Duel over Slavery

Another in my theme of historical markers.

David Broderick was a US Senator from California. David Terry was the former Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.

In September 1859, Terry, who was pro-slavery and blamed Broderick and his anti-slavery faction for his re-election defeat, got into a war of words with Broderick. Eventually, this became so heated that a Terry challenged Broderick to a duel.

At the duel, Broderick's gun went off prematurely, so Terry got off what was basically an unchallenged shot. Broderick died 4 days later, and was made into a martyr for the anti-slavery movement. This act is considered by many to be the defining moment that kept Slavery out of California, which was one of the factors hastening us to the Civil War.

The site of the duel is marked with this plaque and a couple of granite markers where each man stood.

Portola Expedition Camp Marker

In keeping with yesterday's "historical marker" theme, I bring you the marker of the location of the first campsite of the Portola Expedition after they discovered the San Francisco Bay. The actual campsite has been covered by what is now lake San Andreas, but near this spot is where, in November of 1769, 64 men, lead by Gaspar de Portolà, laid their head after a busy day where they were the first Europeans to see the San Francisco Bay.

Kanrin Maru Plaque

This plaque commemorates the arrival of the first Japanese ship in San Francisco harbor, the Kanrin Maru, on March 17, 1860. The plaque can be seen by the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lands End.

Sailboat race on the bay

Another shot from the Sunday walk at Crissy Field. These boats are about 1/5th of the total number that were participating in the race.

Pelicans on the bay

Caught this flock of pelicans flying near BOB during our regular Sunday walk at Crissy Field.

Fish Cleaning Station

Woolsey park in Burlingame (on the bay by Kincaids).

Bob in the trees

Caught this picture of a ship going under the Big Orange Bridge (aka The Golden Gate Bridge) from the side of the road near Lands End.

Flight 2

A second shot from yesterday's visit to Fort Funston. It's not often that you get the opportunity to snap a glider in flight from above. I'm blessed in that I was able to do so with the Pacific Ocean as my backdrop.

Flight

Fort Funston is a big spot for hang gliders. There is a great spot where you can take your life in your hands and see the gliders take off, land, and make crazy, maniacal swings at the beach and cliff as they try to come in for a "soft" landing.

Ticket to ride

Caryn and I went to see "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Orpheum Theater in the city tonight. We rode BART to get there (clearly the way to do it -- no parking, go gas, a little extra exercise, ...).

Sees

A local landmark -- the Sees factory in South San Francisco.

Yummy candy!! I *love* (as in, they would be greatfully accepted for any kind of tribute/honorarium/token of appreciation) the lollypops -- any flavor!

Flowers and heros

Driving by the national cemetery in San Bruno.

Timber!!!

Redwood trees headed down Highway 1.

Lycée Français La Pérouse

Lycée Français La Pérouse is a French language immersion high school in San Francisco. They recently moved into the building which formerly housed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The doorway (above) is very ornate. Below, you'll find some detail:

Going green with a blue bag

We've been trying to cut down on our use of plastic or paper bags at the store. To further this aim, we bought a number of these "Chicobags" -- they are recycled plastic and will hold about the same volume as the basic plastic grocery bag. They fold into their own little pouch and have a clip to make them easy to carry.

Ice Plant Flowers

This time of year, there are large swaths of pink as the ice plant blooms.

Striped Jello Squares on a Tie-Dye Plate

BOA Tower

The Bank of America tower on California downtown San Francisco.

The homes over the Presidio

Nice view of some really nice homes that seem to float above the Presidio, as seen from the Crissy Field parking lot.

Trever Swings...

Trever is an amazing young man who had his 11th birthday party today. The son of our friends Annie and Bob, Trever is one of those kids for whom we will all work some day. He already runs his own business (with staff).

Here he is taking the first smack at a piñata.

I like the total sense of abandon in the picture.

Chinatown

The iconic building in San Francisco's Chinatown, this building is on California, at a popular cable car stop.

St. Mary's

Went to a security seminar in the city today at the Ritz Carlton on California and Stockton. Across the street is St. Mary's



A little closer view of the clock and verse:

Substation in Daly City

We went out to dinner with friends at a restaurant on the Brisbane/Daly City border. The only parking for this place was along Bayshore Blvd, in front of an ENORMOUS power substation (one of, if not the largest I've ever seen). That's the Cow Palace (where Elvis, The Beatles, and thousands of others have played).

Partners

For some reason, I look at this picture and think about a cop "buddy" show. Something like "Starsky and Hutch". You can kinda see these guys chasing bad guys, saying cheezy lines, then the camera freezes on them...

Sorry about doing 2 pictures of the same subject in a week, but it just hasn't been a big picture taking week. I'll try to do better.

Giant glowing head...

Seen at the Exploratorium. The exhibit discusses the effect of color on mood. You stick your head in the globe and it rotates through a series of colors.

Path with pink flowers...

One of our trees is dropping its flowers onto a path in our back yard.

The puppies in their patriotic regalia...

Swing!!

Caught at a July 4th/Graduation party that we went to in Pacifica.

Bay area foggy summer

Summer in the San Francisco Bay Area is known for its fog.

Nature abhors extremes. The summer sun heats up the central valley to temps of 100+ Fahrenheit. The fastest way for nature to mitigate this heat is for moisture from the ocean to rush in. The shortest and easiest (least mountainous) path to get that moisture there runs right over San Francisco and the peninsula. As that cold moisture slides by, the fog forms, which dramatically cools the air it is passing through, which encourages more moisture to condense.

The light bounces from droplet to droplet, creating the halos.

Hats!

I'm struck by the wide variety of hats for sale in such a small space. You see Bowlers, 10-gallons, Gardening hats, Aussie range hats, even Koolies (rice paddy hats).

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