Charlie Starbuck’s Green Thumb

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SF volunteer’s commitment brings trees to the city’s urban landscape

For all our eco-awareness here in the Bay Area, our standard-bearing city of San Francisco is remarkably short on trees.  Shady, life-giving greenery covers a mere 12% of the city – and chances are, if you pass by one of these precious trees, Charlie Starbuck had a . . . → Read More: Charlie Starbuck’s Green Thumb

Not so underground, “Secret San Francisco” still handy for foodies and yogis

I’ve been very low energy this week in the gray winter weather. In the meantime I’ve been enjoying the discussions on the new Secret San francisco Facebook board. People love underground stuff, yet nothing is very secret on this site.

According to this KQED article, In just a week or two it’s expanded to over 50,000 members . . . → Read More: Not so underground, “Secret San Francisco” still handy for foodies and yogis

Beach Art

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I’m not sure where I first saw Andres Amador’s Earthscapes, but the ingenious landscape designs have captivated me. It’s hard to say my favorite: Cracks II: where links between rocks indicate  some sort of communication; Connection: a ying-and-yang-like form between two people; or the simpler, beautiful Currents.

This weekend I got the chance to meet the artist . . . → Read More: Beach Art