vendredi 31 octobre 2008
Le vendredi «Sky Watch» Le Grand Potiron
jeudi 30 octobre 2008
Holocaust Memorial
The fog hanging over San Francisco this day seems an appropriate background for this inmate staring through the barbed wire of the Holocaust Memorial in Lincoln Park adjacent to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.
mercredi 29 octobre 2008
ABC Mercredi - "O" - Overcast
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Overcast skies over some of the ships of the MARAD fleet at Alameda almost make this look like a black-and-white image.
mardi 28 octobre 2008
Se cacher dans le brouillard de matin
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...is the Golden Gate Bridge.lundi 27 octobre 2008
Le lundi «Odd Shots» - Floating devices
Two "floating devices" of vastly different size: a seagull and the WWII-era aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet.
dimanche 26 octobre 2008
Embouteillage
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At 0630 heures a car on the notoriously congested I-880 freeway cut off a gasoline tanker truck. The driver of the truck swerved, but lost control. An explosion followed. Amazingly, no one was killed. Twelve hours later, traffic was still backed up, as seen in this image Mme la Vache captured from le balcon Chez la Vache.
samedi 25 octobre 2008
vendredi 24 octobre 2008
Le vendredi «Sky Watch» - The Blue Angels
jeudi 23 octobre 2008
Loop the loop!
Fleet Week!
mercredi 22 octobre 2008
ABC Mercredi - "N" - the Navy!
Fleet Week!
"Louis" continues his Fleet Week theme with this tip o' the hat to the U.S. Navy! Bonhomme Richard is one of the most famous names in U.S. Navy history. The present Bonhomme Richard is an amphibious assault ship designed "to embark, deploy and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assault operations by helicopter, landing craft, amphibious vehicle or any combination of these means."
"Bonhomme Richard was uniquely designed to support assault from the sea against defended positions ashore. She is able to sail in harm's way and provide a rapid buildup of combat power ashore in the face of opposition. The United States maintains the largest and most capable amphibious force in the world. The Wasp-class are the largest amphibious ships in the world."
Bonhomme Richard was one of the Navy ships to participate in San Francisco's annual Fleet Week, which always falls near the Columbus Day holiday.
mardi 21 octobre 2008
In flight
Fleet Week!
Not to be outdone by the Navy F/A 18 Hornet of the Blue Angels behind him, this bird shows off for an audience of other birds just off of Treasure Island during Fleet Week. ("Louis" apologizes for the somewhat blurry image. That Blue Angel was MOOving FAST!)
lundi 20 octobre 2008
Le lundi «Odd Shots» - Snowbirds over St. Mary's Cathedral
Fleet Week!
Two members of the Canadian Snowbirds aeronautical acrobatics team buzz Saint Mary's Cathedral ("Our Lady of the Maytag" - scroll down) at the beginning of the annual Fleet Week in San Francisco.
"Odd Shots Monday" is hosted by Katney's Kaboodle
dimanche 19 octobre 2008
Attente de la flotte
Fleet Week!
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The Bay was clear and calm on Sunday morning, 12 October, waiting for the arrival of the U.S. Navy Third Fleet for the annual Fleet Week in San Francisco. Originally, the fleet was to have arrived on Saturday, but bad weather at sea forced the Navy to delay the entry to San Francisco Bay until Sunday.
samedi 18 octobre 2008
vendredi 17 octobre 2008
Le vendredi «Sky Watch» - La lune de la récolte
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jeudi 16 octobre 2008
Fire on Angel Island
Angel Island appears frequently in the photos "Louis" shoots from his balcony, but never more dramatically than in this image! Angel Island is the largest of the islands in San Francisco Bay. In the 19th century, it was the West Coast version of New York's Ellis Island, receiving many thousands of immigrants.
A fire broke out on the island at 2100 heures on Sunday night, 12 October. The fire spread rapidly through the dried vegetation of the island. Before it was contained, the fire had consumed more than 300 of the 714 acres of the island. Forty campers spending the night on the island were evacuated.
