This is my San Francisco: a town full of color and whimsy and serendipity. Expect to see things the tourists don't come for and the locals take for granted. I always seem to take my favorite shots on the way to do something else.

Parkway

Soaring Development

Looking in the window fo a tatoo parlor

Sleepy Mallow

Tatoo Twilight

And While We're on the Subject...

Parkway
Parkway Plantings
Looking in the window fo a tatoo parlor
Tatoo Studio
Sleepy Mallow
Sleepy Mallow
Tatoo Twilight
Tatoo Twilight
New Reflections
New Reflections
Sharon's Neighbor
Sharon's Neighbor
Brick Details
Brick Details
Deco Grace
Deco Grace
We're Remodeling
We're Remodeling
Napier Lane
Napier Lane
Youthful Intensity
Youthful Intensity
Right to Lefty
Right to Lefty
Season's Twilight
Season's Twilight
Cliff Face
Cliff Face
Bill's Return
Bill's Return
Skyline view of the city from Potrero Hill
Urban Texture
Sunny Lane
Sunny Lane
Occult Bird
Occult Bird
Fellow in a window by a billboard
Leg Man
Stockton Jam
Stockton Jam
Windows in a brick facade
Sunny Illusion
Closeup Hollyhock
Late Hollyhock
Recurring Cycles
Recurring Cycles
Feminine Vanguard
Feminine Vanguard
Old Standards
Old Standards
Pattern Language
Pattern Language
Southwest Pot
Southwest Pot
Sign on a wooden gate
Breakfast Takeout
Woman hanging wash from mid-town fire escape
Wash Line
Architectural ornament on a downtown building
Stone Bull
Closeup Dahlia
Gracious Dahlia
Golden Heart
Golden Heart
Three Verticals
Three Verticals
Imitates Life
Imitates Life
Brick Work
Brick Work
Nice Ladies
Nice Ladies
Fashion Reaction
Fashion Reaction
Decomposed Bronze
Decomposed Bronze
Golden Galleon
Golden Galleon
Banker's Ram
Banker's Ram
Small mural on Gold Street
Architect's Eye
Gold Street
Gold Street
Crimson Ghost
Crimson Ghost
Transamerica Pyramid from Portsmouth Square
Pyramid Afternoon
Clusters of tiny yellow flowers on a small shrub
Yellow Stars
Back wall of old building painted green
Green on Gold
Back Stairs
Back Stairs
Pink flower in a tree
Mystery Tree
Vintage Steam Tug at Hyde Street Pier
Ships Tackle
Several Trumpet Shaped Flowers
Royal Trumpets
Old building facade.  Gargoyle at top, neon below.
Still Hanging
Southwest from Nob Hill
Summer Gulch
Battle Zone
Battle Zone
Family Dinner
Family Dinner
Golden Gate Bridge seen through ship's rigging
Through Rigging
Fishing boat berthed near Telegraph hill
Working Fisherman
Big Crinkly white flowers
Burnished White
Pink Mystery
Pink Mystery
Art Company
Art Company
Trim Corner
Trim Corner
New Urbanity
New Urbanity
Late afternoon sun thru an orange smokey sky
Smoky Sun
Pine Corner
Pine Corner
Chinese Marquee
Chinese Marquee
Bare Bulb
Bare Bulb
Decaying Urban Mural
Potrero Portal
Hey Lohengrin!!
Hey Lohengrin!!
Part of the facade of a Chinatown School
Stockton Dragons
Vintage Ford parked behind street sign
Passenger Zone
Cable Car Cable Sheaves
Among the Sheaves
T to Town
T to Town
Cold and Warm
Cold and Warm
Mellow Yellow
Mellow Yellow
Lil Ewok
Lil Ewok
Soft Sell
Soft Sell
Downtown towers with refracted light
Sunny Canyon
Mills Corner
Mills Corner
Four Eyes
Four Eyes
Four Portraits?
Four Portraits?
