Ghost Marina

This dock's been a long time waiting for boats...

Blast from the Past...

Mike Gilbert at Bayside Cannery, Alviso

Alviso is a tiny neighborhood with a big history. It's just 5 minutes from our office, so we go there a lot for mexican lunches. Here, my buddy Mike poses in front of the former site of the Bayside Cannery. At one time, the Bayside Cannery was the third biggest in the world.

Pork + Tofu + Spice = Yeah!

ma po tofu at sino

My Favorite Asian Dishes

• Thai - green papaya salad
• Japanese - katsuo no tataki
• Vietnamese - spring rolls
• Singaporean - black pepper crab (Sri Lankan crab, of course)
• Korean - kimchee (any and all types)
• Indonesian - nasi goreng
• Malaysian - beef rendang
• Taiwanese - Hsinchu noodles
• Chinese - ma po tofu

Feeling Blue

A Chinatown Portrait, San Francisco

Pelican, Pelican, No one can like Peli can!

Brown Pelican on Pier, Chrissy Field, San Francisco

One of my three favorite birds (hummingbirds and kingfishers round out the list), I'm always thrilled when I get to see pelicans.

This one was very comfortable around people. He hung out on the pier with fisherman, hoping for a handout.

Egrets... I've had a few,

but then again, too few to mention...

I've been enjoying my lunch-time hikes at the Don Edwards Nature Reserve in sunny Alviso, California. Today, Mike and I got realllly close to this Great White Egret before it took flight.

All Ears

Deer at Alum Rock Park

We were about 10 feet away from this deer, along the Creek Trail at Alum Rock, when she heard something that put her on alert.