 Sunday 9 November 2025
Union Square Spire, San Francisco, California
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The Goddess of Victory stood atop the spire on fancy stone-work. The Goddess of Victory stood with one foot on a ball, and held up a trident. A third face on the spire read: Erected By The Citizens Of San Francisco To Commemorate The Victory of The American Navy Under Commodore George Dewey at Manila Bay May First MDCCCXCVIII * * * On May Twenty Third MCMI The Ground For This Monument Was Broken By President William McKinley A message on the side of the spire read: Secretary of the Navy John D Long To Commodore George Dewey April 24 1898 War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to the Philippines Islands and capture or Destroy the Spanish Fleet.
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Friday 7 November 2025
2025 The Train Ride Itself, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), Sonoma and Marin Counties, California
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A fence ran through the middle of a lake. The SMART train would arrive at the other side of the Larkspur Station. The SMART train passed a farm house under an oak tree. A trail ran alongside the SMART train tracks. Palm trees and oak covered hills were visible from the SMART train. The San Rafael station was in downtown San Rafael. The Smart Station offered free WiFi. At the station was a machine with which one could buy or add value to one's Clipper Card. Also, folks 65 or older, could ride for free. The train was just parked at the Larkspur Station. The SMART train crossed a road in downtown San Rafael. The Petaluma Station was open for business.
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• The Train Itself,
• View From
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Thursday 6 November 2025
The Town Of Santa Rosa, A California City
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Another store had a bag that read, "Pickleball Vibes." And a pillow that raad, "the dog sits here." The Marla Cafe building was painted white. On the other side of the overpass was a bicycle shop called, "Echelon Cyclery." Halloween decor stood on the edge of the roof of one of the Santa Rosa downtown buildinga. On the side of Echelon Cyclery was a painting of signs showing distances to other town and other sites. Flowers grew alongside the sidewalk, with a brick building behind. Two more pillows were in the same store window. One read, "I love you to the Mountains and Back." The other one read, "Welcome, Please leave by 9PM."
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Wednesday 5 November 2025
Freeway Supports, As Found Art, San Francisco, California
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A wall support of the freeway was decorated with more of the geometric shapes. Two vertical columns were decorated with art. A closer view of a few of the geometric shapes decorating the wall support of a freeway. A closer view of the furthest of the two vertical columns. A closer view of the closest of the two vertical columns. Geometric shapes decorated another of the freeway supports. A closer view of the two vertical columns decorated with art.
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Monday 3 November 2025
The Castro Street Fair, An Annual Event, San Francisco, California
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One of the booths featured steel, left over from the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, formed into home decor. That same Kay Sugars' booth sold jewelery made from actual fruit. Plywood cut-outs were available for attendes to take selfees. The San Francisco Cheer folks were just getting ready to perform. An overview of the Castro Street Fair ending at Market Street in the distance. The Cheer team began to perform. Tables with unbrellas were available for a place to eat while at the fair. One fellow walked around the fair with a parasol and streamers. Another booth sold sweatshirts and accessories. Rainbow flags flew over the buildings and almost everywhere in the fair.
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Related stories: Cheer at the Castro Street Fair
• The Collingwood Stage
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Friday 31 October 2025
Happy Halloween! From Oregon and California
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A pumpkin headed creature, and a gnome, were displayed in a store window. A huge skull was painted on a garage door. A skeleton appeared to be rising from a grave. The giant skeleton in a front yard appeared to lean over pedestrians on the sidewalk. A chrome pumpkin headed skeleton stood among shadows of furniture. A neon ghost in a residential window, appeared to wave at the passing pedestrians. Another skeleton also appeared to be rising from a grave. A skeleton, dressed as a doctor, haunted a front yard. A gigantic skeleton stood in a residential yard. A ghost appeared to be hovering around planted flowers. Toy skeletons in a store window appeared to cheer a passer-by.
