Lion cub playing in the Masai Mara, Kenya, July 2014.
Travel
Here some more photos from my San Francisco trip. Can’t wait to go back and really explore the area.
A person walks the trail in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
A red-tailed hawk at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view of the Bay Bridge from Vista Point
Couples take selfies at Vista Point.
Did you say food? Of course! So many delicious things everywhere. At Scoma’s Restaurant in Sausalito, I had the lobster risotto and my friends had the Dungeness crab. Everything was delicious and the view was awesome.
Lobster risotto at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.
Dungeness crabs at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.
A sailboat glides past the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito.
Had a wonderful shrimp and grits at Brenda’s French Soul Food in San Francisco, but the Beignets were out of this world. Plain, chocolate and apple. I’d take any of them again.
Shrimp and girts at Brenda’s French Soul Food
Full moon over San Francisco
The Holy Virgin Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church
If you are a food lover, you can’t miss stopping at the Ferry Building Marketplace.
The U.S. flag on the Ferry Building is reflected in a water puddle.
Fishermans Wharf reflections
A seagull tries to get the leftovers of a fish sandwich
One of the days in San Francisco I just had to to go see the sea lions. They were playing in the water and of course loud and fun.
A sea lion plays in the water off of Pier 39 Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in San Francisco.
A sea lion uses a friend as a pillow.
I have been visiting a dear friend in San Francisco and helping out while she recovers from surgery. We’ve gotten out just a little bit, but did manage to take her dogs, Rooney and Soho, to the dog park. Here are a few photos.
Rooney enjoys the dog park.
Soho enjoys the dog park.
Soho spreads some love at the dog park.
Peaches plays fetch.
Peaches
Soho plays with a friend at the dog park.
Playing fetch
Rooney enjoys scratches at the dog park.
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk flies by the dog park.
So, I’ve been part of this totally amazing group, called “Do Epic Sh*t.” And recently we had to make lists of our talents, hobbies, passions, strengths and desires. My passions are all over the place.
I love a little bit of everything and I was worried at how Alicia and Gordon would make sense of it all. Of course they did. (I’m still digesting it all). Today, I realized was one of my perfect days and maybe, just maybe, all those things can come together.
This week, I’m dog sitting for a friend in Georgia and today I drove to Jekyll Island to meet a dear friend for lunch. I got there first. So, what did I do? I saw many beautiful butterflies on gorgeous flowers, so I start to take photos.
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on a pink flower outside the Jekyll Island, Ga., welcome center.
Cloudless Sulphur butterfly
Salt Marsh Skipper
Gulf Fritillary butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Then Dana and I stopped at Fins on the Beach for Shrimp and Grits. (Jekyll Island holds a shrimp and grits festival each year in September. Yum!)
Shrimp and grits from Fins on the Beach, Jekyll Island, Ga.
After a long and leisurely lunch, we visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
Tiburon, a Loggerhead sea turtle, swims at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Ga.
Stevie, a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, swims at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Ga.
So, yes, today I traveled, spent time with a good friend, took photos, enjoyed nature, had a wonderful meal and threw in some sea turtles. Sort of like when I just threw sea turtles into my passions list. I love sea turtles, food, travel and photography. And wished to spend more time enjoying the people around me. Who would have known, it would or could all come together?
When Dana found me at the visitors’ center, she said, with a smile in her voice, “Who is that strange woman sitting on the sidewalk taking photos?” It hits me tonight, yup, I’m that woman and I’m happy. Really, really happy.