December 25, 2010
It is with great thanks to fellow blogger
Katie at Phyte Club that I even knew the San Francisco Botanical Garden at
Strybing Arboretum would be open (and free) on Christmas Day. It was my first time in the gardens. Wow! It would be well worth the relatively inexpensive $7 non-resident admission price on any other day... especially if it's not raining.
As per my typical rain curse (whenever I plan ahead for a hiking or camping excursion), it rained, and then it rained some more. Did I mention my graduation ceremonies from Ohio State was the only 2nd rain-interrupted outdoor procession in its over 100 year history? Don't let me get started on my
wedding day! Most of my pictures from S.F. ended up too dark or fuzzy to post, and I'm still not decided on how to handle "
garden" pictures on Nature ID. I do hope to show above that there are numerous blooms here on the coast of CA during the winter.
No worries, I had an absolutely lovely day, exploring the lesser known high peaks of San Francisco, finding new places in
Golden Gate Park, enjoying a New York-style bagel heaped with more lox than I could buy at a grocer with tomato, red onion, and capers at the
House of Bagels on Geary, and lunching for hours with a total stranger I met on Clement who advised me of the best Vietnamese noodle house I've ever been,
Le Soleil. Angela, if you're out there, you were my angel on Christmas Day.
Again, with many thanks to Katie and Angela, for helping me find and create a memorable Christmas Day.