New Facets
New Facets
Bell Curve
Bell Curve
New Hibiscus
New Hibiscus
Penguin Love
Penguin Love
Arriving Freighter seen through restaurant windows
Afternoon Traffic
Old Pink
Old Pink
Detail of Terra Cotta pot on a doorstep
Pot Marks
Union Square from Portrero Hill
Daily Trek
Cluster of Antique roses against a white picket fence
Picket Rose
Old Dutch Windmill in GG Park
Old Dutch
New Cliff house from Sutro Ruins
New Cliff
Mountain Frame
Mountain Frame
Fifth Corner
Fifth Corner
Presidio National Cemetery
Memorial Observance
St. Ignatius Church Towers
Three Crosses
Spinning Combers
Spinning Combers
Wait Up!
Wait Up!
Old Green
Old Green
Teddy's Tamales
Teddy's Tamales
Haight Two
Haight Two
Banded Arch
Banded Arch
Folded Stripes
Folded Stripes
Hippie Polychrome
Hippie Polychrome
Cistus Ladanifer
Cistus Ladanifer
Vista West
Vista West
Weekend Southbound
Weekend Southbound
Barrel Dormers
Barrel Dormers
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberry
Flower Stop
Flower Stop
Loading Rooms
Loading Rooms
Window View
Window Panes
Warming Hut
Warming Hut
Curve of Stone
Curve of Stone
Afternoon Amble
Afternoon Amble
California Glory
California Glory
Midtown Street
Midtown Street
Tight Maneuvers
Tight Maneuvers
Home Stretch
Home Stretch
Letter Box
Letter Box
Step Ashore
Step Ashore
Contemplating Alcatraz 4
Contemplating Alcatraz 4
Lavender Sea
Lavender Sea
Wear Patern
Wear Patern
Potato Vine
Potato Vine
Two Urns
Two Urns
Asian Delicacy
Asian Delicacy
Chemin de Fer
Chemin de Fer
Benign Neglect
Benign Neglect
Sheltered Lantana
Sheltered Lantana
Pink Poseys
Pink Poseys
Spring Pink
Spring Pink
Off The Rim
Off The Rim
Channel Head
Channel Head
Tuscan Wisteria
Tuscan Wisteria
Neighborhood Character
Neighborhood Character
Spring Confection
Spring Confection
Abandon Hope
Abandon Hope
The Volunteers
The Volunteers
Spring Suprise
Spring Suprise
Public Venues
Public Venues
Teaching Cat
Teaching Cat
White Throats
White Throats
Crouching Spider
Crouching Spider
Quiet passage
Quiet passage
Prickly Pear
Prickly Pear
Contemporary Patchwork
Contemporary Patchwork
Weekday Crowd
Weekday Crowd
Solitary Agony
Solitary Agony
Caught Looking
Caught Looking
Early Orange
Early Orange
Three Vintages
Three Vintages
Deco Ring
Deco Ring
Spring Planting
Spring Planting
Erector Set
Erector Set
Round and Square
Round and Square
A Tree Grows...
A Tree Grows...
