Meeting Emma Don, April 2010

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Heeeeeere's Emma!	Leaving Phoenix	Strange creatures await at Sky Harbor	There was a gallery of Chuck Jones' work
"Wile E. Coyote in Flight"	"United Hare Lines"	Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks	Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers
We arrive at the "Inn 1890"	This is literally an 1890-vintage Victorian	Our parking spot was VERY small	Our room had a lovely window
There's a reading room	Our room is cozy at night...	... with a great fireplace	There are beautiful fireplaces throughout the inn
A fully-stocked kitchen	Kitchen and breakfast room	Mom and Dad's little angel	Judy and little Emma
Spreading her wings	Dad is there to help	You have to stand before you can fly	On the threshold of wonderful things
San Francisco is full of fabulous Victorians	The historic Spencer House	Emma's house is somewhat more modest	View from the back yard
The garage is barely big enough for the car	Proud Auntie Judy	The apple of Mom's eye	So, what's your story?
Now, what was I saying?	Hey Mom, who's that guy with the camera?	Uncle Ed, that's who!	Here we are again!
Please giggle for the camera!	Emma in a more dignified pose	A daddy's love knows no bounds	Aunt Judy gets into the picture
Hey, who dat?	Judy, Ed and Emma Don	Michele's mom, Marcia, joins the party (virtually)	FUN!!!
Look what I found in my mouth!	Emma doing her Winston Churchill impersonation	A walk to the corner store	No shopping bag needed
Noe Valley street scene	St. Paul's Catholic Church is nearby	Mural behind St. Paul's	The trolley drivers are cool
A produce market is a short walk from home	Good things to eat	"On the grid"	Alice's restaurant
A mural on Alice's wall	We're off to Oakland to visit with Jerry and Cynthia	Rainy day on the Bay Bridge	Alcatraz and Sausalito
The view of The City from Yerba Buena Island	Cynthia, Judy, Jerry and Rufus	Rufus is such a ham	The boat that Jerry built
Faithful companion	A neighbor's poop-free zone	Jerry shows us some of the sights	Rufus guards Judy's lap
We take a hike in the redwood forest above Oakland	Rufus likes it here	Good dog!	Rufus is a happy dog
There are great views of San Francisco Bay	Select "original" size and scroll right	There's a lot to see from here	Looking back into the forest
Upper San Leandro Reservoir (I think)	OK, one more panorama!	You lucky dog!	Back across the Bay Bridge to SF
San Francisco is a city of "ups and downs"	Mosaic outside San Francisco Boys & Girls Club	A walk in Golden Gate Park	"Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky" (K. Gibran)
Sharon Arts Studio	Stained glass in the studio	"Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to you" (The Hollies)	Garfield (the former president, not the cat)
Conservatory of Flowers	We finally caught a sunny day!	A riot of color	Blooms abound
This is a fantastic, and enormous, park	A treat for the senses	"Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing" (Robert Burns)	Ed waxes Quixotic
Flower child	U. S. Grant	Apple Press Monument	The Japanese Tea Garden
The garden in bloom	Not the golden arches	You might say that the garden is well-manicured	Dr. Seuss's garden?
Japanese Tea Garden drum bridge	Zen Garden	Judy vs. the pagoda	Bronze Buddha, ca. 1790
Tea house	Roll over, Beethoven!	It's a new day, Emma!	Ready for action!
A stroll through the 'hood	Dogs' day out	"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." (Edith Wharton)	Snack time at the coffee house
We seem to have acquired another child	Flowers for sale	Noe Bagel	The Mini is the perfect car for SF
Another of the many Minis we saw	A Smart Car is even smarter	San Franciscans love their motorcycles	Scooters are popular here too
Back aboard the SF airport monorail	Ready to fly	So long, San Francisco!	You can see Alcatraz through the clouds
Devil's Slide Tunnel, Pacifica, CA	Monterey Bay	Over Tempe Town Lake	When we see Camelback Mountain, we know we're home

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