Apr 09 2022
City
I headed to San Francisco for the first time in a decade.
It was a beautiful drive through wine country. It’s beautiful any time of year, but it was lovely to see the little lambs frolicking in the green fields, the vines leafing out, and the drifts of wildflowers everywhere.
I was lucky with traffic, and it wasn’t long until the dreaming spires of San Francisco appeared:
Onto the Bridge:
And past the City and County of San Francisco sign:
I don’t know why, but I have always loved that sign. When I lived there, it always made me happy to see it.
I do not like the new and unimproved tunnel entrance to San Francisco:
It’s ugly, and it cuts off the view. Fortunately, it’s relatively short, so it wasn’t long until I emerged into the traffic on Lombard Street, heading for my usual modest motel, just around the corner from my fabulously expensive former abode. I was taken aback by the new building that had replaced the vacant lot on Van Ness and Union, and also by the red bus lane now running down the middle of Van Ness.
A lot can happen in a decade.
A YEAR AGO: A mystery. This Miss Marple was on the case.
FIVE YEARS AGO: A delightful family dinner.
TEN YEARS AGO: Setting off for San Francisco. Little did I knwo it would be another 10 years before I returned!
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO: My beautiful Rita. I still miss her.
TWENTY YEARS AGO: Sometimes my job included a trip to Symphony Hall.
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