Photo by judy h The Blue Heron watch is back on at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. Every year, the magnificent birds come to Stow Lake to court, build nests, mate and lay eggs between January and March. By… Continue Reading
It’s baaaaack! This weekend, Sunday Streets returns to Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway from 11am until 4pm. Come out and walk, ride, dance, hula hoop or just stroll along Sunday Streets longest route, nearly 6 miles of car-free… Continue Reading
You might feel under-dressed when you visit the de Young Museum’s latest exhibition, Balenciaga and Spain. That’s because it features the timeless, elegant couture fashions of Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972). The exhibition illustrates Balenciaga’s expansive creative vision, which incorporated… Continue Reading
The California Academy of Sciences has a new hatchery exhibit going on, where you can observe chicken eggs as they incubate and eventually hatch. Chicken eggs hatch 21 days after fertilization; an incubator keeps the eggs uniformly warm and moist… Continue Reading
An arrangement by Laurel Winzler inspired by La Virgen and Colored Boxes by Rupert Garcia I stopped in on Friday night to check out the Bouquets to Art exhibition, where floral designers create arrangement to accompany pieces from the de… Continue Reading
This week the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park announced the winners for its 2011 Great Garden Winter Shootout photo contest. Photographers were tasked with capturing the garden in its winter splendor; winners were chosen by garden and… Continue Reading
Richmond District resident Jae Chang was driving through Golden Gate Park this week and came upon some wildlife: a large coyote. “Amazing how casually it was just walking along southeast of the Polo Fields. It had no fear of the… Continue Reading
Here’s a great little video that SF Rec & Park put together about the Golden Gate Park Senior Center located at 6101 Fulton Street and 37th Avenue. According to Facility Coordinator Vicktor Lee, seniors come from the city itself, as… Continue Reading