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| A San Francisco street lined with tall palm trees - ( Mission District ) |
We visited two different states in the United States recently. They were Nevada and California.
What a big difference we saw in the landscape and colour of these two states.
I didn't realize that San Francisco
almost feels like a tropical country as some of its streets are lined with tall majestic palm trees and greenery.
We were awed by some of the sizes of the palm trees we saw.
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| Union Square, San Francisco |
Coming from Toronto, Canada in early April when sudden snow squall could still be expected,
we were treated to fine weather and the sight of blooming flowers in all kinds of colors.
We saw pink flowers in full blooms at Union Square, San Francisco.
I was delighted to see this exotic bird like flower for the first time in Panama.
Imagine my surprise when I saw it again on this trip to San Francisco which is not a tropical country!
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| Telegraph Hill, San Francisco |
How I love to have a flowering tree such as this one growing in my backyard!
This articular flower resembles an upside down trumpet.
I wish I had a bit more knowledge of botany and could name these flowers.
We saw these brilliant colourful flowers on our hike up to Telegraph Hill in some people's front yard.
But my botanical knowledge is very limited.
I absolutely have no clue of what these flowers are called.
This gorgeous purple flower may be called Hibiscus, not sure 100%.
It doesn't matter to me what the names of these flowers are.
I just love taking pictures of them!
I really hope that one day I will fill our house with prints of some of these beautiful flowers.
Colourful flowers and interesting architecture were not the only things that added to the interest of the city of San Francisco.
Bold and imaginative wall murals in the city also made our walking tours enjoyable.
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| A Wall mural - San Francisco |
We saw a few colourful wall murals during our walking tours.
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| A piece of street art made of old locks and colourful fabrics in Mission District |
Here was a love lock street art piece made on a fence in the Mission District.
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| Recycling old LP records into colourful window display on a Market Street store |
We also enjoyed looking at creative window displays such as this one.
The store was decorated with old plastic records
painted in bright colours.
What a nice way to recycle old used unwanted LP records!
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| A bold roof top message in SF for the White House staff? |
Besides colourful flowers, buildings, what we admired a lot was the bold statements displayed on top of some buildings.
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| A window display appealing for love not walls in San Francisco |
Subtle messages such as Make Love Not Walls were displayed in store windows.
A message appealing for peace and love from the people of San Francisco to their president trying to build a wall along the American Mexican border.
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| Another window display with the same message in San Francisco |
With the colourful flowers, artwork and window displays in San Francisco, they reminded once again the precious gift we, North Americans, have on this continent - freedom of speech!
R.T.
San Francisco
USA
Week of April 3
2017
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