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San Francisco

Here some more photos from my San Francisco trip. Can’t wait to go back and really explore the area.

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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.

 

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A red-tailed hawk at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.

 

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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

 

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A view of the Bay Bridge from Vista Point

 

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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.

 

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Lobster risotto at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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Dungeness crabs at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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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.

 

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Shrimp and girts at Brenda’s French Soul Food

 

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Full moon over San Francisco

 

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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.

 

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The U.S. flag on the Ferry Building is reflected in a water puddle.

 

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Fishermans Wharf reflections

 

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A seagull tries to get the leftovers of a fish sandwich

 

Food / Nature / Travel  Posted by 29 Jan 2014 / 0 comments

A Day of Passions

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., visitors' center.

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on a pink flower outside the Jekyll Island, Ga., welcome center.

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly on a pink flower outside the Jekyll Island, Ga., visitors' center.

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly

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Salt Marsh Skipper

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Gulf Fritillary butterfly

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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!)

 

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Shrimp and grits from Fins on the Beach, Jekyll Island, Ga.

 

After a long and leisurely lunch, we visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

 

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Tiburon, a Loggerhead sea turtle, swims at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Ga.

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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.

 

Nature / Travel  Posted by 30 Aug 2013 / 0 comments