Mary, Lindsay and Shelby came up for a Giants game and Bordanave's Sourdough....
not necessarily in that order
The ferry trip is always fun and a great excuse to start drinking Corona's at 11amGo Gramma. (Okay, it's mine)
Beautiful San Quentin in the background. I hear the governator is thinking about selling this prime real estate. Most in Marin wish they would as the boys use about 1/10 of all our water which is a scarce commodity...and you know what's the use of having 5000 eligible single guys in the county if they're not adding to the dating pool!
Angel Island Japanese Internment Camp. They have just restored this scary piece of our history. 60,000 Japanese came through here in WWII. It is a lovely state park now. Great place to ride bikes...360 degree views.
The City. As a teenager and a young adult I was in the city every weekend. I later moved here for five years. I loved it. I don't frequent it too much anymore. The older I get the more I appreciate my natural habitat. It is comforting to know it is 20 minutes from our house, but I'm a nature girl now.
The Ferry Building which houses about 100 culinary shops and the farmers market.
Beautiful San Quentin in the background. I hear the governator is thinking about selling this prime real estate. Most in Marin wish they would as the boys use about 1/10 of all our water which is a scarce commodity...and you know what's the use of having 5000 eligible single guys in the county if they're not adding to the dating pool!
Angel Island Japanese Internment Camp. They have just restored this scary piece of our history. 60,000 Japanese came through here in WWII. It is a lovely state park now. Great place to ride bikes...360 degree views.
The City. As a teenager and a young adult I was in the city every weekend. I later moved here for five years. I loved it. I don't frequent it too much anymore. The older I get the more I appreciate my natural habitat. It is comforting to know it is 20 minutes from our house, but I'm a nature girl now.
The Ferry Building which houses about 100 culinary shops and the farmers market.SF version of Chelsea Market.
This was the Embarcadero. Now that the stadium is here they have extended it and renamed it Herb Caen Way. It's basically a pedestrian path all along the waterfront. I use to get on the underground and be here in 10 minutes from my place uptown. A nice place to "sit on the dock of the bay."
Lot's of YMCA camp kids were going to the game. I am always amazed at the cultural diversity in the city. Makes you want to sing "Jesus loves the little children."
For evening games the ferry brings you right to the park. Day games you have to walk a mile or two as there isn't ample parking at the ferry on the Marin side. About 15,000 commuters take the Ferry from Marin daily.
The Park
The Fans
Not bad seats considering there was five of us and it was last minute. Got to love Craigslist.
Bleacher seats, but they were on the rail.
Mary cup collecting after the game. Re-use, Recycle.
Giants won in the 10th. We are IN this wildcard race.
Come on Girls.
The Bay Bridge on the way home. Treasure Island in the distance.
Manja time, Franks smoking a stogie outside.
This was the third loaf of Bordanave's sourdough we had been through since Mary's arrival. It is the best. Nothing like it. Mary gained 22 pounds in 2 days.
We were planning on bringing the girls up to Pheonix lake in Ross as it is Mary's favorite lake. For some reason they wanted to get back to 100 degree weather and dirty air. (Shelby had teenage stuff to do.) We decided to go without them as Frank had the day off. He looks hot driving my car. I was trying to get a picture of the girls getting all flustered as we drive by. Go get 'em Frank. They are Ross girls, they have trust funds!
Pheonix Lake with The Sleeping Lady in the background.
Barry Zito's (the Giants pitcher we wish we could have our $ back for) house up on the ridge over looking the lake. That's what 8.2 million will by you in Marin.
The historic Coffin house. They were early settlers to the area. Frank and I have recently taken an interest in local history. They built the first dam here and later donated this huge chunk of real estate. Mt. Baldy in the background. Frank and I left the house one day and ended up hiking over Baldy down to the lake before we crapped out. Had to call Mom to pick us up. Couldn't hike another step. About 8 miles, mostly uphill.
Grandmother, Grandson as they call each other.
Loads of estates on the way home. This is the Dead house on Shady Lane. The Grateful Dead lived here for a couple of years
Going home. There's the girls in volleyball shorts on bikes. They timed it perfectly. They had actually followed the car rode around the lake and left when we did. They were hot for Franky.
This was the Embarcadero. Now that the stadium is here they have extended it and renamed it Herb Caen Way. It's basically a pedestrian path all along the waterfront. I use to get on the underground and be here in 10 minutes from my place uptown. A nice place to "sit on the dock of the bay."Lot's of YMCA camp kids were going to the game. I am always amazed at the cultural diversity in the city. Makes you want to sing "Jesus loves the little children."
For evening games the ferry brings you right to the park. Day games you have to walk a mile or two as there isn't ample parking at the ferry on the Marin side. About 15,000 commuters take the Ferry from Marin daily.
The Park
The Fans
Not bad seats considering there was five of us and it was last minute. Got to love Craigslist.
Bleacher seats, but they were on the rail.
Mary cup collecting after the game. Re-use, Recycle.Giants won in the 10th. We are IN this wildcard race.
Come on Girls.
The Bay Bridge on the way home. Treasure Island in the distance.
Manja time, Franks smoking a stogie outside.
This was the third loaf of Bordanave's sourdough we had been through since Mary's arrival. It is the best. Nothing like it. Mary gained 22 pounds in 2 days.
We were planning on bringing the girls up to Pheonix lake in Ross as it is Mary's favorite lake. For some reason they wanted to get back to 100 degree weather and dirty air. (Shelby had teenage stuff to do.) We decided to go without them as Frank had the day off. He looks hot driving my car. I was trying to get a picture of the girls getting all flustered as we drive by. Go get 'em Frank. They are Ross girls, they have trust funds!
Pheonix Lake with The Sleeping Lady in the background.
Barry Zito's (the Giants pitcher we wish we could have our $ back for) house up on the ridge over looking the lake. That's what 8.2 million will by you in Marin.
The historic Coffin house. They were early settlers to the area. Frank and I have recently taken an interest in local history. They built the first dam here and later donated this huge chunk of real estate. Mt. Baldy in the background. Frank and I left the house one day and ended up hiking over Baldy down to the lake before we crapped out. Had to call Mom to pick us up. Couldn't hike another step. About 8 miles, mostly uphill.
Grandmother, Grandson as they call each other.
Loads of estates on the way home. This is the Dead house on Shady Lane. The Grateful Dead lived here for a couple of years
Going home. There's the girls in volleyball shorts on bikes. They timed it perfectly. They had actually followed the car rode around the lake and left when we did. They were hot for Franky.
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