A Walk at Cannery Row

I was in Monterey and decided to head down and take a little tour of Cannery Row which is the waterfront tourist section of Monterey. Cannery Row used to be home to the sardine canneries which dominated the area. John Steinbeck's novel Cannery Row described the area as "a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream." The last cannery closed in 1973 and it has become a tourist mecca of shops, hotels and restaurants in the old cannery buildings:

And there are a couple of public statues, the first pays homage to the color characters of Cannery Row. It is called The Cannery Row Monument:

This statue honors The Queen of Cannery Row: Kalisa Moore and her café. As Cannery Row was being reborn, Kalisa became a major factor in retaining memories of Steinbecks's era, promoting tourism and commerce as the President of the Cannery Row Foundation:

And finally the man himself:

John Steinbeck

Cannery Row mixes history and the modern so well, it is a pleasure to hang out at.

Music Monday: In Memory of 9/11

Music Monday: It is the 16th anniversary of that terrible day. This Music Monday is dedicated to all the victims and survivors of that tragic and horrible day:

In you busy day, please say a prayer for all of those affected by that horrible day.

The Rose Garden at Golden Gate Park

When my son and I were walking in Golden Gate Park, I got to walk in the Rose Garden and it was a very beautiful experience:

I am so glad that I got to enjoy the serene and peaceful walk through the Rose Garden in Golden Gate Park.

Lloyd Lake

I was with my son and we had just visited the Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate and then he wanted to go see the Bison Paddock. One small, problem with that plan. It is about a mile-and-half walk to there. I complained but off we went. I saw this waterfall and thought interesting and as we walking we followed the water and it ended up in something called Lloyd Lake. Lloyd Lake is named in memory of Reuben Headley Lloyd, the park commissioner and it is a wonder to be seen in a such of a urban park:

The path:

Lloyd Lake:

It was a pretty amazing site and I am so glad that my son had me walk that mile-and-half.

San Francisco Comic Con 2017

I went for one day to the San Francisco Comic Con and found it very interesting. It was nice to meet artists, look at a bunch of cool comic art, the displays and to see people dressed as their favorite comic and anime characters:

And I got to meet some cool artists:

Amanda Mullins

Joel Adams

Christopher Cayco

Gerimi Burleigh

Tribute artist Camilo Rojas

 

 

A couple of celebrities were there also:

 

J.C. Lee-signing her book about her dad-The great Stan Lee

Sean Astin

Nichelle Nicholls

But it is the people who make Comic Con:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Comic Con is not as big as the one in San Diego but it was a fun and great event to attend and just walk around.

Music Monday: A Salute to the Working People

Music Monday: It is Labor Day and we are saluting the working men and women in song:

Hope everyone has a relaxing day and a big thank you to all the working men and women who make this country great.