Mercredi Sans Mots

Wordless Wednesday
Studies in Blue and Rose
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See all the other participants in Wordless Wednesday HERE and also at Tina's Wordless Wednesday.

Mardi Rouge

Ruby Tuesday
(a.k.a. Red Sports Car Day at Chez la Vache!)
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1915 Van Blerck Special
A custom-built fantasy car using a Van Blerck marine engine.
• 17 liters - 1,054 cubic inches • 3 spark plugs per cylinder • Chain drive



See all the other Ruby Tuesday entries HERE.

Portes de Lundi XLI

Monday Doorways
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The doorway to the Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton above San José, California. Lick Observatory was the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory. The 36-inch (91 cm) refracting telescope on Mount Hamilton was Earth's largest refracting telescope during the period from when it saw first light on January 3, 1888, until the construction of Yerkes in 1897. In May 1888, the observatory was turned over to the Regents of the University of California, and it became the first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory in the world.

The dome housing the original 36" telescope is to the right.

Just to the north of the original 36" telescope is this dome housing a 120" telescope and a smaller dome housing a specialized electronic telescope.
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Monday Murals

Hosted by Carolyn at Oakland Daily Photo

«Louis» found this interesting mural in front of a home in the 1100 block of Euclid in Berkeley. The woman who commissioned it did so in hopes that others on the block would follow suit. Alas, none of the neighbors did, leaving this three-panel mural to be the focal point of the block.

Série du Pont de Dimanche CII

Sunday Bridges
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A narrow, one-lane bridge on the road north of Mount Hamilton and the Lick Observatory (check back Monday for more about this) in the Diablo Range, Santa Clara County, CA

Le psaume de dimanche

Sunday PsalmPsalm 50

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A psalm of Asaph.

1 The Mighty One, God, the LORD,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.

2 From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.

3 Our God comes
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.

4 He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his people:

5 “Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

6 And the heavens proclaim his righteousness,
for he is a God of justice.

7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.

8 I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

9 I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,

10 for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.

12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?

14 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,

15 and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?

17 You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.

18 When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.

19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.

20 You sit and testify against your brother
and slander your own mother’s son.

21 When you did these things and I kept silent,
you thought I was exactly like you.
But I now arraign you
and set my accusations before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
and to the blameless I will show my salvation.”
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Sunday Psalm is hosted by Daily Athens and Katney's Kaboodle

Weekend Reflections

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See all the other contributors to James' Weekend Reflections

Le vendredi «Sky Watch»

Sky Watch Friday

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Downtown San José viewed from Mount Hamilton. Mount Hamilton is a mountain in California's Diablo Range, in Santa Clara County, California. Mount Hamilton, at 4,196-foot (1,279 m) is the tallest mountain overlooking Silicon Valley, and is the site of Lick Observatory, the first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory. The various summits along its mile-long summit ridge have been given astronomy-related names. The highest is Copernicus Peak at 4,367-foot (1,331 m) 4,250-foot (1,295 m) Kepler Peak and 4,213-foot (1,284 m) Observatory Peak follow. The latter was more than 30 feet (9.1 m) taller before it was leveled during the construction of the observatory in the 1880s. The asteroid 452 Hamiltonia, discovered in 1899, is named after the mountain. Golden Eagle nesting sites are found on the slopes of Mount Hamilton.


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Gladys: "I Am Proud To Be A Cow"

She says she could have been a RINO, but between Mitt Romney and John McCain and several others, we have plenty enough RINOs (Republicans In Name Only)...
Oh.
Excuse me.
She meant rhino...

Hat tip: Bibi in Belgrade

Mercredi Sans Mots

Wordless Wednesday
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See all the other participants in Wordless Wednesday HERE and also at Tina's Wordless Wednesday.

Mardi Rouge

Ruby Tuesday
(a.k.a. Red Sports Car Day at Chez la Vache!)
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The Jaguar XK140 was manufactured between 1954 and 1957, succeeding the famous XK120. See another Jaguar, the SS 100, HERE.

See all the other Ruby Tuesday entries HERE.

Portes de Lundi XL

Monday Doorways: The Gates of Hell!

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Part of the extensive collection of Rodin works at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. That's Adam to the left and Eve to the right of the Gates.


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Monday Murals

Hosted by Carolyn at Oakland Daily Photo

This is the other part of a fine mural on the wall of Toot Sweets Bakery at Gilman and Santa Fe, Berkeley. It depicts a part of the Bay near the Maze feeding onto the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. «Louis» showed you the first part last Monday.

Série du Pont de Dimanche CI

Sunday Bridges
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Le psaume de dimanche

Sunday PsalmPsalm 49

The music is from Sarajevo.
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For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
2 both low and high,
rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:

5 Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
7 No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8 the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—
9 so that they should live on forever
and not see decay.
10 For all can see that the wise die,
that the foolish and the senseless also perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
11 Their tombs will remain their houses[b] forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had[c] named lands after themselves.
12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[d]
14 They are like sheep and are destined to die;
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;
he will surely take me to himself.
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,
who will never again see the light of life.
20 People who have wealth but lack understanding
are like the beasts that perish.


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Sunday Psalm is hosted by Daily Athens and Katney's Kaboodle

Weekend Reflections

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See all the other contributors to James' Weekend Reflections

Le vendredi «Sky Watch»

Sky Watch Friday

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See the Sky Watch Friday entries from around the globe!

We interrupt our regular programming to bring you:

La vache qui danse!

Move over, La Vache Qui Rit,

...you have NOTHING on La Vache Qui Danse!

Hat tip: Bibi in Belgrade

Fog City

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An example of why San Francisco is often called "Fog City." The Mount Sutro TV transmission antennæ have pierced the fog, other than that, the entire city is socked in! (Photo taken in September 2010 from le balcon Chez la Vache.)

Mercredi sans mots

Wordless Wednesday
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See all the other participants in Wordless Wednesday HERE and also at Tina's Wordless Wednesday.

Mardi Rouge

Ruby Tuesday
(a.k.a. Red Car Day at Chez la Vache!)
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No!
It.
Is.
Not.
A.
Packard.
It is a Packard "wannabe," built by Bayliff as an updated 1934 Packard.
Nice try. No cigar.

See all the other Ruby Tuesday entries HERE.

Portes de Lundi XXXIX

Monday Doorways

Crixa Cakes is a Czech bakery located at 2748 Adeline in Berkeley. It is one of «Louis'» favorite local bakeries. With their Czech connection, they offer things you wouldn't find in a French-style boulangerie. Crixa gets their coffee from the same roaster that «Louis» uses for his own coffee business, so he can tell you that the coffee served at Crixa is excellent. Crixa also serves tea from the Canadian Metropolitan Tea Company, again, the same vendor «Louis» uses, so he can attest to the quality of the tea Crixa serves.

Crixa uses Giusto's Organic Flour. Guisto is a local, family-owned mill that was one of the pioneers in the organic movement. When «Louis» bakes at home, he uses Giusto flour.

One of «Louis'» favorite things at Crixa is their amazing Ginger cake accompanied by a pot of Metropolitan's Queen Mary tea. It is a combination made in heaven!
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Monday Murals

Hosted by Carolyn at Oakland Daily Photo

This is one part of a fine mural on the wall of Toot Sweets Bakery at Gilman and Santa Fe, Berkeley. It depicts a part of the Bay near the Maze feeding onto the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

100 ème! •Série du Pont de Dimanche • 100 ème!

Sunday Bridge Series

100th Post!

Here's only seven of the many moods of the fabulous Golden Gate!

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«Louis» thanks all of the bloggers world-wide who contribute to this meme and make it so much fun!