a cry for help

Help
Originally uploaded by stshank.

A graffiti artist with a sense of humor. Spotted onthe side of a house in the Sunnyside.

Eerie Sutro Tower

Eerie Sutro Tower
Originally uploaded by stshank.

After I took this picture, the result showed only the moon and Sutro Tower's red lights. Aggressively wacky Photoshop editing showed that the camera found more detail in the last few shades of black, including the fog blowing through the tower and the struts' moon shadows in the fog. Everything else is noise and image sensor artifacts.

Carly

Carly
Originally uploaded by stshank.

I love this "local" shirt with Sutro Tower. At the re-enactment of the fateful July 3 barbecue at which Rachel's water broke while she patted the dog Akbar.

Master Chef Rik

Master Chef Rik
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Rik vs. the onions at the barbecue

fireworks 3

fireworks 3
Originally uploaded by stshank.

They silhouetted San Francisco's monterey pines nicely.

fireworks 2

fireworks 2
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Rachel makes a less-than-perfect tripod, but the jiggled exposure is kind of pleasantly psychedelic.

fireworks 1

fireworks 1
Originally uploaded by stshank.

San Francisco's 2006 fireworks show. In a rare display, it wasn't totally shrouded in fog. There was a freezing 30 mph wind, though, where we watched from Tank Hill.

American Gothic, kinda

American Gothic, kinda
Originally uploaded by stshank.

OK, so Rob and Des are smiling, reversed left for right, and Rob is holding an empty wine glass instead of a pitchfork. Still.

Rob and Des

Rob and Des
Originally uploaded by stshank.

At the clan barbeque Sunday in Golden Gate Park.

June photos

The standard monthly photo binge is visible at the usual Yahoo photos site.

more pointing

pointing
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Rachel and Levi point at the polar bears at the San Francisco Zoo.

pointing

pointing
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Levi loves to point. Mostly at trees, still, but animals at the zoo are a good option, too.

neighbor cat

neighbor cat
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Our new across-the-street neighbor evidently has a cat. Chalmers is very excited and wants to set up a play date.

hybrid vehicle

hybrid vehicle
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Some guy in the Sunnyside likes to tape pointy succulents to his motorcycle. I've seen him riding, too, and he does the same thing with his helmet so he looks somewhat like the predator in that dumb Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

Windblown

Windblown
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Welcome to the Sunnyside, our San Francisco neighborhood where the wind blows all the trees to the east and it's foggy all summer. I'm convinced the area was named Sunnyside the same way Greenland did: a real estate marketing scam to imply the climate is nicer than it really is. In fairness, it's not as foggy as the Richmond or Sunset areas.