Back in 1956, the Harbor Queen was a familiar site on San Francisco Bay and a very hot tourist attraction. The Red and White Fleet had its origins all the way back in 1892 — travelers and commuters relied on the ferry boats prior to construction of the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. The company later expanded to […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of January 6, 2016 Humans love naming things — look around you, and I bet you’ll see dozens of names. This week, take a photo of one!
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Dark and Light: You can have light and dark in the same photo. Or you can have at least one very light and bright photo and at least one darker toned photo. What I am looking for is great contrast. Use your imagination if you want for this theme. The […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Jump Rope. Your photos this week can have anything to do with jumping or ropes or anything that hops or leaves the ground works in my book too. Things that might make you Jump: Plenty of Rope to be found aboard the C.A. Thayer and the Balclutha in San Francisco:
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Chutes and Ladders. This week the topic is Chutes and Ladders. Your photos this week can have anything to do with chutes, slides and ladders of any type. I used my imagination a little bit for this challenge! Knowing that in French, the word chute means “fall,” (I learned this while […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of December 9, 2016. This week, we’re challenging you to think ahead and show your work in a representative photo. If you set New Year’s resolutions, give them some thought a few weeks early. If resolutions aren’t your style, show us something that you want to achieve — it could be […]
Huell visits the Watts Towers, built by an Italian hand, the Watts Towers have been designated a national landmark, and its adjacent Arts Center where children carry on the artistic tradition and create their own masterpieces. Then travel to the “City by the Bay,” to discover what lies behind their obsession with sourdough bread and watch how the bread is made. […]
Join Huell as he learns about the sometimes-controversial history of this California landmark and gets a very special tour, including a vertigo-inducing trip to the very top of the spire which is set against the San Francisco skyline… This is another one of my favorite episodes — partly because I enjoy watching just about anything to do with San Francisco. It’s […]
Back in the 1970s, there was a movie, called Born Free, about a lioness named Elsa. The movie’s theme song was a big hit for awhile; the first few lines ran: Born free/As free as the wind blows/As free as the grass grows/Born free to follow your heart. I had a friend who heard the song on the radio and […]