A Good Cafe

· San Francisco

Today we did a bunch of running around. Early, I went down to the farmers' market for a few things. It had fewer farms, but the regulars were there, and I got what I went for and a few things more. There is a new great fish store in the Ferry Building, which is another bonus for making it to that market. Then we caught the J and went to SFMOMA for a show, and then walked up to North Beach and cruised around there. We ended up having a bite to eat at Greco, which is a great cafe. We get to see the same people who worked there 15 years ago. Then we walked down and caught the J home. Had a nap, did a few house chores, and then made a nice dinner that had clams and poached fish, and some vegetables. Also, it's persimmon season, and they are so good with a radicchio salad.

The air quality is still schmutzy. The morning was better than it is now. It's also in the 40s and feels chilly with the dirty fog and breezes. Good night to stay in and be cozy.

Market view
Market Red-tailed Hawk
Ginkgo biloba in the magic transformation of color (me too!)
That lovely dome is the bell tower of Mission High School. My High School was not so fancy.
This is Mission Junior High
Just another nice building
This cute crew was totally jamming out, playing Christmas tunes
Transamerica Redwood Park
Dirty skies
Ratty feather kind of how I'm feeling too
Waxing Gibbous 70.2% (camera just can't capture it the way our eyes can, sorry it looks like an orb, but in real life it's a fat half)

Here is the etymology of Elephant.

Have a wonderful last day of November.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 18 species today

Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
American Barn Owl
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
White-crowned Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler