Thursday, April 24, 2014

Dark Maiden...

Of all the images of maidens at the Palace of Fine Arts, this one stood out.  Perhaps it's just a recent touch up or maybe....

Friday, April 18, 2014

Cutaways...

Fellow gear heads will know the name David Kimble.  He's known for many things automotive but mostly for his outstanding cutaway drawings in Road&Track and Car&Driver Magazines.

To this day, seeing anything that is cutaway to show the inner workings is just fascinating.  Taking a look at these outstanding Leica field glasses, you can see why they are not your garden variety mass market field glasses.

Thinking among the rocks...


Thursday, April 17, 2014

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

St.John's...

At one time San Francisco had a lot of neighborhood churches.  This one is 103 years old and is about to be demolished to construct some ugly square box expensive condos.  Progress huh?

Friday, April 11, 2014

Monday, April 7, 2014

Goose Tale...

"What should we do today??


 "Damn Main Street traffic..."


"Let's just cruse Main Street"

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Special Cross...


Jewelry is nice but it's more special when a particular piece has a story behind it.  This cross was passed down from a Bishop to a very deserving person.  The tale of how it was passed down and the Bishop who once wore it makes this item priceless.