I slept in again and just rode down Market into work. Sigh. I made it home for lunch and had a nice ride after work. I wanted to put a little mileage in so I rode much the same route I’d ridden on Wednesday. I rode Sutter to Fillmore to Clay to Spruce to Washington to Arguello to Lake to 8th and into Golden Gate Park. I took JFK to Bernice Rodgers to MLK to the Great Highway and headed south. I stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics. It was a little gloomy:
Me:
I took Sloat to Skyline to Lake Merced to Font to Holloway. I stopped on Holloway at about Victoria and got a pic of the gloom:
I continued on Holloway to Harold to Ocean to Phelan. They’re doing a lot of construction at City College this summer. They got a lot of bond money to pay for quite a few new facilities. In an interesting paradox, they canceled summer school because they didn’t have the money. Here, the fabulous Benny Bufano sculpture is boxed while they work on the lawn:
I’m not sure what this new building is for. It’s on the edge of an old reservoir and there’s a steep drop off behind it which is why it kind of looks like a cargo ship in port:
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 18th to Eureka to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. Mr. Poe’s leaving on Friday and the dogs are already upset about it. Luggage is a terrible omen to dogs…
I couldn’t drag my ass out of bed in the morning so I just came down Market into work and then I headed home for lunch. After work I went on an Seismic Challenge training ride. I had meant to be on the Different Spokes Meet ‘n Greet ride but got confused on the start and ended up riding with my friends Eric and Joel. We headed around Lake Merced and the weather was gorgeous at the beach. Warm, sunny– perfect! I got home a little before 8 and had dinner and went to bed.
After work I headed off 2nd to Howard to 11th to Harrison to 25th to Valencia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Wilder to Diamond to Monterey into Santa Clara to Portola to Claremont to Dewey to Laguna Honda into 7th to Judah to 9th and into Golden Gate Park. I headed over to the Music Concourse and got a nice pic of the de Young:
Me:
I got on JFK to 8th to Lake to Arguello to Washington and stopped at spruce for a pic of the north bay. The weather had really cleared up from the gloomy morning we had:
I continued on Washington to Broderick to Jackson to Gough to Pacific to Polk to Market to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. I discovered, much to my delight, that I can get the new Scooby Doo series on Itunes. Best $2.99 I ever spent!
I managed to get up on time this morning and went for a nice ride before work. I took Corbett to Portola to Evelyn to Teresita to Arroyo to Bella Vista to Burlwood to Los Palmos to Hazelwood to Yerba Buena to Brentwood to Maywood to El Verano into Northgate to Darien. This pretty home is on Darien near San Aleso (I think)
I continued on Darien to San Fernando to Ocean to Clearfield to 34th to Yorba to 35th to Vicente to the Great Highway and up the coast. I went into Golden Gate Park at MLK and took that to Middle to Transverse to JFK to the Panhandle to Baker to McAllister to Pierce. This is an eccentric Victorian building in Alamo Square on Pierce. It has a lot of unusual detail:
Across the street from it is this super fantastic deco building. It’s amazing:
I took Pierce to Golden Gate. There’s a bunch of incredible buildings on Golden Gate at Steiner:
I continued on Golden Gate to Steiner to Post. Japantown looked pretty even on this gloomy morning:
Me:
I continued on Post to Grant. This is Chinatown as seen from Grant at Sacramento:
I continued on Grant to Clay to Sansome and into work.
Predictably, I slept in on Monday morning and just came down Market into work. I headed home for lunch and then went for a nice ride after work. I rode down Sutter where I saw this blah Victorian with terrible siding at the corner of Divisadero.
But I loved the sign. How old does that have to be??
