Well it was worth taking the camera, particularly for the Alcatraz image.
...Wayne
>
> The weather here has been sunny for about a week, although quite
> blustery some days. Last Friday was particularly
> lovely. So after taking care of other things, I drove over to nearby
> Blake House Gardens for a gentle wander about.
>
> At first, I was going to intentionally avoid taking a camera. I've
> photographed there many times, and the point was the
> wandering, not photography. Then I realized something about myself
> these days. It would be easier, and less disruptive
> to a contemplative stroll, to take a camera and take those shots I
> noticed - than to notice shots and not be able to
> just take the shot and move on. A creative solution to addiction? ;-)
>
> As it turned out, I managed both to have a relaxing time and come back
> with a handful of images.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011>
>
> This scene immediately reminded me of the title sequence of the BBC
> series Posh Nosh.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5311croof20.jpg>
>
> Not much the same, really, but PN aficionados should remember this
> image, which I always loved.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Miscellan
> eous/Images&image=Posh_Nosh1.jpg>
>
> This looked to me like some imaginary island in a fantasy.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5312.jpg>
> It is of course, something quite different.
>
> There is something about this group of log pieces, presumably set up
> for people to sit on, that reminds me of a group of
> old men, sitting out on a lawn.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5291croofmjpg.jpg>
>
> This is the front of the official residence of the President of the
> University of California. The current president is
> not in residence, as the house needs extensive work. Considering
> current budget issues, I suppose repairs may be some
> time coming. The gardens are maintained by students at the Berkeley
> campus studying horticulture, landscape
> architecture, etc.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5302oof30.jpg>
>
> The gardens are sometimes graced by eclectic constructions by students.
> last time, there were a whole bunch, class
> projects. I"m not sure what this one is about, but it made a nice
> subject for four images.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea
> /BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5294croof20.jpg>
>
> Moose
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