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lundi 30 novembre 2009
Whozat coming toward our bridge?
When you click to enlarge, you'll see a ship approaching the Golden Gate from the Pacific. How welcome that bridge must have looked to our military when they were returning to California from the conflagration with Japan in the Pacific in World War II!
dimanche 29 novembre 2009
Le premier dimanche de l'arrivée
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«Louis» advising parishioners that they can buy Advent calendars made with Fair Trade Organic Chocolate to support The Rwanda School Project from the Social Ministries committee at that fine Lutheran tradition, the coffee hour, after the service.Advent is a period of preparation, extending over four Sundays, before Christmas. The word Advent comes from the Latin advenio, "to come to," and thus refers to the coming of Christ. This refers, first of all, to our celebration of Christ's birth at Christmas; but second, to the coming of Christ in our lives through grace and the Sacrament of Holy Communion; and finally, to the Second Coming at the end of time.
samedi 28 novembre 2009
Best Blog Award
Marka at Marka's Meanderings in Photos has graciously given «Louis» the "Best Blog Award." The stipulation is that the recipient pass the award on to other bloggers whom the current recipient considers worthy of the award. In no particular order, and knowing he should list others, «Louis» passes the Best Blog Award on to:
Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo, Israel
Small City Scenes, Washington state
My Manilla, Philippines
Versailles Daily Photo, France
Paris Through My Lens
Paree - Photos of The City of Light
vendredi 27 novembre 2009
Angel Island
Little known now is that Angel Island was the West Coast equivalent of New York's Ellis Island. Click to enlarge the photo, you'll see the buildings where the immigrants were once processed.
jeudi 26 novembre 2009
Tankers away!
A tanker cruising past Tiburon heads toward the Golden Gate and out to the Pacific.
mercredi 25 novembre 2009
mardi 24 novembre 2009
lundi 23 novembre 2009
dimanche 22 novembre 2009
L'aube
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A tanker slips past Angel Island on its way to one of the Bay Area refineries (Chevron, Shell, Valero or Tosco) as an incoming rain storm gathers off the Pacific coast in the background. 07:00 a.m.samedi 21 novembre 2009
vendredi 20 novembre 2009
jeudi 19 novembre 2009
mercredi 18 novembre 2009
mardi 17 novembre 2009
lundi 16 novembre 2009
Le Premier Anniversaire du Café-Saint-Honoré
Louis et Mme la Vache's Café-Saint-Honoré opened one year ago, le 15 novembre.
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A beautiful (and equally delicious) gâteau was provided by Artisan Foods of Berkeley.
Louis et Mme la Vache cutting the gâteau.
Visitors from Japan
Duo Gadjo delighted everyone with their "jazz with a French Twist." (Elle est Française et elle chante très bien!)
dimanche 15 novembre 2009
Un jour beau pour la navigation!
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Clear weather, just the right amount of wind and a 65º temperatrue combined to bring the sailboats out today!
samedi 14 novembre 2009
Cruciform sunset
This sunset, captured by Mme la Vache, seems to be in a cruciform.vendredi 13 novembre 2009
jeudi 12 novembre 2009
Aller à l'ouest
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A cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line heads out west under the Golden Gate after having called on San Francisco.mercredi 11 novembre 2009
Veterans Day
This is Marvin, a veteran of World War II. Marvin was born to Chinese parents in the Chinese community of Locke on the Sacramento River Delta east of the Bay Area. Marvin worked at the U.S. Navy facility, Mare Island, at Vallejo. His small size served him well to work in the tanks and compartments of the submarines being repaired or built at Mare Island. For many years, Marvin has worked on the restored World War II-era Baloa-class submarine U.S.S. Pampanito at Pier 45, San Francisco. Note Marvin's ever-present cup of coffee.
Two more World War II veterans, the submarine Pampanito and the restored Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien.
mardi 10 novembre 2009
Glissement
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A tanker glides toward Angel Island after having come under the Golden Gate.
lundi 9 novembre 2009
Études dans bleu et rose (X)
Pardon the camera shake. No tripod for this shot, taken at the Berkeley Marina.dimanche 8 novembre 2009
Ship traffic at sunset
Not visible in the photo is the extraordinarily heavy traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge due to the closure of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Metal fatique caused the failure of some structural components on the Bay Bridge, causing its closure. With more than 280,000 cars a day using the Bay Bridge, its closure had a horrific effect on travel to and from San Francisco.
samedi 7 novembre 2009
Il fait du vent!
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It is rare for the Bay Area to have high winds, but this day is an exception to the rule. Wind gusts over 40 mph, some reaching as high as 60 mph, blasted the Bay. When you enlarge the image, note how choppy the water is.
vendredi 6 novembre 2009
jeudi 5 novembre 2009
Nuages sculptés
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Enlarge the image. You'll see Mount Sutro and Alcatraz Island as well as the Golden Gate Bridge.mercredi 4 novembre 2009
Eureka!
The Zeppelin, Eureka, flies above the incoming fog over San Francisco.mardi 3 novembre 2009
"For All The Saints"
Scenes from the All Saints service at St. Mark's Lutheran, San Francisco, Sunday 1 November.
St. Mark's was not content only to remember the departed, but to honor the living as well.
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A baby is baptised.
The Eucharist is celebrated."For all the saints, who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia, Alleluia!
lundi 2 novembre 2009
Lune de violoncelle
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The moon appears to have placed a cello on the Bay.dimanche 1 novembre 2009
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