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Blue stair case with white balusters Older San Francisco home 20240221-161354gh by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Blue stair case with white balusters Older San Francisco home 20240221-161354gh

Seems like black of dark grey has become popular colors to paint houses. They seem to be popping up all over San Francisco. Don't know why. The dark color made the white balusters leading from the street to the front door of this vintage 1906 home. Too striking a beautiful contrast to not capture an image as Melody and I passed by during a neighborhood walk as February 2024 was winding down.

Sisters in holiday outfits and rain boots sitting in shopping cart at warehouse store food court 20240220-134836 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Sisters in holiday outfits and rain boots sitting in shopping cart at warehouse store food court 20240220-134836

I made this photo of two girls, dressed in reindeer print pajamas and rain boots, sitting in a shopping cart. These looked like pretty grown up girls to be sitting in the children's seats of a shopping cart, but also looked comfortable doing so. I cropped the image for anonymity. This shopping cart was in the check out line. The VISA sign in the background was further away and belonged to the food court section of the store. I shot this candid using my Canon Powershot SX50.

Back deck pink orchid closeup - cropped version 20240315-100537B by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Back deck pink orchid closeup - cropped version 20240315-100537B

Melody and I have neighbors who started gifting us orchids during holiday season since we stay away from sweets such as cookies and candy. At first they fared poorly in our back room. I finally learned they do not respond well to being over watered. We also enclosed our back deck and now it is a mini hothouse, at least 10 degrees warmer than outside. During the winter months, we put the orchids on the deck on warm days and bring them inside on cold nights. I made this photo of an orchid in mid March 2024. Although I shot the original image using macro and spot focus, this is a further cropped version.

Clouds over San Francisco trees 20240225-153821 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Clouds over San Francisco trees 20240225-153821

I made this photo of bright white clouds over a horizon filled with trees. San Francisco has lots of hills. This particular view was of clouds hovering over the tops tree in a far off neighborhood when on our daily walk on top of one of the hills near where we live. Saw it. Shot it using my Canon Powershot SX50.

Turtles on log Yosemite Marsh John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-152149 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Turtles on log Yosemite Marsh John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-152149

I made this photo of turtles sunning themselves on a log during Melody's and my visit to the 313 acre John McLaren Park near our San Francisco home. This small body of water is one of several in the city's second largest park and is called Yosemite Marsh. We can generally expect to see turtles in this marsh. There were actually three turtles on two different fallen logs, but I cropped the photo to only two to make a more compact composition.

Melody walking in front of blue house on steep Peru Ave hill San Francisco 20230323-143456 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Melody walking in front of blue house on steep Peru Ave hill San Francisco 20230323-143456

There are no flat areas when Melody and I walk our San Francisco neighborhood. Peru Avenue is one of the steeper hills. The pretty blue home on this hill is less than three blocks from our home. We don't walk this hill everyday, but it has gotten much easier since we started our daily walks in Feb 2023. I captured this image from across the street using my Canon Powershot SX50.

Pink and orange flower front yard of San Francisco home 20230323-143202 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Pink and orange flower front yard of San Francisco home 20230323-143202

I made this photo of a brilliant pink and orange flower about two blocks into our daily walk near the end of March 2023; about a month after Melody and I started the routine. This was in a neighbor's front yard; far enough away that I used the full telephoto capabilities of my Canon Powershot SX50 on spot focus to capture this image.
I would love to know what kind of flower this is.

Melody on trail John McLaren Park San Francisco 20230317-134238 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Melody on trail John McLaren Park San Francisco 20230317-134238

I made this photo of Melody when she looked back after I called her name as we were hiking on one of the many trails in John McLaren Park. Back in March 2023, we had only be doing our daily walks around our San Francisco neighborhood for about a month. John McLaren Park is 313 acres and is the second largest park in the city. Looks pretty rural here. I shot this a couple minutes before the next slide that shows where this trail was leading.

Familiar landmark bench where trails meet in John McLaren Park San Francisco 20230317-134425 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Familiar landmark bench where trails meet in John McLaren Park San Francisco 20230317-134425

I made this photo during Melody's and my extended walk in John McLaren Park in mid March 2023. We had only been doing daily walks for a month but were distancing between one to three miles per day back then. In 2024 we still walk 30 minutes to an hour and one half each time out, many times through this 313 acre park. Though it looks rural in this photo, John McLaren Park is in southeastern San Francisco and has several area with lakes, picnic tables, and playgrounds; even a nine hole golf course. There is a very short bench in the middle of this photo. You can see it if you enlarge this image. We use the bench as a landmark of where we are when in this section of the park.

Woman with dogs John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-153341 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Woman with dogs John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-153341

I made this photo of a woman and two dogs during Melody's and my visit to John McLaren Park There was a third dog that is out of frame. The woman's command of the dogs impressed us and I captured this candid image as Melody and I were on our way home from our daily walk. I shot this at a moderately close distance using my Canon Powershot SX50.