The single fire engine on the island was no match for the rapidly-spreading fire. Fire crews were brought in by boat and additional fire equipment brought in by barge. As late as 1700 heures Monday, smoke was still rising from the island and hanging on the Bay.
There are several historic buildings on the island. To the best of "Louis's" knowledge, they were all spared and there were no injuries or fatalities. The fire certainly lit up the night sky around the Bay and was visible for many miles.
The story and more photos HERE. (This story quotes 100 acres as having been consumed in the fire, but later news sources quote more than 300 acres as having burned.)
mercredi 15 octobre 2008
ABC Mercredi - "M" - La musique de Mozart dans le Métro
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Occasionally "Louis" will take you to Paris, one of his favorite places in the world. Today we visit le Métro on ligne 1 at Forum des Halles where we happen upon a group of Musicians playing Mozart. It is very common to find music being played in le Métro in Paris - and the quality of the Music is very good. Not just anyone can play. Musicians wishing to play in le Métro must audition and be granted a license to perform. mardi 14 octobre 2008
lundi 13 octobre 2008
Le lundi «Odd Shots» - WOW!
Once again, we are "WOWed" by the Urban Art at Albany Point.Give me a hug!
The Beauty Queen
"Lion at the Gate"
"Mona Lisa d'Albany"
"Y" - Yell!
"W" - Wheel of Life!
"V" - Visions of Hell!
"U" - Urban Art
"Q" - Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Parc Jurassique?
A view of the crew
Cavalry!
Keeping Watch
Who are you staring at?
"P" - Praying "Louis" won't take his photo!
dimanche 12 octobre 2008
Curlicue de lumière sur la baie
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"Louis" woke up at 0245, looked out, saw this, grabbed the new Nikon that replaced (courtesy of Mme. la Vache) the toy Olympus. "Louis" is glad he woke up!"Louis" to Editor: It's bad enough you follow me around the blogosphere with your rude comments when I visit other blogs.
Do you have to come here and torment me on my own blog, too? Sheesh!
samedi 11 octobre 2008
vendredi 10 octobre 2008
Le vendredi «Sky Watch»
jeudi 9 octobre 2008
Le bijou scintillant
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You often see Point Isabel in the photos "Louis" takes from his (as Babooshka calls it) 'magic balcony.' This image of San Francisco, sparkling like a jewel on a warm and fogless October night, was actually taken from Point Isabel rather than from "Louis's" balcony.
mercredi 8 octobre 2008
ABC Mercredi - "L" - London's cabin
"Louis" might be accused of cheating a bit with this post as he has already used Jack London in his J post. But Jack London (12 January 1876 – 22 November 1916) is important both in Bay Area history and American literature. He wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. Pictured today is London's cabin adjacent to Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon at Jack London Square in the Port of Oakland.mardi 7 octobre 2008
Voler par le brouillard
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lundi 6 octobre 2008
Le lundi «Odd Shots» - Rat bird?
Pigeons are often (and justifiably) called 'winged rats,' but in "Louis's" opinion, seagulls aren't any better. It is only appropriate then that this seagull is resting on a rat cone one one of the lines of the U.S.S. Hornet at the former Naval Air Station in Alameda.dimanche 5 octobre 2008
L'arrivée des Princesses
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At dawn, two Princesses arrived in San Francisco: the Sapphire Princess (center left) and the Dawn Princess (center right). After disembarking her passengers, the Sapphire Princess went into dry dock in San Francisco. "Louis" will try to get a photo of her in dry dock.
samedi 4 octobre 2008
vendredi 3 octobre 2008
Le vendredi «Sky Watch» 1700 heures
jeudi 2 octobre 2008
mercredi 1 octobre 2008
ABC Mercredi - "K" - Keel
With few exceptions, any boat or ship is built around a Keel - the spine of a water-going vessel. The Keel of this lifeboat is visible. The ship is the Peterburg, part of the MARAD fleet at Alameda, California.
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