City Living
City Living
Stately Pair
Stately Pair
New Shadows
New Shadows
Waiting Rooms
Waiting Rooms
Prepared Surface
Prepared Surface
Future Directions
Future Directions
Down 20th
Down 20th
Blue Lights
Blue Lights
Changing Skyline
Changing Skyline
Montgomery Canyon
Montgomery Canyon
Building Blocks
Building Blocks
Bright Afternoon
Bright Afternoon
Deharo Lofts
Deharo Lofts
Window Boxes
Window Boxes
St Gregory
St Gregory
Three Details
Three Details
Layers of Memory
Layers of Memory
Winter Azaleas
Winter Azaleas
Twilight Gathering
Twilight Gathering
Stray Mop
Stray Mop
Post Dusk
Post Dusk
Observe the Time
Observe the Time
Kearny Gap
Kearny Gap
Big Sister
Big Sister
Old Mutual
Old Mutual
Movie Night
Movie Night
Retro Colors
Retro Colors
Yet Again
Yet Again
Attractive Rates
Attractive Rates
Lantern Arc
Lantern Arc
Ascending Eaves
Ascending Eaves
Copper Compliment
Copper Compliment
Twilight Blue
Twilight Blue
Drydock Sunrise
Drydock Sunrise
Transitional Light
Transitional Light
Copra Crane
Copra Crane
Interfering Bridge
Interfering Bridge
Winter Growth
Winter Growth
Antique Fountain
Antique Fountain
Ping Timeout
Ping Timeout
Ofarrell Nocturne
Ofarrell Nocturne
Gold Mountain
Gold Mountain
High Lights
High Lights
Taylor Line
Taylor Line
Startled Flock
Startled Flock
After Hours
After Hours
Festive Tradition
Festive Tradition
Giannini's Children
Giannini's Children
Splendid Isolation
Splendid Isolation
Taylor Tower
Taylor Tower
Lower Pine
Lower Pine
Christmas 2007
Christmas 2007
Paris Christmas
Paris Christmas
Urban Christmas
Urban Christmas
Banker's Tree
Banker's Tree
The Bells
The Bells
Ofarrell Sunset
O'Farrell Sunset
Chariot Awaits
Chariot Awaits
Bush's End
Bush's End
Victorian Morning
Victorian Morning
Matson Lines
Matson Lines
Melon Patch
Melon Patch
Century's End
Century's End
South Towers
South Towers
Urban Zen
Urban Zen
Renaissance Twilight
Renaissance Twilight
Chris
Holiday Dressing
Terra Cotta
Terra Cotta
Chimneys Three
Chimneys Three
Exhibiting Originality
Exhibiting Originality
Market Mechanics
Market Mechanics
Bronze Details
Bronze Details
Gold Block
Gold Block
Mystery Steps
Mystery Steps
Light Box
Light Box
SOMA Geometry
SOMA Geometry
155 Sansome
155 Sansome
Kearny Wallflower
Kearny Wallflower
Retail Nave
Retail Nave
Winter Fog
Winter Fog
Tourist Neon
Tourist Neon
Approaching Twilight
Approaching Twilight
Pine-Grant
Pine-Grant
Descending Pine
Descending Pine
Volunteer Ornament
Volunteer Ornament
Storm Colors
Storm Colors
Lamp Study
Lamp Study
West Windows
West Windows
Off Ramp
Off Ramp
Nouveau
Nouveau Lady
Above Plouf
Above Plouf
Chinatown's Mouth
Chinatown's Mouth
Heads Up
Heads Up
Vintage Towers
Vintage Towers
Shadow Box
Shadow Box
Sun's Choice
Sun's Choice
Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Dr. Sun
Dr. Sun
Haunted Eyes
Haunted Eyes
Kitchen Window
Kitchen Window
Whimsical Notions
Whimsical Notions
Hello Delicious
Hello Delicious
Hammersmith Tag
Hammersmith Tag
Morning Arrival
Morning Arrival
Dirt and Detail
Dirt and Detail
Little Man
Little Man
Light Brushes
Light Brushes
Noe Alley
Noe Alley
Lilac and Bay
Lilac and Bay
Hobart Closeup
Hobart Closeup
Demon Snarl
Demon Snarl
Grey Skyline
Grey Skyline
Hobart Detail
Hobart Detail
Mason Colors
Mason Colors
Industrial Moonrise
Industrial Moonrise
Deco Spirit
Deco Spirit
Championship Heat
Championship Heat
One and Two
Human Scale
Below the Bridge
Below the Bridge
Lovely Mystery
Lovely Mystery
Urban Geometry
Urban Geometry
Pastel Afternoon
Pastel Afternoon
Red Valves
Red Valves
Fashion Show
Fashion Show
Bernal Approaches
Bernal Approaches
Urban Temples
Urban Temples
Hotel Lenox
Hotel Lenox
Medical Building
Medical Building
Summer Evening
Summer Evening
Glass Study
Glass Study
More Variety
More Variety
Window Box
Window Box
Reading Corner
Reading Corner
Turkish Smokes
Turkish Smokes
Growing Fashion
Growing Fashion
Capturing Moments
Capturing Moments
Last Out
Last Out
Past Nine
Past Nine
Wind Up
Wind Up
Dooryard Rose
Dooryard Rose
Dogpatch Row
Dogpatch Row
Powell Deco
Powell Deco
Balcony Descent
Balcony Descent
Sunset Glow
Sunset Glow
Time to Shop
Time to Shop
Small Portions
Small Portions
Glass Forest
Glass Forest
Urban Corridor
Urban Corridor
Two Pinks
Two Pinks
News Stand
News Stand
Apple Core
Apple Core
Red Rainbows
Red Rainbows
Eastlake Transit
Eastlake Transit
Grocery Queue
Grocery Queue
Jacaranda Cluster
Jacaranda Cluster
Negra Modelo
Negra Modelo
Surgical Goods
Surgical Goods
Pot Head
Pot Head
More Succulent
More Succulent
Out of Fog
Out of Fog
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
Deep Detail
Deep Detail
Ruby Begonia
Ruby Begonia
Tiny White
Tiny White
Wild Pride
Wild Pride
Succulent Assortment
Succulent Assortment
Port Holes
Port Holes
Wet Bud
Wet Bud
Pink Shadows
Pink Shadows
Scoreboard, night
Scoreboard, night
Low Pressure
Low Pressure
Post Game
Post Game
Neighborhood School
Neighborhood School
Golden Glove
Golden Glove
22nd Street
22nd Street
California Sidewalk
California Sidewalk
Working Chef
Working Chef
Gentle Gold
Gentle Gold
Fence Arrangement
Fence Arrangement
Lemon Slice
Lemon Slice
Sometime Frock
Sometime Frock
Side gate
Side gate
Message Central
Message Central
Three colors
Three colors
Above Pauls
Above Pauls
Window Bouquet
Window Bouquet
Over the Fence
Over the Fence
Red Transit
Red Transit
King Falls
King Falls
Narrow Escape
Narrow Escape
Outer Shells
Outer Shells
Flag Makers
Flag Makers
Wash Day
Wash Day
Neighborhood Shadows
Neighborhood Shadows
Tourist Sunday
Tourist Sunday
Afternoon Buddies
Afternoon Buddies
Appliance Store
Appliance Store
Hand, puppet
Hand, puppet
One Lady
One Lady
Aerie Portal
Aerie Portal
Tim's Rose
Tim's Rose
Baggage Claim
Baggage Claim
Crossed Tower
Crossed Tower
Spring Bluster
Spring Bluster
Vaillancourt Fountain
Vaillancourt Fountain
Crowd Pleasers
Crowd Pleasers
Inner Radiance
Inner Radiance
Same Guy?
Same Guy?
Bridge, San Francisco, color
Orb & Sceptre
Soaring Approach
Soaring Approach
Deere Bears
Deere Bears
Floor Plan
Floor Plan
Conservatory Steps
Conservatory Steps
San Francisco, park, conservatory
Across the Meadow
Festival Pavilion
Festival Pavilion
Afternoon circuit
Afternoon Circuit
Boathouse Curve
Boathouse Curve
Mason Tunner
Mason Tunnel
Angel Crossing
Angel Crossing
Yellowed Wall
Yellowed Wall
Shadowy Past
Shadowy Past
About Face
About Face
Clerestory churrigueresque
Clerestory churrigueresque
Proletarian Detail
Proletarian Detail
Tunnel Home
Tunnel Home
Seasoned Lantern
Seasoned Lantern
Parrish Light
Parrish Light
Blue Blooms
Blue Blooms
Under the Freeeway
Under the Freeeway
No Storm
No Storm?
