lookingglassgirl's Bay Area Explorations

I love photos...I love the Bay Area...I love the every day treasures I come across whether images, words, unusual happenings, or random simple moments. Sharing my daily travels in the East Bay and beyond through the looking glass.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

these are a few of my favorite things...up close

What I'm loving right now...

The blossoms in the backyard

Coffee at Market Hall, Oakland

Mini pencils

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Labels: blossoms, coffee, collections, colored pencils, flowers, foam, heart, latte, market hall, mini pencils, Oakland, spring, spring in the bay area, trees

Why I love the East Bay...

You can go from

in a snap.

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Labels: Berkeley, downtown, Fox Theater, hills, historic, Oakland, Point Isabel, SF Bay view, sunrise, Tilden Park, views

Sunday, May 27, 2012

A First Time Trip to Fairyland

I've been going to Fairyland since the 70's but have not had a chance to take my son. We finally made it!

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Labels: Fairyland, Lake Merrit, nostalgia, Oakland

Monday, March 5, 2012

Succulent Wall in Downtown Oakland

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Labels: design, Oakland, succulents, wall planting

Monday, February 20, 2012

Oakland: The Mellow City

Stopped into Half Price Books and look what I found. What a treasure. Watercolors and sketches by 8th grade students from the 1960's who attended Herbert Hoover Middle School.