Purple Pansy by the side of the road

The city of Colma (aka, the City of the Dead) has planted these pretty purple pansies along the side of this road that I travel each and every weekday on my way to work.

Erosion

I used to see this type of erosion in Oklahoma all the time, though this one is in South San Francisco (at the foot of San Bruno Mountain).

I'm not entirely sure of all of the mechanism, but it certainly appears to be water borne. You can almost imagine rivulets of water washing away the spaces between these ribbons of soil. The patterns have always seemed to me to be visually fascinating.

Geary to the Ocean

Geary is a large thoroughfare that runs from the financial district to the Great Highway. As you travel west, at one point, you top over a small hill and your eyes are filled with the Pacific Ocean. It is quite a feeling -- the largest single continuous object on the planet lies just ahead.

Pickle Fork from Lincoln Park

It has been a while since I posted a pickle fork picture. As I've said in the past -- it really doesn't matter where you are in the city -- the Sutro Tower (which I refer to as the Pickle Fork) is usually visible. That's kinda the point, since the purpose of the tower is to provide "line-of-sight" radio and TV signals for the entire city.

I think of it as a "locals-only" landmark. One that you'll never see on a postcard, but one that any SF resident will recognize quickly.

Larkspur Ferry Terminal

The Del Norte in dock at the Larkspur terminal, just north of San Francisco.

Mural on Great Highway

Lots of artistic things are painted on houses on Great Highway (the road that is parallel to Ocean Beach in the Sunset district of San Francisco).

January Theme Day -- The Best Photo of 2008

Ok, it's New Years Day, and you know what that means (if you followed my blog since the last New Years Day, anyway).

A retrospective of the years work, beginning with my choice for (as the theme puts it) BEST PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2008


Hang Glider above the beach (July 23)

The other candidates I had for this honor can be found below (the date in the parens is the date it posted, not necessarily the date it was taken).

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  Sasha Diving (December 3rd)
  
  
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  Sunset Halloween (November 14th)
  
  
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  Bubble (September 28th)
  
  
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  Kooky Mirror Shot (September 20)
  
  
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  Austin and the Jelly Fish (June 15)
  
  
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  Muzzle Flash (June 2)
  
  
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  Pickle Fork at Sunset from the Bay Bridge (February 10)
  
  

There are 151 blogs participating in this month's theme at City Daily Photo.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Seriously, check it out -- there are some REALLY REALLY good shots in there.