Red

Stopped at a red light I looked over and saw this bold building. I have no idea how I missed it- I have driven down the street I saw it on many, many times, but despite the bright red paint I never noticed it. Really made me realize that when I am in a hurry or headed somewhere with purpose I rarely look around and notice sometimes the most obvious of things. This bright red color begs for attention, especially against the usual white buildings all around it.

SOMA

I have been making a lot of trip to South of Market (SOMA) for work, and there is the most awesome graffiti on so many of the buildings. So as not to make too many people stare at me, I have been taking one photo at a time rather than stopping at every corner to take another photo. Usually graffiti in SF is covered over pretty quickly if it is low to the ground by white paint, or by other taggers, but I was surprised to see that this one still looked great. I love the light blue background with the bold white lettering.

50

Most people who wander down the Embarcadero usually stop once they get to AT&T, but if you keep going past the stadium you hit a bunch of piers that are still working. They have the most awesome signage at all of the piers- I love the font of this bold Pier 50 sign.

Shall We?

I had completely forgotten about this photo, and only remembered even seeing it when I found this after trying to clear some space on my phone. I pretty much always take photos of any street graffiti I see, but I was particularly amused by the question mark at the end of this one. This was snapped outside of Trouble Coffee- which is the best coffee spot in the city in my opinion. It is overrun with hipsters, but it is the best latte ever.

Static

This is just a small part of a larger stenciled graffiti scene, but this is the part I liked the best. This was on the sidewalk next to a tiny little parklet by Ocean Beach. This is what you see all over San Francisco when you look up, it was somewhat comforting to see it looking down as well.

Champion

This is another one where LBQ rolled his eyes at me while I was taking another photo. I am not sure what it is about this sign but I love it. Great colors with solid old school lettering up against the yellow pole- nothing gets me going like a well done sign.

Bird on a Wire

Spotted this bird on Judah Street near 38th Avenue. I almost missed it- as did LBQ; it took him a couple of minutes to figure out what I was taking a photo of. This reminds me a bit of some of Banksy's work- small, discreet, stenciled graffiti.

Vacancy at the Beach Motel

It's been over a month since I posted anything but I am committed to getting back into this.

Last week we went for a long walk to the beach. I have walked past this motel so many times, and I always love the sign. On our Saturday walk the sun was shinning, and despite it being November, it was shorts and t-shirt weather. This retro sign against the blue sky was such a welcoming sight.