Newly Opened Middle Lake, Golden Gate Park The Parks Department did a great job of fixing up Middle Lake over the last couple of years, and ...

  Fire-Colored Sunflower, Strybing Arboretum Children's Garden The plan was to take a walk down the hill through the neighborhood, then ...

  Cool Shorebreak I was surprised last night when the television weather forecaster said the water off Ocean Beach was 61 degrees (61.3 acco...

Going Up, December 22, 2023 You might remember when there was a McDonald's fast-food joint down there on the corner of Haight and Stanya...

  Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron, Metson Lake After covering a fair amount of ground on my bike this morning, I was surprised to see tha...

  Pelican-free Seal Rocks flecked with cormorants, and a giant container ship making for the Port of Oakland. I was surprised to find zero p...