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Related stories: 2025 San Francisco Halloween
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Monday 27 October 2025
Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco, California
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The Pacific Ocean lay beyond a fence at the eastern edge of Sutro Heights Park. The park rules were posted just inside the entry to Sutro Heights Park. A garden and benches were inside Sutro Heights Park. They provided rest for the weary visitor. A pair of concrete lions rested either side of the pedestrian access. A large, white metal gate, which closed off car access, allowed pedestrians in. Cars parked and people walking on the beach were all visible from Sutro heights Park. A metal plaque was attached to the base of one of the lions. It described the life of Adolph Sutro. A bit of pampas grass grew at the edge of Sutro Heights Park.
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• Glen Canyon Park
• George
• San Francisco Zoo
• Memorial Court Park
• Coleridge
• Mariposa Park
• Francisco Park
• Marina District
• Alta
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Sunday 26 October 2025
Lucky Penny Coffee Shop, Artist: Unknown, Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, California
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Art was painted on the wall of Public Storage behind the Lucky Penny Coffee Shop. Another work of art on the Public Storage building was a BART train breaking through the wall. A city, a bird, and a mushroom farm, all under glass, were also painted on the wall of the Lucky Penny Coffee Shop. A signature, by the artist that drew a mural on the front of the Lucky Penny Coffee Shop, read, "Lite Owl." Part of the mural, on the lucky Penny Coffee Shop, featured an abstract owl emitting a puff of steam. The Lucky Penny Coffee Shop used to exist as one of those rare 24 hour restaurants in San Francisco.
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• John Adams Center
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Friday 23 October 2025
2025 Eugene, Oregon, Party Invitation Images, Eugene, Oregon
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A skeleton hugged a tombstone that read, "Ima Goner." Pumpkins were set on a porch chair, surrounded by spiders on a black web, next to a string of skulls. One of our neighbors had decorated their porch with skulls, and other spooky items. One of our neighbors had suspended a spooky cloth next to their front walkway. An evil witch was set on a neighbor's front yard bush. A ghost concrete dog stood behind a chain fence supported by a skull posts.
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• 2025 Santa Rosa Halloween
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Thursday 22 October 2025
2025 Amtrak, Trip North, A U.S. Railroad, Southern Oregon
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Early in the morning we passed a sign that read, "Dreams Become Winnings." and another sign that read, "Casino." Our Amtrak train finally arrived at the stony hills of southern Oregon. Our Amtrak train on its way north, passed a storage facility with the name, "Main Street Mini Storage," on it. Our Amtrak train finally arrived at the evergreen covered hills of southern Oregon. Overhead, the clouds were back-lit by the dawn sun. There among the evergreen forest, our Amtrak train picked up speed and flew past the trees. Shortly thereafter, we entered a part of the forest that was thickly grown with evergreen trees. The sun was almost fully up on that morning outside the Amtrak train.
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Wednesday 22 October 2025
2025 Amtrak, Trip South, A U.S. Railroad, Oregon and California
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The Amtrak trip south paralleled a ranch in northern California. At one place, in southern California, water was in the foreground, and hills rose in the background. And a road ran through the middle of it. Power lines and a wet road paralleled the train tracks on the trip south. Support cables for the Bay Bridge were in the foreground, and Treasure Island lay beyond in the middle of San Francisco Bay. After hundred of miles traveled, San Francisco finally came into view. Further down into California, rolling hills appeared in the distance beyond a farm. Wet lands paralleled the Amtrak route south through California. Nearing the end of the trip, the Ferry Building came into view.
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Tuesday 21 October 2025
Charlie Brown Art, Santa Rosa, California
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Charlie Brown, from the comic strip, was turned into a statue and displayed in Santa Rosa, California. The plane, from the bird's dream, was painted flying over low green hills. Two of the characters from the Charlie Brown comic strip were turned into statues and displayed in Santa Rosa, California. Two of the characters from the Charlie Brown comic strip, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, were turned into brass statues and displayed in Santa Rosa, California. Charlie Brown, in this view, faced the camera. Charlie Brown wore a conductor hat and held out his pocket watch. Woodstock, from the Charlie Brown comic strip, sat in a blue nest and dreamed of flying a plane.
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