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November 25, 2014 Photography 101

Photography 101: Glass

  The challenge?  WordPress Photography 101:  Glass

November 18, 2014 Photography 101

Photography 101: Architecture

The Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco… The challenge?  WordPress Photography 101:  Architecture

November 11, 2014 Photography 101

Photography 101: Landmark

The challenge?  WordPress Photography 101:  Landmark

November 21, 2013 Birdwatching / Nature Walks

5 Best Places to Bird Watch in the Bay Area

Thank you to guest writer, Ernie Allison, for sharing this article! *** Even though summer isn’t the peak season to

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November 16, 2013 Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Enjoying the Bay View

The San Francisco Bay, from the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley Photo taken November 11th, 2013

November 8, 2013 Museums

Embarcadero: Flying Chimpanzee Carousel

One of those crazy things you see when you walk around San Francisco… Photo taken November 2nd, 2013 In front

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November 7, 2013 Museums

San Francisco: The Exploratorium

“The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker. For more than forty

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November 6, 2013 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie

Playing at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, November 2nd, 2013 *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge:  Eerie

October 29, 2013 Hiking with Kids / Nature Programs / Nature Walks

Halloween Fun: Spooky Night Hike

Saturday evening, we went on a fun “spooky night hike” at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont.  My son was

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August 18, 2013 iPhonography

iPhonography: Crissy Field, San Francisco

Images from Saturday Morning Run Crissy Field, San Francisco Photos taken August 17th, 2013

August 17, 2013 Other / Awards

Instagram: Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco

I’m beginning to play a bit with Instagram. I’m testing out how the photos embed within a WordPress post. So,

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August 17, 2013 Fauna / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Butterflies

Photos taken August 13th, 2013 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

June 23, 2013 Gardens / Parks

Yoda Statue: Lucasfilm Headquarters, San Francisco

For my young Padawan, we made the pilgrimage to the Lucasfilm Headquarters in the Presidio to see the life-sized Yoda

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June 22, 2013 Beaches / Cycling with Kids / Parks / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Golden Gate Bridge, from Crissy Field

Photos taken June 20th, 2013 Crissy Field, San Francisco

June 12, 2013 Camping: Around the Bay

Camping: San Mateo Memorial Park

OK, I have to admit, I absolutely love camping and hiking in the redwoods.  There’s something about those trees… so

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June 9, 2013 Fauna / Festivals

Butterfly Fun! Coyote Hills Regional Park

We had a wonderful time at the 14th Annual Butterfly & Bird Festival at Coyote Hills Regional Park today!  The

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June 4, 2013 Trains

Bay Area Train Rides: Niles Canyon Railway

Love trains?  Check out this railway with beautiful views located in the San Francisco East Bay…. the Niles Canyon Railway. 

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April 22, 2013 Art Fun / Festivals

Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Rock Towers

Photos of the evolving outdoor sculpture gallery, from the Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration, 2013, at Stinson Beach, California… For more

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March 14, 2013 Museums / Nature Programs

Sausalito: San Francisco Bay-Delta Model

Apparently, back in the 1950’s, engineers were considering building two dams in the San Francisco Bay to create fresh water

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March 11, 2013 Travel

The Golden Gate Bridge: From Tiburon

What a beautiful weekend! Photo taken March 9th, 2013

February 3, 2013 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums

Beautiful Butterflies: California Academy of Sciences

Photos taken January 29th, 2013 Rainforests of the World California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

February 2, 2013 Animal Fun / Museums / Nature Exploration / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Explore! California Academy of Sciences

Photos taken January 29th, 2013 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco Also see… The Living Roof:  California Academy of Sciences

January 31, 2013 Gardens / Museums

The Living Roof: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

We love to visit The Living Roof whenever we visit the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.  This paragraph

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January 30, 2013 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Love

Photo taken January 29th, 2013 Sculpture by Benjamino Bufano Academy of Sciences, San Francisco *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge:  Love

January 22, 2013 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond

Here’s our son, waiting impatiently for me and my husband to get ready to head out on the trail at

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November 21, 2012 Beaches / Cycling with Kids / Nature Exploration

Crissy Field, San Francisco

On Monday morning, my husband and I went for a run out at Crissy Field in San Francisco (while our

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November 3, 2012 Alameda County / Hiking with Kids / Nature Exploration / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: LaRiviere Marsh Trail, Don Edwards S.F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Photos from a hike I took this morning with my son at Don Edwards S.F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge in

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October 25, 2012 Flora / Gardens

Flowers (October)

Photos taken Sunday, October 21st, 2012 UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

October 14, 2012 Farms / Festivals / Outdoor Education

A Fall Tradition: Corn Picking

For more information about the festival, see my post… This Weekend!  Harvest Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm

October 11, 2012 Farms / Festivals

This Weekend! Harvest Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm

Another of our favorite festivals is coming up this weekend… the Harvest Festival at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. This

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