Poetic Shutterbug

VERY EARLY ON EARTH DAY My dog calls me out of sleep. Overnight the wind has rearranged everything. I blow into cold hands and raise them against the sun’s first rays, just nowV exploding gold shrapnel over the east ridge. And everything is moving: sun-shatter through new green leaves, and wind plucking overnight spider- webs till they hum gold filament against the dark trunks of oaks, everything flowing glowing gold-green, a morning no mortal could describe. And so my dog stands simply wagging. Wasn’t he good to bring me here? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photos taken by me at Aquatic Park & The SF Botanical Gardens

All photos taken by me @ Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco. While my friend Joyce was in town last week, it was fun going around playing tourist. I love Hyde Street Pier which is located adjacent to Aquatic Park and has many a boat/ship docked there including the Eureka ferry boat. This boat is permanently docked at the pier and serves as a historical museum along the bay. Throughout the year there are scheduled free days at Hyde Street Pier where you can hop on board and visit the boats. I didn't know when in that area last week that it was a free day so I took advantage of the short time I had and visited the Eureka again. You can find out more about the history etc... of this ship by visiting http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/eureka-history.htm I went a little crazy with photos, as usual, so enjoy the Eureka montage below. Eureka Ferry signage information Vintage autos Vintage trucks Vintage Ghirardelli chocolate truck Onboard anchors Anchor Front wheel exhibit Engineer...

Princess Cruise ships docked at Pier 35 in San Francisco Bay. Pier 35 docks. View of the Balclutha and the Hyde Street Pier vessels from Aquatic Park. The Hercules. The Hercules. The Eureka Ferry Boat. Entrance to the Eureka Ferry Boat at Hyde Street Pier.

At over three hundred feet in length and one hundred and forty five feet in height, the Balclutha is a major attraction housed at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco. It has just returned home from a Winter’s dry dock. Launched in Glasgow, Scotland in 1886 this square rigged cargo ship was built to carry everything from grain to fish to lumber and much more worldwide. Over two dozen seafaring crew members are needed to handle the ship while on a voyage. It is housed along with other seafaring vessels at Hyde Street Pier right off of Aquatic Park . Before the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge , the Hyde Street pier was the main ferry terminal between San Francisco and Marin. It is now a part of the San Francisco Maritime Park Association . The pier is open to the public and offers tours of their ships. There is an annual Hyde Street Pier festival for tourists and locals alike. Touring the ships is not only a learning experience...