greetings!
in the midst of all the mayhem of moving up to Alaska this spring i was not able to publish my photos and musings from the 8 months i was lucky enough to spend in the bay area. mostly this post will be photos, as life in the bay area is not that mysterious, but it certainly lends itself to heaps of great pictures and tons of fun!
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| the house on Gaskill that I shared with Melissa and Robert in Oakland |
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| the awesome stove |
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| Christmas on Gaskill |
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| rainbows in Oakland |
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| California bounty |
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| squash |
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| carrots |
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| tomatoes, chilies and peppers |
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| dragon fruit |
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| my sweet pea harvest |
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| the square foot garden |
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| shangri-lah - Oakland style |
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| baby Otis sleeping in my jacket |
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| Otis giving Lulu a bath |
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| brother and sister |
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| Kenya in the garden |
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| Kenya happy at the beach! |
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| sweet Monster resting in his garden |
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| wild fennel |
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| thistle |
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| beach find.... looks like owl eyes |
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| cliffs at fort funston |
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| fun with signs |
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| Dante's 10th birthday |
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| Robert playing with the cats |
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| Dante and his bowling ball |
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| Melissa and me in the giant Tiki head |
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| playing with sculptures in SF |
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| frying the turkey with Hank for Thanksgiving |
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| at the Thai temple with Hank |
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| Ethiopian food with Shannon |
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| at Leah's restaurant, Luella with Shannon and Leah...reunion! |
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| south pole reunion in SF |
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| Karl's visit to SF for his birthday, here we're at the old hangars in Alameda for the Naval base... replaced by an amazing distillery! |
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| view from Alameda of SF from the distillery |
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| beautifull |
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| casks of whiskey |
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| public art on the trail in the Berkeley Marina (part 1) |
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| (part 2) |
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| one of the terra cotta soldiers on tour at the Asian Art Museum |
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| a sculpture made from trash on the bay |
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| a reclaimed square of concrete |
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| sculpture in a public garden in SF |
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| trans america tower + a bird |
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| SF from the air coming from the Pacific |
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| Golden Gate park from the air |
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| Golden Gate bridge and the Marin headlands |
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| Alcatraz from the air |
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| the city |
I took a week to visit Susie on Orcas....
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| Mt. Baker from the ferry |
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| more Mt. Baker |
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| Mt. Baker from Mt. Constitution, the highest point in the San Juan islands in Moran State Park on Orcas |
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| a fork in the road... |
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| driftwood on Eastsound |
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| me and Maxxx in the park in Anacourtes |
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| Maxxx and his ladies |
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| more MAXXXX! |
i hope this finds you all well and enjoying a splendid summer day!
take care,
karen grace