West Wing
West Wing
Mark's Turrets
Mark's Turrets
Crissy Spring
Crissy Spring
Long Bridge
Long Bridge
Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal
Wherabouts Known
Whereabouts Known
Old Moor
Old Moor
Ancient Mariner
Ancient Mariner
Deco Gold
Deco Gold
Pure Sleaze
Pure Sleaze
Mason & Geary
Mason & Geary
Fan Light
Fan Light
Tangled Moon
Tangled Moon
Transamerica One
Transamerica One
Smoker's Lounge
Smoker's Lounge
Show Girls
Show Girls
Public Parking
Public Parking
Gold Tones
Gold Tones
Street Scene
Street Scene
Red & Ivory
Red & Ivory
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Lonely Lion
Lonely Guardian
Distinguished veteran
Distinguished veteran
Light and
Light and Reflection
Ladders and Brackets
Ladders and Brackets
Neon Exit
Neon Exit
The Hotel
The Hotel
Clock Corner
Clock Corner
Harbor Salute
Harbor Salute
Big Dreams
Big Dreams
Yacht Passage
Yacht Passage
That Big
That Big
Asian Elements
Asian Elements
March of Time
March of Time
Please Proceed
Please Proceed
Mary's Square
Mary's Square
Commercial Corner
Commercial Corner
Giannini's Lions
Giannini's Lions
International Tower
International Tower
Afternoon Descent
Afternoon Descent
Obscure cascade
Obscure cascade
Winter's Eye
Winter's Eye
Roof Lines
Roof Lines
Gothic Lamp
Gothic Lamp
Stockton Twilight
Stockton Twilight
Point to Point
Point to Point
Buddha Bar
Buddha Bar
Urban Reflections
Urban Reflections
Holiday Specials
Holiday Specials
Around Corner
Around Corner
Together Again
Together Again
Portsmouth Square
Portsmouth Square
Razor Wire
Razor Wire
Sauce Bottles
Sauce Bottles
Sunset Reflections
Sunset Reflections
Industrial Whatsit
Industrial Whatsit
Dropped Lens
Dropped Lens
Winter Sky
Winter Sky
Joyeaux Noel
Joyeaux Noel
Hotel Gulch
Hotel Gulch
Christmas Reflections
Christmas Reflections
Warm Welcome
Warm Welcome
Citizen Cupcake
Citizen Cupcake
Asian Tower
Asian Tower
Chinatown Restaurant
Chinatown Restaurant
Twilight Gate
Twilight Gate
Morning Moon
Morning Moon
Asian Renaissance
Asian Renaissance
Almost Dark
Almost Dark
Hotel Towers
Hotel Towers
Plane Geometry
Plane Geometry
Clear Channel
Clear Channel
Nightfall Potrero
Nightfall Potrero
Above Columbia
Above Columbia
Night Apple
Night Apple
Sunlit Ship
Sunlit Ship
Park Bench
Park Bench
Fashion House
Fashion House
Powell Sentinels
Powell Sentinels
Cottage Liquors
Cottage Liquors
Beveled Twilight
Beveled Twilight
Twilight Verticals
Twilight Verticals
Border Crossing
Border Lands
Enter Here
Enter Here
Who Salutes
Who Salutes
Frisco Bay
Frisco Bay
Fifth Rain
Fifth Rain
Han Palace
Han Palace
Tenderloin Twilight
Tenderloin Twilight
Happy Whatsit
Happy Whatsit
Yellow Drape
Yellow Drape
Stockton Annex
Stockton Annex
Recent Vintage
Recent Vintage
Yellowed Scrolls
Yellowed Scrolls
Chinese Hospital
Chinese Hospital
Carmens Demise
Carmens Demise
Why, Indeed?
Why, Indeed?
Roof Tops
Roof Tops
Border Crossing
Border Crossing
Yellow & Green
Yellow & Green
Class Act
Class Act
Gothic Pink
Gothic Pink
Show Boating
Show Boating
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Busy Mission
Day's Catch
Day's Catch
Bridge Approaches
Bridge Approaches
Half Done
Half Done
Hard Reflection
Hard Reflection
Glowing Rivets
Glowing Rivets
The Dome
The Dome
and Bloomies
and Bloomies
Afternoon Stop
Afternoon Stop
Urban Morning
Urban Morning
Terminal Figure
Terminal Figure
Deco Arrival
Deco Arrival
Creek Colors
Creek Colors
Beat Hangout
Beat Hangout
Bird Gathering
Bird Gathering
Nippon Way
Nippon Way
Presidio Afternoon
Presidio Afternoon
Sanctuary Pier
Sanctuary Pier
Ages Apart
Ages Apart
Classical Foliage
Classical Foliage