Kiki Smith's Virgin Mary

Chinese art

On the top floor of the San Francisco MOMA is this photograph. People stacked up. You take a bunch of your friends out into the countryside, you get them to take off their clothes and then you stack them in a pile and take their picture. Strange. The artist is zhang huan and it's called To Add One Meter to an Unknown Mountain.

Beverages

I can't decide which of these two I like better.

North Beach Neon

Person of unknown gender in house shoes and hat with martini in hand. Actually I think it has to be a woman.

Garden in Land Park

This is Daisy Ma in her garden in Land Park.


The rocks in this garden were laid by the WPA during the great depression. The plants are provided by Daisy. Behind the yucca is a bunya bunya tree planted by Daisy years ago.


Over the years she has switched to drought tolerant species. She likes poppies and so do I.


To find this small garden drive south on Land Park Drive past the small pond with a fountain on the left and turn left into the parking area.

Susan

Cemetery Rose Garden

In Sacramento along Broadway is a historic cemetery. Crockers and other early California pioneer families are buried here. Where once was bare dirt, now in amongst the tomb stones is a fabulous collection of old roses.











The garden was founded and for many years tended by these two ladies: Barbara Oliva and Jean Travis.


The garden has become well known over the years and attracts crowds to its annual open house in April.


The plants are watered and pruned, with the advice of rose experts, by teams provided by the city.


As the cemetery comes to look more and more like a garden, others have planted their own favorite flowers.