My.Third.Eye Photography

Just for You

Jack and I should go to this Dogpatch diner (in Potrero Hill, San Francisco) more often. Such breakfasts they serve up there! We went a few weeks ago and I opted for biscuits and gravy and eggs over easy and a side of steamed veggies. But I also had a hankering, a real bad hankering, for grits, which is something my southern born and raised Mom made for many a breakfast and ALSO many a dinner. I liked grits and pork chops. I liked grits and eggs. Or all three at the same time.

Right around the corner from Just for You is the Hard Knox Cafe. Soulfood. Blackened catfish with black-eyed peas and rice and collard greens and yams, say. Or fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy OR macaroni. Corn muffins too. And cream sodas.

I like Dogpatch. In fact I want to go walk around over there some more and take pictures. Then you'll see why I like it so much.

Bus Stop Figures

Bus Stop Figures
Originally uploaded by my.third.eye

I've always been intrigued by the bus stops in San Francisco because the lines on the glass create all sorts of visual effects that grab me. I'm not sure why this is -- I mean, I'm not sure why they grab me the way they do. Emotionally.

I suppose if I thought about it long enough, I could come up with a reason or two..or if not a definite reason, some artistic or psychological theories. But I'd really rather just post and run, so that I have more time to make new photos or futz with old ones.

Also, it's sunny again in SF today, and I'm thinking that a late morning walk with Ms. Bouchet might be wonderful. If I pick a time when I don't usually walk her, the light and shadows will be entirely different, and I will notice things I've never noticed before, even after the hundreds of walks we've already taken in this neighborhood. Or thousands. Yes, maybe thousands. . .

Balance

Oriental Flavor

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Rain Paintings and Pancakes

It's raining today in San Francisco. I might go out for a rain walk, looking for more rain paintings on sidewalks, streets and even in the gutters. I found these paintings on the sidewalk in front of the Bernal Library. The medium is a mixture of concrete, sand, leaves, puddle water and reflections of things in the sky  - trees, rooftops, birds, whatever.

All you have to do to create a rain painting is stand still, look down, see.

Doesn't this weather make you long for something warm and fluffy to eat, like maybe pancakes? Banana pancakes, perhaps? I have the nanas, the eggs, the coconut oil. I have blackberries, strawberries, and crispy walnuts. I even have the dollop of yogurt cream to put on top. 

Later.

We've Come a Long Way, Baby

I'm posting this today because one of the "admins" for the Flickr group called 500x500 chose it for his "Photo of the Day" pick. You can see other "photos of the day" on 500x500 HERE.

I snapped this shot as I was walking along 24th Street in the San Francisco Mission District. I was mesmerized not only by all the hot pink and orange in this hair salon, but by the fabulous conjoining of Audrey Hepburn, Frieda Kahlo, Hilary Clinton (sticker on Kahlo poster) and the Anonymous "Every Woman" sitting on the chair. (Oh, and then we have the incidental man on the right.)

What does this impromptu gathering of women mean? I have no idea! But I liked it. I was taken back to my 70s feminist days, because all these women strike me as being very strong artistically and/or politically. I don't know Ms.EveryWoman personally, but all you have to do is look at that face of hers to know that she is strong.

Have a good Monday, April 26th, everyone. We've got one more day of warm sun in SF before the rain arrives this evening.

Galleries I've Curated on Flickr

This blog has been my "secondary" blog ever since I created it many months ago. My primary blog was called "My Great Breast Cancer Adventure." Well, I'm still in the midst of my breast cancer adventure and most likely always will be, but I've grown tired of blogging about it so much, so I've decided to make THIS blog my primary one, and the other blog my secondary one.

Switcherooey.

One fun photo thing I do in addition to working on my own photos is to curate Flickr "galleries." It's a relatively new Flickr option that allows you to choose any 18 photos by other Flickr-ites and make your own gallery, with any theme or focus that you want.

I've created ten galleries so far. Today I made one titled "Woman in a Certain Setting."

A few days ago I put two of my old photos together (one of a fence and one of some weeds) to create a new "layered" photo. It's a quiet shot, which feels like a good thing to post on this quiet and sunny peaceful Sunday: