Thursday, January 10, 2008

My Favorite City


A San Francisco Child Development Center, Cook Street

At one time I worked for a couple of years doing hands-on nursing care for special needs kids in the San Francisco public schools.  One of the best parts of the job was that at times--especially summers--I would be assigned to go from one school to another during the day. Being out and about one weekdays all over that city, when most other people were trapped inside building was a kind of sensual experience.  San Francisco it famous for its vistas, but it also smells good, and its builders (and post-fire rebuilders) appreciated texture, pattern and color.

Above is a public building for little kids--probably the kind of center that would be in a temporary building in another town.  But, by god, the above is only part of it's magnificent facade.

I took these today after a Feldenkrais lesson at a friend's house. 

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