Green house with white trim San Francisco's Excelsior District 20230307-135505V by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Green house with white trim San Francisco's Excelsior District 20230307-135505V

I made this photo of a green house with white trim as Melody and I walked our San Francisco neighborhood. This pretty house looked much different the year before this March 2023 photo before it was purchased and painted this color. Looks can be deceiving. Though many of the houses in the Excelsior district are a mere 850 square feet with one or two bedrooms and often only one bathroom, this unpretentious home is six bedrooms and 4 baths, with entire modernized interior. This building is probably a century old. Goes to show that you can't tell a book by its cover.
As an aside, like houses throughout most of San Francisco, there were a number of wires showing in the original image. As I am not a news or documentary photographer, I took the liberty of cloning out the distracting wires to product this cleaner looking image.

California Golden Poppies Athens Avalon Greenspace San Franciscso's Excelsior District 20230427-141424 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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California Golden Poppies Athens Avalon Greenspace San Franciscso's Excelsior District 20230427-141424

I made this photo of California Golden Poppies while on a daily walk in spring 2023. These poppies are California's state flower. They are wildflowers and will grow just about anywhere. They mostly shut down during the winter, on cold and gloomy days, and after dark. They open up and thrive in the sun. A pleasure to view whether in open fields or peeking through jutting rock.

Lines across pavement 20240224-151105 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Lines across pavement 20240224-151105

I made this photo of lines across pavement as Melody and I were walking back home from our local Excelsior District Library. The round trip is a little over a mile but includes steep downhill going to and a fair incline coming back. We take different streets on the return trip when we don't feel like climbing the very steep hill the block before our San Francisco home. On thing about our neighborhood walks – nothing is ever level.
I had seen variations of this pattern of light and shadow lines on the sidewalk before, but they looked more intriguing this particular afternoon. As usual, shot with my Canon Powershot SX50.

Conservatory of Flowers building seen from west. Golden Gate Park San Francisco 20210311-133757 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Conservatory of Flowers building seen from west. Golden Gate Park San Francisco 20210311-133757

I made this photo of the west end of the five gallery Conservatory of Flowers Victorian Greenhouse during an early March visit in 2021. Guess we took a break from the pandemic that day. Even without documentation, I am sure Melody and I wore our face masks that day. As I post this in march 2024, we still do when entering indoor venues where others will be gathered. This west end room of the COF used to be used for special exhibits. That changed under leadership of a new director and is still mostly an open room with plants around the periphery, a room with tables and benches where people can relax and contemplate. In this photo most of the panes of the greenhouse glass have been whitewashed, except for the background dome.

Fence, stairs, and shadows HFF 20240221-160612 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Fence, stairs, and shadows HFF 20240221-160612

I made this photo of a fence, stairs, and shadows during Melody's and my daily walk near the end of February 2024. Had to be a fence for Fence Friday. Stairs and shadows were a nice bonus. Shot using my Canon Powrshot SX50.

Turtle closeup John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-152842 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Turtle closeup John McLaren Park San Francisco 20240314-152842

I made this closeup photo of a red-eared slider turtle while visiting John McLaren Park, the second largest park in San Francisco during one of Melody's and my daily walks. I shot this using the telephoto capabilities of my Canon Powershot SX50.

Crows on wires 20240222-155433 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Crows on wires 20240222-155433

I made this photo of crows on a wire during Melody's and my daily walk through our San Francisco neighborhood in February 2024. These birds made a lot of noise and, as you can see here, several landed on wires strung between power poles; 15 to be exact. Although we were at the top of a hill, I was still looking up when I captured this image using my Canon Powershot SX50.

Valentine on gate 20240221-160034 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Valentine on gate 20240221-160034

Even though Valentine Day is February 14, I made this photo of a front gate decorated over the top with valentine red, hearts, bells, and a WELCOME sign a week after during Melody's and my walk through our neighborhood. I found it interesting that such a happy and welcoming display is on a gate with iron bars.

Heart on front fence taken during our walks around our San Francisco neighborhood a couple days after Valentine Day 20240216-152109 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Heart on front fence taken during our walks around our San Francisco neighborhood a couple days after Valentine Day 20240216-152109

I made this photo of a purple heart on a front fence during Melody's and my daily walk in mid February 2024. The owner of this property hangs decorations appropriate to the season or holiday. I shot this using my Canon Powershot SX50 a couple days after Valentine Day.

Green and red succulent John McLaren Park 20240316-170653 by Charlie Wambeke Photography

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Green and red succulent John McLaren Park 20240316-170653

I find it intriguing that some succulents change colors throughout the year. Some are bright yellow for a while before turning back to all green. Some seem to die off and then come back.
I made this photo of a green and red succulent on Melody's and my daily walk in mid March 2024. I captured this image in McLaren Park, near our San Francisco home, using my Canon Powershot SX50.