  Le sigh.  This is the view down Pine from Sansome:

This is the gorgeous former Pacific Stock Exchange now Equinox Gym:

I took Sansome to Market to 2nd to Howard.  This is the sunset from Howard and 9th:

I continued on Howard to 11th to Harrison to 22nd to Valencia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Wilder to Diamond to Monterey into Santa Clara to Portola to Claremont to Dewey into Laguna Honda into 7th to Irving to 9th and into Golden Gate Park.  I went through the Music Concourse to JFK and then out of the park at 8th to Cabrillo to Arguello to Turk to Central to Golden Gate to Laguna to Market to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                  42.7
Week to date                                        42.7
Month to date                                       72.3
Year to date                                     6,871.5
To Goal                                           3,128.5
Over (Under) plan                          (1,512.1)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year             (2,750.5)
Rolling Year                                    8,021.6
Since Inception 10/1/07                  20,149.2

Yesterday's fabulous weather continues!  I headed off 17th to Eureka to 18th to Valencia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Wilder to Diamond to Monterey to Ridgewood to Flood to Hazelwood to Greenwood to Plymouth to Wildwood to Faxon to De Montefort to Ashton to Head to Holloway to Font to Lake Merced to Skyline.  Lake Merced looked spectacular this morning:

I continued on Skyline to the Great Highway and came up the coast.  The beach looked beautiful:

The view north to Marin:

Me:

I went into Golden Gate Park at JFK and took that to the Music Concourse.  The De Young seems to look very different depending on the time of day because of the copper sheathing that covers it and all of it's angles.  I love it:

I made my way over to the Shakespeare Garden which looked serene like it usually does in the morning:

My bike:

I got on South to Kezar to Waller to Masonic to Haight to Laguna to Page.  These pretty Victorians are on Octavia at Page:

I continued on Page to Market to Sansome and into work.  It's gonna be a wonderful day.

We had a few people over for Halloween.  It was lots of fun and very, very boozy.  I carved some jack-o-lanterns:

And I even made a cake!  It's devils food cake with cream cheese frosting and chopped up candy bars between the layers and on top.   The frosting is kind of a hot mess but Mr. Poe says it was delicious.  I wouldn't know.  It totally isn't vegan so I didn't eat any of it:

I had a very hard time getting going on Sunday because of the previous night's boozing.  But I got up and took the dogs for a walk and then Mr. Poe and I went down to the Castro to run errands.  Then I had a little lunch and got on my bike.  I was led a ride out to Rodeo Beach for Different Spokes.  It started off as kind of a disaster because I got a flat tire on the way to the meeting point and had to walk my bike home and get a different one (much faster than changing the tire).  So I was a little late to the meeting.  Somebody had shown up and left but I found him at the bridge where we met our other rider so it all worked out.  The weather was fabulous.  Warm and sunny without much wind.  Gorgeous. 

This is Andrew at the top of the headlands.  He moved here from Chicago and he's still getting used to the hills.  But he made it all the way up and he did great!

The beautiful view from the top of the headlands:

Me:

Then we headed down to Rodeo Beach.  I haven't been there in forever.  It's such a pretty beach and I love it there.  Here are Dennis and Andrew at the beach:

The beach:

We headed back to San Francisco and I had one more hill in me so I headed up to the Twin Peaks viewing platform.  It was jam packed with tourists and for good reason.  Check out this view:

Then I headed home.  It was a fabulous day.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                  29.6
Week to date                                      242.0
Month to date                                      29.6
Year to date                                     6,828.8
To Goal                                           3,171.2
Over (Under) plan                          (1,527.4)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year             (2,760.8)
Rolling Year                                    7,978.9
Since Inception 10/1/07                  20,106.5