Saturday was one of those days you just do not get all that often in San Francisco. The weather was warm and sunny, with a slight breeze; the perfect day to live in San Francisco.
Following a lovely breakfast at Kate’s Kitchen in the Lower Haight, John and I decided it was too nice a day to stay home. So, we went home, worked out some last house chores that needed to be resolved and then geared up to head out to the waterfront to enjoy the sun.
At about noon we headed out and took a hearty walk down Market Street and around the Ferry Building and Farmers Market. We stopped by the farm coop we are part of, Eatwell Farms, to say hello and see what was in the bounty. They are such a nice group of people. Following that we strolled through the Ferry building and then back across the street to the Justin Herman Plaza area and a walk around the Embarcadero Center shopping center. The weather was perfect. From Embarcadero Center we walked over to the Transamerica Pyramid, with both of realizing we had not taken a stroll around that area or building in a very long time. We stopped for some photos and then continued our wondering journey into Chinatown and through the many shops and streets of that area, eventually passing through to the Columbus Street part of North Beach. We stopped in North Beach for a great bit to eat at a restaurant across the street from the Washington Square Park called Piazza Pellegrini. Following a wonderful early dinner we strolled back through Chinatown and through the Stockton tunnel to Union Square, our final destination for the day.
The goal of heading to Union Square was our destination for the night because the Temple of Poi was hosting an event called the Temple of PoiGeek 2008 Fire Dancing Expo. This promised to be a wonderful evening of fire performance, something John and I really love. We were early for the show, about 90 minutes, but that gave us time to people watch and get great seating for the show. At 8PM the show kicked off and we were delighted with the singles, couples and group performances. Most memorable were those by a talented performer from Meghan Claire Pike Scotland and Yuta from Japan, and of course a wonderful show but Glitter Goddess Isa. This was the perfect cap to a beautiful day. The breeze was just picking up, no fog, fire performance, and a day and night to remember. John and I hopped into a cab at about 10PM and headed home to call it a day.
I love these times in San Francisco. Everything is so perfect and reminds me of all the reasons I love this great city.
Peace and love to you all.
Geronimo
Nice to see you’re doing well. I am very sorry to hear about your mom. She’s very sweet and Doug and I wish her a speedy recovery.
Don’t be a complete stranger, cowboy. You’re loved and missed. Doug and I would love to see you and John.
Drop me a note handsome, let’s try to reconnect soon.
Geronimo