San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 22nd February 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Happy tulip time, everyone,
Noodles and I went out on some errands today and saw Pitzelpatz off at the Post Office. Sniff. After that we took a long stroll and saw a strange landscape. It turned out to be the lower part of Telegraph Hill. Back in the Gold Rush days, ships came in loaded with 49ers and supplies. The ships left here empty so they carved chunks out of this hill for ballast. Then we wandered through some office parks and ended up at Pier 39 where sea lions were resting and tulips are in bloom.
Bye now, nap time,
Love ya, Mom,
Okuma
ps: Hope you are doing well, Miss Kate.
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Posted Feb 23, 2012, 6:23 am
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 25th February 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi Mom,
Noodles and I got so excited when we saw Eska in the mailbox, we jumped in to help her out. Since we were on our way to walk up to the summit of Russian Hill and then on to Ina Coolbrith Park, we took her along and did the welcoming ceremony on the road, that is, on the stairway. She shared her candy with us and that gave us enough energy to keep going.
It was nice and warm but wow, so many stairs and paths to walk. Most of the houses in this neighborhood were destroyed in the earthquake and file of 1906 but one block on Green Street had some that survived, here are two of them, the first one is in an octagon shape which was thought to be healthier, the other is in the Italianate or stick style. InaCoolbrith was a poet. Her poems aren’t very well known today; here is a sample called “A Perfect Day”, which is a pretty good description of our first day with Eska.
See ya later,
Okuma
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Posted Feb 25, 2012, 4:59 pm Last edited Feb 25, 2012, 5:02 pm by LittleCableCars
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 27th February 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi Mom,
Jeanne took me out for tea and Thai appetizers, yum; then we went to the orchid show. This year's theme has to do with orange bridges. Among all those beautiful flowers we heard someone say, "cute lion!"
Having fun,
Okuma
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Posted Feb 27, 2012, 9:56 am
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 6th March 2012
By: LittleCableCars
My hosts have discovered the "Monk" TV series. We watch two episodes on Friday evenings and two more on Sundays. Adrian Monk lives in San Francisco but most of the show was filmed in Canada and Los Angeles studios. There were some exterior shots made here and Noodles, Eska, Cheerio, and I decided to find a few of them.
The first house was made up to look like a museum in the show but today it looks like a wealthy family's residence. The Palace of Fine Arts can be seen from there, it is another Monk location. Then we went to anther hill top and saw where Monk crosses the street while the theme song, "It's a Jungle Out There" plays. Then to a flat street in North Beach toward St. Peter & Paul church where Noodles touched all the parking meters. . Then we went up another hill to see the view from Monk's apartment building which has a view of the Bay Bridge, also a Monk location. The last two photos show us checking out an interactive street art installation. .
See ya at the next location.
Bye for now,
Okuma
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Posted Mar 6, 2012, 10:07 pm Last edited Mar 6, 2012, 10:31 pm by LittleCableCars
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 15th March 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi Everyone,
We took some walks around the neighborhood to see a park that has a view of the Golden Gate; a great bench; Mrs. Doubtfire’s house, the Haas-Lilienthal house, and the Spreckles mansion, now occupied by Danielle Steele.
The last is our very favorite place, the playground where we TVs go to conduct secret Toyvoyager Tribe rituals.
Your buddy,
Okuma
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Posted Mar 15, 2012, 9:51 pm Last edited Mar 15, 2012, 9:53 pm by LittleCableCars
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 17th March 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Squab and I went to see the Golden Gate Bridge today. It was a real adventure, especially for Squab, considering that the coyotes that like to eat small animals got into the city by walking over this bridge. We were a little disappointed that the foot trails were closed because of upgrades for the 75th anniversary celebration coming up in May. We couldn’t go to Fort Point but we did walk onto the bridge a short distance. One of the two walkways on the bridge is closed so everyone had to use the same one: people, TVs, bikes, and coyotes. It was rather cold and very windy so we had to hang onto each other but it didn’t rain until we got off the bus on the way home. We got home okay, and Squab thanked me for protecting him so that no coyote made a meal out of him. Phew. Ha ha, he calls himself a chicken Berliner.
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Posted Mar 18, 2012, 1:46 am
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Full House, S.F., California, U.S.A. - 22nd March 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi mom and everyone,
We happened to be in the neighborhood where the Tanner family of “Full House” lived. The door is now black instead of red but otherwise it looks the same. A house across the street has a red door; we wonder if it is an homage to that long-running sitcom. We saw a nice painted lady in the next block; then we stopped and discussed our adventures by a tiled building.
Having fun,
Okuma
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Posted Mar 22, 2012, 7:51 pm
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Alamo Square, S.F., California, U.S.A. - 23rd March 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi everyone,
He he, Squab and I had afternoon tea where the Tanner Family of “Full House” had a picnic! It was so much fun acting out the parts. . None of these houses was the actual Full House. We saw the real house yesterday on Broderick Street.
