The weekend started with a trip to the Filoli estate in Woodside, CA. That name, which might sound Italian, actually stands for Fight, Love and Live, the motto of the original estate owner.
No shortage of greenery here on the premises. These artichoke looking things lined a bird cage housing a couple of king pigeons.
Also, many of these faces could be seen around building exteriors and garden fixtures.
Pretty flower inside the Garden House (a very, very fragrant interior might I add).
A pond full of lilies and a view up from within the Walled Garden towards the Wedding Place (where you can catch a glimpse of the red marble Venetian fountain).
In case you found yourself in the Walled Garden without your watch...check the sundial.
The Knot Garden features "complicated, interwoven plantings" (description lifted verbatim from the self-guided tour book). Also, those purple plants on the lower portion of the photo had a gazillion bees buzzing around inside (no joke). You could hear the hum of bee wings quite loudly walking around this area. I'm a big fan of bees and the role they play but I definitely walked by those plants with a healthy dose of hesitancy. Not a good place to be if you happened to be allergic to bee stings...
The better of the two pictures taken of this flower. I took a top down pic and Mari took this one from the bottom up.
You could safely bet that if I happen to see a fern somewhere, I'll take a picture of it and post it on this blog.
A beautiful pool on a gorgeous day. We dipped our feet in and found the water to be the perfect temperature for a swim. You can see the look of disappointment on Mari's face at not being allowed to swim in the 64 year old pool.
Homey loves him some gardens.
Breakfast burrito and potatoes from the Dolores Park Cafe (in San Francisco). I headed up to catch another free Symphony concert with Diana in the City today.
The merry concert-goers.
Spectacular weather and a lovely performance by the San Francisco Symphony. They featured a guest conductor, Alondra de la Parra. They played a nice selection of songs by Mexican composers to help celebrate Mexico's Bicentennial. My personal favourite of the day: Marquez' Danzon No. 2.
Pretty self explanatory photo. We stopped by the Bi-rite Creamery for some awesome ice cream post-show. I opted for a scoop of peach sorbet and 2nd scoop of balsamic strawberry.
Inspired by a brief visit to the Bi-rite Market on the way back to the car, we decided to BBQ. Wood charcoal = awesome.
Ribs from the Bi-rite market. Tasty.
Clockwise from Top Left: Bi-rite Sun-dried tomato sausages, Fred steak, Bi-rite marinated pork tenderloin and Trader Joe's sun-dried tomato sausages.
Splendid weekend, great company and a lot of fun all 'round. Hope you all enjoyed the pics and thanks everyone!
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2 comments:
you know what sucks, new zealand.
and the people who aren't there....
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I'm sorry did i say that outloud :-P
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