Eastern Spans, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

The single tower for the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is nearing completion. The catwalks that will aid bridge workers in placing the single support cable have been attached to the western portion.

New Causeway, San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

View of the parallel roadways of the new Eastern Span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge from the waters of the San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, East Span

The new span will have east and west bound traffic lanes running parallel to one another instead of atop one another as in the existing structure seen to the far left in this image.

Senior Moment at the Marina

"Oh, deah. Do, uh, youah  remembah wheah we, uh, pahked the boat?"

SF Giants Fans

Queued up outside AT & T Park on San Francisco's Embarcadero yesterday afternoon, four hours before the game's start time. Oh. It was Buster Posey Bobblehead Day. First twenty-thousand fans got one. That 'splains it.

Battery O'Rorke II

Atop Battery O'Rorke at Ft. Barry in the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate Recreation Area, looking North. The stairs to the left lead to the four 3 inch gun mounts that were removed in 1946 following the forts' deactivation in 1945.

Rodeo Beach

Marin headlands, Ft. Cronkhite, in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Looking north from an overlook on the coastal cliffs.

Battery O'Rorke

Part of early twentieth century designed and built coastal defenses guarding San Francisco Bay, now part of the Golden Gate National Reacreation Area and home to graffiti of all types.

Pt. Bonita Light House

Ever vigilant at the entrance to the Golden Gate in the Marin Headlands of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area. Taken on July 4, 2011. Happy Birthday, USA!

Meet Mr. Inky Dinky

Found him hanging out by the garage downspout the other morning. Looks like lunch is trapped in the background and the forecast doesn't call for rain. Today, though, Mr. Dinky had moved on....