Kookaburra, San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

Acrylics on canvas paper, 8.27 x 11.69 inches

I keep calling him “Tommy”, because it makes me think of a boy who is pleased with himself, and is thinking of the next mischief to get into…

Do you know the Australian nursery rhyme? Here goes…

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me

Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail
Gets a boo-boo in his tail
Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, kookaburra!
Oh how life can be

Paint Party Friday

The Golden Gate Bridge in silhouette… the family seemed to be having a nice day out last Saturday.

Sunday Bridges.

San Francisco reflections

 

House boats in San Francisco

 

Enjoying the view…

Weekend Reflections

Homemade

I posted the photo on the left of a breakfast in San Francisco, in my previous post.

Today, I tried to make it. I had to alter it a little, since I could find neither thick chunky bread nor figs.

My version (top photo) is fresh strawberries and walnut on mascarpone cheese on toasted bread, drizzled with honey.

My husband and I enjoyed it, but we both agree that it would be better with chunky bread on a griddle with olive oil, rather than toasted slices.

Oh, by the way, if you do try it, use lots of mascarpone cheese and honey! And I’d love to hear about what you think if you do try it.

More San Francisco photos

A marina in San Francisco on a lovely day.

Alcatraz  Island is seen in the background.

Watery Wednesday  : please click the link for more posts.

Changing direction slightly… here’s a yummy breakfast I had the other day. Delicious yet simple to make – fresh figs, walnuts and mascarpone cheese on top of toasted chunky bread, drizzled with honey.

Dinner one night was pulled pork in a roll, with coleslaw on the side. It was very enjoyable but strongly flavoured. All my taste buds were stimulated!

Bought the pull pork roll from this shop – I love the  funky decor.

Lastly, have you tried Vietnamese coffee?

In the above photo, a metal container sits on top of a sieve, which are both placed on top of a glass on the left. Grounded coffee is placed in the metal container, and hot water is poured over the top. The coffee slowly drips into the glass which has sweetened condensed milk.  When all the coffee has dripped into the glass, give it a stir, and it’s ready. It’s different from the usual regular coffee or lattes, but extremely delicious.

Hope you are all having a nice week.

Botanical Garden. San Francisco

I visited the San Francisco Botanical Garden some weeks ago. I hope that you will enjoy these photos.

I brought my sketchbook to draw. But I did not get around to drawing. I was having too much fun taking photos.

The shapes and the different shades of green makes the leaves interesting.

Love the stone lantern – wish I could have one when I have a garden.

I am not sure what this squirrel was looking at.

Quiet time

At the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

More sketches in California

We were in sunny Palo Alto (about an hour south of San Francisco) for a couple of weeks. It was sunny everyday – perfect for sketching outdoors.

Along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. These plants belong to a restaurant. There are always many people along the Embarcadero, including tourists.

Further south along the Embarcadero, I spotted this lovely building across the road.

Wishing you a wonderful week.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Sketch

My first drawing in San Francisco, on a lovely sunny afternoon.

Under the bridge… and scroll to the next photo to see where the beams/poles end.

Here the poles are bolted into the wall below the bridge. When we first arrived and was driving around, I noticed these poles and thought they were interesting…. I guess it’s because I’ve never been under many bridges before.

Visit Sunday Bridges - Louis has uploaded a photo of this bridge.

Purple beauty (Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco)

I mean the flowers, and not the man (although it’s very kind of him to wear purple for my photo :D )

Happy Watery Wednesday.

Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco

Greetings from San Francisco.

I visited the Japanese Tea Garden recently. It’s a beautiful place.

Bridge stones. Walk carefully or you will get wet.

I didn’t get a chance to climb this bridge – it was full of kids. There was hardly room for me to take this photo, balancing myself on another bridge with excited parents, who were taking snapshots of their children.

Before the crowd came…. The bridge in front was the one that I was able to stand on, to take the above photo. Visit Louis for more Sunday Bridges.

I love the stone lanterns.

Fabulous place. I spent many hours here drawing.

There’s a tea house in the Japanese Tea Garden. I had udon, and it made me think of my time in Japan.

Happy Weekend.