Alice Walker lived in one of these painted ladies on Alamo Square during the years that "Full House" was filmed but Alice doesn't live here anymore. Was she ever part of the storyline? She could have painted her house purple but we think she didn't. Her newest book, a memoir, is titled, "The Chicken Chronicles". . Maybe we can read that; it is about my dear friend, Squab’s, kind!! In her Pulitizer-Prize-winning book, "The Color Purple" she addressed each chapter, "Dear God". Apparently each essay in this new book is addressed to her flock of chickens, so interesting. The book description ends with, "for anyone seeking a deeper connection with the natural world, and a celebration of chickens everywhere!".
Lots of love and hugs to you, Mom,
Okuma
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Posted Mar 23, 2012, 5:23 pm
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 9th April 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Lombard Street
Hi everybody,
Squab and I explored the so-called crookedest street in the world and met a lot of out-of-towners as well as a few members of the famous flock of wild parrots that can often be seen, and more often heard, in the trees at the bottom of the block. The birds didn’t stay long enough to pose with us and, as you can see, the hydrangeas are out of bloom.
The house with blue trim and gold gate once belonged to Pat Montandon who lived there when it became haunted. We weren’t afraid because we found another entrance on Leavenworth Street; we figure the ghosts came in that way. Can you find the photo with the other stairway entrance? We are staying in a building with only one entrance so we are sure the ghosts won’t come in. We are okay, there is no unusual shaking.
He he, there’s another haunted place nearby, the bell tower of the San Francisco Art Institute. We will visit the SFAI some other day and see if we pick up any vibes. We don’t think Achoo is haunting anyone.
We checked a sundial to see what time is was but it was in the shade so we had all the time in the world to play in the flowers at Fay Park.
Love ya unconditionally, Mom,
Okuma
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Posted Apr 10, 2012, 2:07 am Last edited Apr 10, 2012, 2:10 am by LittleCableCars
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Stow Lake, S.F., CA, U.S.A. - 19th April 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi mum,
Hope you are having a wonderful vacation. Squab and I are in the Outside Lands on a hunting trip. We are fending for ourselves and sleeping in a tree. We spent all day hiking by the lake and found plenty of food. We caught ducks, turtles for soup, iguanas which we think are not native here but there they were right on the path.
When I went to capture some pigeons poor little Squab freaked out saying they are the same as s-q-u-a-b! He fainted and I gave him CPR. Then he explained that he is a vegan and cannot eat meat or fowl, not even pigeon eggs.
So then we agreed to forage for fruits, nuts, flowers and vegetables. We found some big apples, lots of edible flowers, some nuts we think someone left for the squirrels, and some strange green fruit on a tree which gave us tummy aches so we stopped eating that.
Then we bonded over a nasturtium and relaxed in our tree house.
We will let you know if there is any truth to the story of the ghost of Stow Lake. Ooooh, it will be dark soon but I have a big roar and will protect our little camp.
Testing my bravery,
Your Okuma
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Posted Apr 20, 2012, 5:16 am Last edited Apr 24, 2012, 1:44 am by LittleCableCars
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Stow Lake, S.F., CA, U.S.A. - 20th April 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Oh Mom!
Last night it was very spooky in the treehouse. We didn't get much sleep; there was lots of noise, fog, wind, and coyotes howling. Squab’s feathers were ruffled and my mane stood on end, straight up. We could hear distant foghorns but miss the sound of cable cars, we are indeed very far from home. Tonight we are moving to the Chinese pavilion because it has better feng shui than the tree. Feng shui is vital when you are dodging a ghost. You can see our new house in the upper corner of the fourth photo of yesterday's travelog. So far, so good.
Your brave lion,
Okuma
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Posted Apr 20, 2012, 9:13 pm Last edited Apr 20, 2012, 9:18 pm by LittleCableCars
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Stow Lake, S.F., CA, U.S.A. - 22nd April 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hi My Dear Readers,
Daytime here by the lake is paradise. Squab and I just pick whatever we want to eat off the trees. We play frisbee, sun ourselves on rocks and move to the warm shade to avoid sunburn.
The weekend is here and we are feasting on human food. We joined an Earth Day celebration; some picnickers were interested to hear the story of how we are living on our own in the wilderness and especially how we compost and recycle; they welcomed us to eat with them. Yum, watermelon and potato salad, chips and dip, cole slaw, pie and ah, coffee!
Tonight we will take a walk along the lakeshore and smoke out the ghost of Stow Lake.
Your groovy lion,
Okuma
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Posted Apr 22, 2012, 6:07 pm
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Stow Lake, S.F., CA, U.S.A. - 23rd April 2012
By: LittleCableCars
Hello again from the Outside Lands,
Yep, we saw the ghost last night. Squab and I were a little shaky setting up the camera but got these shots. Don't worry, Mom, the ghost's curse has no effect on lions and chickens. We will live to hunt another day.
Your Okuma
Ghost Hunter
ps. We are hitchhiking back to our host's house this afternoon.
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Posted Apr 23, 2012, 3:51 pm Last edited Apr 23, 2012, 3:52 pm by LittleCableCars
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