LOWER POLK ART WALK & FERN ALLEY URBAN FAIR

Last Thursday evening Fern Alley between Polk and Larkin was closed off for an art walk and urban fair.

Normally a place where homeless people crash, Fern Alley that evening was filled with stands selling art, clothing and food. 

There was even a band playing music.

It was scheduled to last from 6 - 10 pm, but the weather wasn't co-operating. As you can tell from the sky in the photos, the cold, gloomy summer fog of San Francisco was already coming in strong before 7 p.m.

I don't know how long the fair lasted. My only suggestion would be to wait until late September or early October before scheduling another Fern Alley event. The weather is usually a lot better.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 6/9/14

NEIGHBORHOOD MOTHER’S DAY

San Francisco is said to be a city with more dogs than children.

That may be. In my neighborhood, however, many of the new residents are couples with children. So, in honor of Mother’s Day, here are some photographs of neighborhood moms. Some were taken with permission; others weren’t, but all were taken respectfully.

To moms everywhere: may you all raise non-fubar adults.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 5/11/14

THE IDES OF MARCH

§  Soothsayer. Beware the ides of March.

§  Caesar. What man is that?

§  Brutus. A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2, lines 102-105

 It’s Saturday, March 15, St. Patrick’s day weekend in the City. There's a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Market Street today starting at 11:30 a.m. that ends in Civic Center. There’ll also be pubcrawls in various neighborhoods throughout SF. (It’s also the date of a Roman holiday when the real Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.)

 

California/Polk signpost, March 8, 2014

 

In my particular neighborhood there are at least a dozen bars on a ten-block area of Polk Street, more when you count the side streets and Van Ness. So, for many people, I expect it will be a festive, if inebriated, day. Have fun!

CONTEMPORARY SIGNS OF DISCONTENT #2

Graffiti on Pine Street wall between Polk and Van Ness Avenue, since erased.

Copyright ©by Chris Enquist 3/30/14