Long day

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It was a glorious day. It was sunny and warm with cool ocean breezes. The farmers market was wonderful - it's just the beginning of berry season and the first green beans and other veggies. Very exciting. Then more running around, work things, and house things. This is being written on a beautiful new tiny super fast computer. It's good to have a computer (for this blog and many other computer required things). There were many things to set up and get going on it. We made fish and chard for dinner and got in several walks. Also started to engage with voting. The Primary in California is in 10 days and if we don't want the top two candidates for Governor for the election in November to be republicans then I'd urge you all to vote in this upcoming election. The fog has taken over this evening to tuck us in for a good nights sleep. It feels like and endless long day of summer somehow even though it doesn't feel like summer.

What's your favorite Miles Davis track (NYT)

Also, having fun with Utagawa Hiroshige

Dolores Street lined with palm trees on one side and magnolias on the other. The street is empty and is flat and then goes up a steep hill to flat and then another steep hill giving the illusion of a ribbon curling.
View of a BART train coming into the station.
Bay bridge arches with people sitting on benches looking at the Bay and Berkeley hills
Not a bad place for a Farmer's Market
dark feather on a brick walkway
57.1% illumination
Bright pink Sweet William flowers in a speckled tan vase
a copper or bronze bonzai tree statue
a wall pained with insects snails and a stylized plant
a hillside of pampas grass and nasturtiums
Steep hill and looking over it you see Sutro tower with fog drifting through it.
Cooked chard on a blue plate
flowers that are tiny and yellow-green
Dark burgundy pansy
View of Twin Peaks in the background behind classic Victorian San Francisco houses with tons of wires going everywhere
View of downtown San Francisco

5:53 am – 8:19 pm, which is 14 hours and 26 minutes of daylight

The bird of the day is the Masked Duck

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 16 species today

Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Red-masked Parakeet
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco