Every once in a while I get up a bit early (yes, I am sometimes capable of getting up early), leave behind my beloved bike and take a walk from place to place. I like this occasional change of pace because it gives me time to discover something I might otherwise have missed.
The images below are in no particular order and, while some locations will be quite obvious, I purposely left out descriptions so they can be discovered by the viewer who can then make up their own story and meander in their own, virtual, way.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how much I loved being a server and bartender and how nice and stress free it would be to just make people drinks all day. But before I get serious about a career as an amateur mixologist, I figured I should try my hand at a really simple homemade summer classic- lemonade.
This first batch was sweetened with cane sugar simple syrup. I attempted to infuse the simple syrup with lavender to imitate my favorite drink (yup, you guessed it, lavender lemonade) from The Grove in San Francisco but there's not an inch of lavender flavor in my version. I'll have try a different tactic on the next go-round. I didn't use any special lemons this time either, just cheap store bought ones because I just wanted to conquer the basics first. And, if I do say so myself, this lemonade is not too shabby.
Last weekend I found myself in the Sunset District in San Francisco on a windy and foggy day. Days like that are, of course, my favorite, so I paid a visit to Ocean Beach. The beach was almost deserted and I was free to watch and photograph the waves while thinking about what draws me to the ocean.
I like the ocean because it makes me feel insignificant. It sounds strange, but I find it comforting to know that there are things out there that are so much bigger and stronger than me and my life. And I love visiting the ocean in the fog because the fog has this way of quieting everything and giving a sense of belonging and isolation. It makes me feel like I'm separate from everybody else while also a part of so many things.
Today was a sunny Thursday and so I thought I would take a walk down the Land's End Trail to pay another visit to Mile Rock Beach. Of course, I had all sorts of plans about all the photographs I was going to take but, the tide was high and it was exceptionally windy so I wasn't able to get all the shots I wanted. Here's a round up of some of the images I was able to take.
As promised, here are more photos from Sunday's photo shoot at Mile Rock Beach. I am quite pleased with the images I made that day. I think they show a distinct difference from the beach pictures I've made over the past few years.