A little further down Sutter is the Russian Center. A very handsome building with nice detail:
A nice lady told me that the real gem with the Russian Center were the old signs that were revealed when a parking garage next door was demolished. Agreed:
I continued on Sutter to Presidio to Euclid to Arguello to Cabrillo to 8th and into Golden Gate Park. I took JFK to Bernice Rodgers to MLK to La Playa to Irving to the Great Highway and headed down the coast. I stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics of the gloomy afternoon:
Me:
I took Sloat to Skyline to Lake Merced to Winston to Cerritos to Moncada to Urbano. This is pretty Urbano Street in the Ingleside:
I continued on Urbano to Pico to Ashton to De Montefort to Miramar to Southwood to Plymouth to Greenwood to Hazelwood to Flood to Foerster to Edna to Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valencia to 18th. This is pretty Mission High on Valencia at 18th:
I continued on 18th to Diamond to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. We took the dogs for a long walk after dinner and then we went to bed. I was beat.
Sunday I led a Different Spokes Ride out to Nicasio. It was the longest ride I’d done since the Lifecycle. Eeeeek! I’ve been so lazy since the ride. This was brought home to me on Friday when a tactless coworker commented “Ah– I see you’ve been eating more!”. But Sunday I headed out to Nicasio with my friend Cameron and it was a nice day albeit very windy. We met a rider named Vanessa in Fairfax and headed around to the reservoir. It was a little foggy up there but still very pretty:
I got home a little after 3:00. I had a big bowl of leftover gumbo which was most certainly better on day 2 and then got cleaned up and we went to go see Mr. Chris. They’ve gotten a new puppy– a Portugese Water Dog female and they’re still working on the name. She’s so sweet! She sat in my lap the whole time we were over there. She’s gonna be a wonderful dog.
Saturday I managed to get my ass out of bed and I took Rufus for a long walk in the morning. First we headed over to Golden Gate Park. We walked through the AIDS Memorial Grove and over to the Music Concourse. This is the California Academy of Sciences:
The Band Shell:
Nice Detail:
Then we headed over to Stow Lake. I love the Chinese Pavilion on the island in the center of the lake:
Rufus loves to go!
There are two bridges that go to the island. This is the older one:
From there we left the park and headed into the Sunset. We stopped a the glamorous Sunset Library for pics:
Then we headed up to Sunset Heights. I was happy that it was so foggy because the fabulous Moraga Steps don’t photograph well in the sunlight:
The view from Grand View Park:
We walked through Forest Hill and then up to Portola and headed home down Corbett. Rufus was completely exhausted and slept for the rest of the day. Ashley Junior doesn’t need an excuse to nap and curled up next to him. Adorable:
We had Nathan, Daniel, and Mr Chris over for dinner Saturday night. I’ve been working on a vegan interpretation of Gumbo. It’s a roux based vegetable stew served over rice. I’m calling it “Mumbo” to avoid offending Louisiana cooks. I had the idea of cooking andouille sausage and shrimp separately and serving that as a topping so that the non vegans could have meat in theirs. That turned out pretty well too. The next time I make it I’m making it a day ahead so it can rest. I put a lot of spicy things in it and I think it needed a day for everything to mellow. It was the first time I used our new Le Creuset pot and I love it. It’s the best for making roux because the inside of it is basically the same color as flour so you can really see how brown it’s getting. Likey!
After work I headed off Howard to 11th to Bryant to Precita. I love the murals on this building in Precita Park:
Great detail:
This nasty car was parked out front of the building. Gross:
I continued on Precita to Mission to Richland to Arlington to Wilder to Diamond to Monterey to Ridgewood to Flood to Hazelwood to Greenwood to Plymouth to Wildwood. I stopped at Wildwood and Miramar for pics. Westwood Park is a very pretty neighborhood:
I continued on Wildwood to Faxon to De Montefort to Ashton to Pico to Urbano to Moncada to Cerritos to Winston to Buckingham to 20th to Ocean to Clearfield to 34th to Yorba to 35th to Vicente to the Great Highway. I stopped for some pics at the beach:
I continued on the Great Highway and went into Golden Gate Park at MLK and took that to Middle to Transverse to JFK to Stanyan to Page to Scott to Duboce to Noe to Market to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.
