California Coastline

A whole bunch of photos from our drive down the coast. Here’s Point Reyes Lighthouse, which was surrounded by seals. I could hear the seals barking from the lighthouse! There were a lot of steps going down to the lighthouse, plus many signs warning visitors that they’d eventually have to hike back up. I’m sure […]

Wine Country

We had very little time to visit the wine country, but we did make a stop at the venerable Gundlach Bundschu, which is a very old winery, filled with memory. And Zinfandel. We  arrived in time to see the grapes being harvested. We also stopped at Etude Winery, which was far less picturesque. However, they […]

San Francisco

We went to San Francisco for a conference, and I took pictures whenever I could. Obligatory bridge photo, complete with fog. Lanterns in Chinatown, just before nightfall. At the Japanese Zen Garden, a magical beastie. A web of twisty branches. The temple at the Japanese Garden. And more lanterns. Just because.