Thursday began happily in Napa, as we came out of our apartment
and Suzanne
and I
took a few peeks at the olive trees
the bamboo
and a few flowers
before going for a walk with Arlene that took us past this ill conceived mansion.
After photo ops with Arlene and Michael
and Buddho
and then Suzanne, Michael, Arlene and Buddho,
we headed out to explore Napa and came to the road that gave its name to the winery
before turning off to the Hess Collection
where there were beautiful flowers
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as Jane
led the way to the lily pads where the flowers were quite beautiful.
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before we began to explore an art installation by Lynn Hershman-Leeson in which she created a fictional character named Roberta and led us through many experiences of Roberta's life
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with wiggly description
and Jane was given an opportunity to fire a gun that gave multiple images
and we saw another image
by Lynn Hershman
before this lovely piece
that Marcus Raetz made from 60 eucalyptus leaves.
After a glance around the tasting room,
we captured more pictures from the lily pond with bees
and one without
and said good bye to the gold fish
before driving on past the winery and along a lovely winding road
that eventually lead us to the square in Sonoma (probably because of a wrong turn)
so that we could go to the girl & the fig
where Jane
Suzanne
and I
ate the bread
and butter
and admired the sculpture
and ketchup
before Jane's sandwich
Suzanne's salad
and my sandwich arrived
to be followed by the bill that reminded us of the good meal we had had.
After taking a picture of some flowers in Sonoma,
the building of the Free Masons
and some sculpted trees
and the local ducks
we headed back to San Francisco where our arrival was synchronized with Sarah's and so after collecting her, we came to our room at the White Swan Inn and caught a short break before dinner.
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Dinner was at Greens
where we were met by Jacobo
as Suzanne, Sarah and Jane sat with the light in front of them
and Jacobo
and Jane's friends, Sara and RHB sat with the light at their back.
None of this prevented us from enjoying the wine
as both sides of the table posed again
and the bread
and salad
and vegetable roll
and pancakes arrived
to be followed by the main courses, all of which were good
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before Jacobo's curry
led all of us to pose
before the luxurious (and slightly sinful) desserts arrived.
On the way out of the restaurant, we observed that Long Now (the people who are making the 10,000 year clock) was next door
and were amused by their sign that described their view of the project.
