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Sausalito

Went to Sausalito on a bike with my cousin and a few of her friends today. The bike ride is beautiful, not too long, and I highly recommend that everyone do it at least once.  I did about 15 miles total which I'm pretty proud of. 15 miles doesn't seem that long, but throw in a few hills, and it can get pretty tiring. I still hate hills, but I feel more comfortable on them now that I've pushed through a couple.  Thanks to Carol and Tim for guiding us around!

Started off a bit cloudy today.

Betty and I.

Clouds cleared up later, weather was beautiful today.

Dog training outside on the field!

Carol, Betty, Tim

View from on the bridge.

Wish I had a boat

City from across the bridge.

Ate at Fish.. 

Fish.'s fish and chips made from Halibut. Delicious

Alcatraz on the Ferry.

Finished Reading: Slaughterhouse-Five

Finally finished reading Slaughterhouse-Five today. So it goes. It's been on my to read list ever since I read Cat's Cradle.  This book was a lot different than Cat's Cradle, and it threw me off at first. I'm not a huge fan of anti-war books (not a supporter of war, but I find anti-war books boring), but Slaughterhouse-Five was extremely enjoyable because of the added sci-fi element. It had a generous blend of sci-fi, anti-war, and philosophical themes.

Overall the book is rather depressing and morbid, but there are moments of optimism in the book that speak to the resiliency of the human condition. I highly recommend that everyone read this book at least once. It's only 214 pages and should be a nice quick read.

Kopi

I need more things to take pictures of.

Perspective

It's all about perspective.

Reading: Slaughterhouse-Five

"I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies, or people just aren't going to want to go on living." 

Hiking

I've been taking care of the corgi these past two weeks because his owner is out of town. It's actually helped me get out of the house more and walk around and take more pictures. Been experimenting with a lot of different settings. Flora around the city is really unique and beautiful so sorry for the large number of flower photos.

Who uses garden gnomes anymore? I like this one though.

Statue in an Asian garden. Very cool.

My brother with the corgi.

Rained a bit earlier in the day. Dewdrops on the petals of a lot of flowers. 

Everything is just so colorful.