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I’ve lost track of time over the past few weeks. Trips start running together like cold mashed potatoes that ooze into your peas and corn. Weekends are those pleasant after dinner mints that make you smile but fade too quickly and can’t cover up garlic breath.

But never fear, loyal readers…I’ve got some hotel photos for you 🙂

Patience.

And thanks for checking on me.

What a beautiful Sunday. Not a cloud in the sky. Temperatures in the mid sixties. Simply the perfect San Francisco winter day.

I started the day with a morning drive to Fort Funston, which sits atop ice plant-covered cliffs that overlook the Pacific Ocean. (If you look closely at the second photo, you can also make out the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge…not a shabby panoramic vista!) The bluffs are dotted with old artillery batteries, and on windy afternoons, Fort Funston is a magnet for hang gliders. But in the quiet peace of early morning, unleashed dogs and their walkers are in charge.

In the afternoon, Jeff and I ran errands in Marin County, and stopped on our way back home to view the City and the Golden Gate Bridge in the warm afternoon sun. The bridge was brilliant against a crystal clear blue sky.

What a non-blog week. No travel. Perfectly beautiful weather. Just downright normal! Hurrah!

So, I ventured out into the lovely evening to see what’s going on in the garden. I was happy to discover our spring flowers starting to burst from their slumber.

Time to freshen my supply of allergy medicine 🙂

We were finally able to get a tree pruner to come by and remove the damaged portion of our front street-side tree. (You might recall that a major limb was damaged in a strong winter storm almost two months ago.) We also had much of the high growth trimmed to avoid bringing down the overhead electrical lines.

Our urgency was further upped by the approach of another strong storm set to arrive today. Fortunately, the rain and wind held off until after morning, and the folks from Perfect Tree were able to do their surgery.

Just in the nick of time, too. Not 20 minutes after they left, the rain began. This morning, we awoke to powerful winds…gusts of 50mph at times…so I’m relieved that we got that done.

Now we just need the spring leaves to come in and make this tree look normal again.

Jeff receives a lot of trial specialty publications in the mail, because he subscribes to a number of architecture and design magazines. But this one takes the cake…so far, at least.

I would have guessed a circulation of about 14 people…but apparently this goes out to an estimated circulation of 28,000.