morning bike ride

 

 chanda and i actually managed to get ourselves out this morning for a bike ride along the river. it was a beautiful morning, though our hands did get cold on the handlebars, and we did start shivering in the cool shade while sketching.

 we rode to the children's garden by penny park. they had so many interesting plants growing.

 this one had large, succulent like furry leaves,

 with a pronounced pattern of veins visible from the bottom of the leaf.

 capriola cosmos?

 cardiospermum halicacabum, balloon plant?

amaranthus cruentus!  also known as blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather and mexican grain amaranth.

i found it a little daunting to sketch . . but maybe i'll give it a try on our next bike ride . . 

 the flower i decided to sketch . . so far i haven't been able to figure out what it is.

 sketching the cosmos . . 

 garden rules . . 

 waiting to cross harrison street to visit . . 

 duane park patisserie.

 stealing a bite of my prune danish.

 one of the federal houses on harrison street is for sale . . i would love to know for how much and to view the interior!

watching the yankee game with daddy (yankees against the houston astros, played in houston).

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i put up a few new posts from our last days in san francisco: thursday's excusion to fisherman's wharf,  friday's last day of class, and getting on the road again.