ABC Wednesdays -- Y is for Yams on a Yellow plate

On their way to a short stint in the microwave, followed by about 30 mins in the oven. Add a little butter and YUM (another "Y" word).

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Fort Reno Post Cemetery

We took a short drive west to Fort Reno and visited the historic post cemetery. There are a number of "Unknown" graves, like the two above, along with many older graves of soldiers from the late 1800s, like this one:



On the west side of the cemetery, cordoned off from the rest of the grounds, is a set of 70 graves of WW2 German and Italian POWs (mainly those captured during the Africa campaigns) who died in nearby prison camps.

The SF trip in a nutshell

Our two main excuses for coming out to San Francisco were our Goddaughter's birthday party and a celebration of our good friends' daughter's graduation.

Two beautiful girls!

Lincoln Park view of the Golden Gate

Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Thinker

The bay from our room

We have a bayside room at the Burlingame Embassy Suites...

Alien Seed Pod from Hell!!

We have a sweetgum tree in the back yard. If you aren't familiar with this tree, they are a very nice variety, with pretty, regular, palmate leaves with star-like points.

Then, there's the seed pod.

This thing looks like it's about to jump down your throat and then burst through your chest after it gestates. It doesn't look much better after it dries, turns brown, and falls off the tree.