Order vs Chaos

Order vs Chaos
Tame vs Wild
Manmade vs Natural
Angular vs Curved
Controlled vs Rampant

I'm so glad that both exist.

The Siphon Bar

This is a view of the siphon bar at Blue Bottle Coffee at the San Francisco Mint. You can read about the multi-step process of preparation here. Click 'view steps'. Please. I think my favorite quote is this: "think about the coffee grounds as a school of fish which desires to stay together. So don't cut into the mass of coffee with your paddle."

Also, "we love the effulgent and kaleidoscopic changeability of a well-made siphon pot."

Well said, Blue Bottle. Well said.

Another Piece of Grass

The blur on this one might be a bit much. But I still thought it was kind of fun.

Mouseover Monday 7 - But Not Really

Don't mouseover. It won't work. Scroll down to the next post instead. 

I forgot tomorrow was Monday, so here's the black and white version.  I like both, but I feel like the color version is my true preference. With colors like that, why mess about?

Summer!

I was a little late. Maybe. I wasn't sure. Exactly how long does it take to walk 18 blocks? About 18 minutes, give or take, right? Less than 30, anyway. Which was how long I had until I met up with Lara. And then with about 15 blocks left, I made a wrong turn. And increased my total count to 20.

But if I hadn't, I wouldn't have gotten distracted by this lovely piece of greenery, stopped to take a few photos, and made myself even later.

Totally worth it though. Maybe not because of this photo, but more just because walking up Nob Hill in the perpetually blustery wind felt so amazing. Just me, against the hill, wind in my hair. Camera in my hand.

And eventually (sorry Lara!) about 10 minutes late. But mostly because I had to dodge so many pedestrians who, like me, were totally blissed out on San Francisco and unable to walk in a logical way at the the same time.

It was a good afternoon. Some strolling, some antipasti, some wine and some coffee respectively, and a chance meeting with a Montrealer. We should always be so lucky. right? Here's to summer!

Dramatic