I forgot to include this photo in my Fall post. I took this shot on a beautiful Fall morning in Grosse Pointe Farms. I love how the light seems to be singling out this home. And of course, mums in the entryway, flanking the door.
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Happy Father’s Day!
Our guy. x.o.
Twelve Things I’ve Learned So Far (About Grosse Pointe)
I’ve been living in Grosse Pointe for a little over two weeks now. Here are twelve things I’ve learned so far…
1. The Starbucks in the Village makes a better dry cappuccino than any San Francisco branch. (milk foams better here, too. humidity levels?)
2. Every second car is an SUV or truck. Every 20th car is a cop car. Every 50th car is foreign.
3. An unexpected snowstorm in April is magical, revitalizing and cathartic.
4. Detroit-style pizza is going to be the death of me. (If I can’t fit into my swimsuit this summer, I blame you, Buddy’s!)
5. I can make a perfect grilled cheese on an electric stove. Sushi rice, not so much. Pork cutlets, a struggle. Stove = 2, Me = 1.
6. Nope, that’s not a cute cottage, that’s a garage.
7. Fire hydrants are red.
8. Squirrels are creepy.
9. Japanese beetles are not ladybugs (and they are all over the apartment. and also creepy).
10. A quarter will get you anywhere from 20 minutes, to and hour and 15 minutes, at a meter (and look at them!).
11. Detroit is beautiful.
12. An after-dinner family walk makes everything better.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument / Sutro Heights
The north side of the observation deck.
Yesterday I found a bunch of Sutro Heights pics that I meant to use for a post on (what else) Sutro Heights. Now that I’m no longer in San Francisco, I can’t really write the post I originally intended. Instead, I give you a handful of photos taken on that blustery foggy day for my second installment of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument.
Sutro Heights
San Francisco, California
The mighty Diana (back view. obviously.)
Here’s a very quick overview of Sutro Heights: A very wealthy man named Adolph Sutro (who also became mayor of San Francisco) built an estate overlooking Ocean Beach, which included beautifully manicured grounds, a huge glass conservatory and an observation deck, which was open to the public.
Most of the estate was destroyed by a fire in 1966, but a few statues and some of the structure still stand. It’s an under-visited park, in my opinion. Across the street is the more-popular (and also super beautiful) Sutro Bath ruins (yep, built by Mr. Sutro) and Land’s End trail.
The back of the observation deck.
Another view of the observation deck.
The observation deck circa 1890s. Image courtesy of postcardroundup.com
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold
On the tarmac at SFO, just before takeoff.
San Francisco, California
This week’s photo challenge, Threshold, is about “that point just before the action happens, that oh-so-sweet moment of anticipation before that new beginning.” And off we go…
Leaving
“In a way I felt I owned the City as much as it owned me.
San Francisco put on a show for me.” – John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
Goodbye, House!
I leave today exhausted (three hours of sleep. which will be awesome for a five-hour solo flight with the girls), highly emotional (see the part about three hours of sleep), but with a full heart (bursting!). San Francisco has given me so much, and I feel blessed beyond measure to have spent so much time here.
See you on the other side…
Pointes of View 