I managed to get out on the bike this morning for a nice ride before work. Three days this week! Which is a record for me this summer but nothing to be proud of because I’ve been so lazy. 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 to Portola to Claremont to Ulloa. I got a couple pics of pretty Saint Brendan’s:
I love the glazed bell tower:
I continued on Ulloa to Portola to Twin Peaks and up to the viewing platform. Sadly, it was very foggy so no view for me:
I continued on Twin Peaks to Clayton to Parnassus to Cole to Waller to Stanyan and into Golden Gate Park at JFK and then out the Arguello Gate to Washington. This pretty building is on Washington at Lyon. It’s Arts and Crafts-alicious:
I took Lyon to Pacific. This house on Pacific is the Egyptian Consulate and they’ve recently completed a gorgeous renovation. It was literally falling apart and they really did a gorgeous job on it. Likey:
I continued on Pacific. This is the view looking towards the north bay from Pacific and Steiner:
I continued on Pacific to Powell to Jackson. This is the view looking down Jackson from Stockton at Chinatown:
Me:
I continued on Jackson. I love this Beaux-Arts building on Kearny at Columbus:
This is the City College building on Kearny at Clay. I’m not sure how they can afford this given that they cancelled summer school this year because of finances:
I continued on Jackson to Columbus to Montgomery to Clay to Sansome and into Work. It was a fun ride. Lots of climbing.
I’ve been following the developing drama about the arrest of grafitti “artist” k-k-katie who is currently in the psychiatric ward of the county jail. You can read an sfgate article about her here. Basically, she’s made a name for herself spray painting swastika’s and kkk symbols all over town including a statue I like, cathedral I like, and murals I like. I’m generally against graffiti although many muralists whose work I enjoy got their start as uppity teens with a can of spray paint. I’m going to leave that unresolved in my head. She’s been covered pretty heavily in one of my favorite blogs, MissionMission, and you can read a lot of opinions about her and her work here and here especially. Personally, I don’t think that spray painting swastika’s all over town makes her a provacateur and I think she’s a psychopath not an artist. I’m glad that she finally got slapped with a couple of felonies including hate crimes. You can watch this news segment on it. I’m especially proud of the guy who finally got her arrested. I think he really stuck his neck out for what’s right and he could have been injured. You go, honey!
After work I headed off Columbus to North Point to Francisco to Octavia to Chestnut to Lombard to Baker where I stopped for some pics of the Palace of Fine arts. It all seems to be closed for construction again. I’m not sure what they’re doing but I’m very nosy and sure to find out sooner or later:
I continued on Baker to Marina to Mason. I stopped for a pic of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Crissy Field Lagoon in the foreground:
I continued on Mason to Crissy Field to Lincoln and then headed over to Immigrant Point for some pics. It wasn’t as cold as it looks:
I headed down to the building they’ve been working on in the Presidio. This used to be the creepiest building ever and now it’s gorgeous. I think the neighbors have to be a little worried about traffic but it’s visually such an improvement that I’m sure they’ll get over it.
I came out of the Presidio at 15th and took that to Clement. This is the fabulous synagogue at Clement and 14th. It’s hard to get a good angle to photograph it from. It’s such a fabulous building:
I took Clement to 8th and into Golden Gate Park. I headed over to the Music Concourse and then MLK and came out of the park at 9th. I took that to Judah to 7th into Laguna Honda to Dewey to Claremont to Portola to Santa Clara into Monterey to Diamond to Chenery to 30th to Church. Construction seems to be done at St. Paul’s but there were a bunch of fire trucks there so maybe there’s more to come:
I love the detail on the towers:
I continued on Church to 24th to Castro to Elizabeth to Diamond to 23rd to Eureka. This is the view from the top of Eureka looking towards Corona Heights:
Me:
Some of the pretty Victorians on Eureka:
I continued on Eureka to 18th to Douglass to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. Mr. Poe was at a movie so I had dinner with the dogs and waited for him to get home.
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