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Jeff and I worked on our painting today. The previous owners inexplicable peach-ish color and mysterious stains along the baseboards are FINALLY GONE! Tomorrow, the color goes up…Carrington Beige to make all of our blue accents pop.

But in the spirit of being Mr. Helper, I thought I would throw out an inspiration picture from our visit to the Vatican Museum. I thought Jeff might appreciate that I’m participating in the design process. 🙂 One change I might recommend–perhaps swap out the Virgin Mary with a statue of David. Otherwise, this understated room is sooooo us!

This morning, San Francisco was enveloped in one of our fog/low cloud blankets. Perfect weather to light the fireplace. The skies cleared up in the afternoon, and we had a beautiful afternoon for painting (more on that in a bit).

Now, as I glance back over my last few postings, I noted that my blog has become The Weather Channel. So, to break myself of that habit and add some visual interest, I worked on a few images from Venice that I have not shown before.

The first image is just a random, typical Venetian alley. The second was taken inside Santa Maria della Salute. The third is of the Grand Canal.

By the way, just a curious note…as I was spell checking this entry, Blogger failed to recognize the word “blog” (above) in its dictionary. It recommended “blows” as one of the replacements. Oh, and Blogger didn’t recognize “Blogger” in this addendum. How bizarre.

The break in our winter rain has brought in some cool sunrises and sunsets. Tonight’s sky is filled with scattered strings of high clouds, which are picking up hints of the setting sun. A really nice bookend to my peaceful morning in the park. Not a bad day at all!

Oh, and happy birthday, my dear Jeff. 🙂

I stopped by the “Perk Presidio” coffee shop this morning on my way to a briefing with the Presidio Trust (the Federal organization that runs the Presidio). At 6:55, the grounds of the Letterman Digital Arts Center (aka, Lucasfilm HQ) are silent. I was clearly the first customer of the day, so I went into Chatty John mode. Anyhow, my friendly latte maker asked me if I was a Lucas employee…and I thought, “Yeah, I could work in a park!”

If nothing else, it was clear to me that creative types just don’t get to work before 7am. The Letterman campus was empty…and peaceful. Heck, the Yoda fountain here didn’t turn on until 7.

But I will say that this morning tranquility emphasized how Lucas, the Presidio Trust, and their developer did a really really nice job creating this campus within the Presidio. And for the record, the rest of the Presidio is awesome as well.

I am curious, however, how much the Lucas folks pay for THEIR latte!

Well, it WAS raining last night and this morning. One of those wind-driven heavy storms that we get in the winter. But by the time I made it into the office it was clear and sunny.

Anyhow, it reminded me how much I love rain and have spent the past few years trying to take pictures of rain in different ways. This photo is from last night. Kinda fun, I think.