1. Healthy eats
2. Ikebana display in Japantown
3. Won a cute crochet hat from a giveawy
4. Joined Virgin Air’s wine club
5. Hosted a huge blog giveaway
6. Easter at Dolores Park
7. Shopping in the Hiahgt
8. Birthday celebrations
9. Classic Car Show
10. My bro visited
11. California Academy of Sciences
12. Bagel sandwiches
13. Crochet pillow
14. Bought myself bright yellow flowers
15. Researched wearable art
16. Wore my new yellow dress a lot

Tags: april 2012, my life, Photos

I really didn’t write a lot in February did I? I did do some things, though. Here they are in photos:

1. I took Caltrain down to San Jose
2. Where we went to a sushi boats place (I love sushi boats)
3. And I got a cocktail with plum wine and Sprite
4. My sister picked me up from the airport in LA
5. And we got breakfast together
6. And walked around the houses near Santa Monca
7. My siblings and I went camping at the Channel Islands
8. I went looking around the mosaics and wall art in The Mission
9. I enjoyed an afternoon of reading magazines at a bookstore I like
10. I crocheted tons and tons of scrap granny squares
11. I did some thrifting, looking mostly for vintage crochet items
12. I walked over to a friend’s house and that too me past a great window display of white butterflies near Untion Square
13. My mom made a hat for Betty, my friend’s dog
14. I created a new reading corner for myself
15. I saw some mushrooms growing wild on a street near me
16. I made some artwork, still finishing up that piece
17. I ordered this amazing book called Art to Wear that has wearable artwork including fiber art from 60 artists.
18. Some friends and I went to the rum bar and got a drink called The Volcano that they set on fire for you
19. We also went out to dinner at Sauce where I got a pork chop and mashed potatoes which is one of my favorite meals that I rarely get
20. And the dessert they serve there was beautiful!

Tags: activities, march, Photos, vercillo

A summary of my February activities through some of the photos I took.

1. The park in my neighborhood
2. Windowshopping in my area
3. Thrift store purchases
4. Me with a local mural
5. I participated in a mug rug swap
6. Rum bar with a friend
7. Liquid nitrogen ice cream place; I got yummy fresh mint ice cream
8. Babysat Betty for a week
9. Tried an Italian restaurant I’d never been to (Umbria)
10. Used a single serve coffee maker for the first time
11. Visited Embarcadero
12. Signs of Springtime in another park near me
13. Created bumper stickers and bumper magnets
14. Made a crochet scarf for donation
15. Made crochet fingerless gloves for the first time
16. As well as wristbands
17. Celebrated the birthdays of two friends
18. With a dinner and watching the Oscars
19. Dyed my hair blonde-orange
20. Then added in some brown

Tags: 2012, collage, february, mosaic, Photos

I just recently discovered a weekly photo blog linky that I want to be a part of it. It’s called Corner View and it’s hosted over at FuoriBorgo.

This week the theme is “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”.

Here are the photos I’ve chosen:

Something Old

Rusty, my old dog. RIP Rusty!

Something New

My newest crochet dress

Something Borrowed

My sister’s shoes which I borrowed for about a year before I returned them

Something Blue

I kind of love coloring Easter Eggs.

Tags: corner view, Photos, something old

1. 365 Ways to Wear Crochet Project
2. Snacking with My Sister
3. Contemporary Jewish Museum
4. St. Patrick’s Church
5. Bring It On The Musical
6. My Life with Marilyn
7. Playland at the Beach Display at Conseravtory of Flowers
8. Horse Races at Golden Gate Fields
9. Vegas
10. Cirque du Soleil Sculpture Display
11. Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
12. Pinball Museum
13. At the Park on a Sunny Day
14. Crocheting Granny Squares
15. Funny Breakfast
16. Restaurant with my Best Friend
17. Shopping at the Japanese Supermarket
18. Hiking Matt Davis – Steep Ravine Trail
19. In Japantown
20. My Fave Shoes

Tags: january 2012, my life, photo roundup, Photos

Last week I had the chance to go see a sword demonstration over at the Asian Art Museum. The demo was by a well-respected Japanese master of his type who has been practicing the art of the sword for over 50 years. Today’s photo features him with three of his students at that demonstration.

Tags: asian art museum, images, japanese sword demonstration, Photos, swords

Today’s photo is of the well-known San Francisco bar named Savoy Tivoli that’s located on Grant Street in North Beach. What a beautiful building!

Tags: architecture, colorful building, images, Photos, San Francisco, savoy tivoli

I love taking photos of the fresh flowers that I frequently put in my home. Here’s a new one:

How would you alter this photo to make it better?

Tags: flower, Photos, pictures

The photo of the day is back. I don’t know if other people are too interested in this Diary of a Smart Chick feature since nobody responded in the comments when I asked for feedback about it but I like posting photos so I’m going to keep it up for now. Would still love some feedback. Today’s photo is of the Rocketboat that I mentioned in the earlier post today.

Tags: images, Photos, rocketboat, san francisco boat tours, san francisco rocketboat

Every afternoon I post a photo of the day here on the blog. Some of the reasons I do this include:

• I like sharing my photos especially the ones of the city where I live.
• It motivates me to keep taking pictures on a regular basis.
• It also motivates me to try to get better at taking photographs.
• I think it adds something to this blog to have visuals like that.

But this blog isn’t just here for me. It’s here for my readers too. So I’m curious, what do you think of the photo of the day? Should I keep doing it? Should I be doing anything differently with it?

Tags: Photos, photos of the day, smartchick