San Francisco. Less than 2 1/2 hours away. How cool is that? We went to see Dylan, but he and his roomies hadn't quite adjusted to the time change, let's just say. So, we hung out in my favorite city green space, Golden Gate Park, for awhile. An amazing day! I went dressed for, well, San Francisco, and got San Diego. Layers, next time!
I love the Japanese Tea Garden. And the botanical garden. The the conservatory. And the museums. Haven't been inside the new DeYoung, yet, but didn't have time, yesterday. Anyway, the tulip magnolias, camellias, and rhododendrons, among others, were in bloom (there's Tom, getting a closer look at the magnolias), and in a couple of weeks, the cherry trees will be magnificent! 
And, whilst wandering around in the Australia and South Africa zones of the botanical, I learned that I had been lumping too many kinds of flowers into the "protea" category, all these years, if you can just imagine it! Now I see I've been confusing them, the banksia and the leucospermum. Sheesh. Why didn't someone TELL me?! So embarrassing! Anyway, here's a leucospermum (I think).
We did make it over to Dylan's, and the he made wonderful tacos on the barbeque for all of us. I've included a photo of Dylan, Tom and Charlie chatting on the deck. Inside, Dylan has installed his latest shelf system. Looks great on the wall! Check it out! 
His friend, Eric, and baby Nathanial (not so sure about the name), stopped by. So cute! There's Dylan holding the little guy. I spent some time looking at some of Dylan's most recent furniture design. The stuff is so cool! How to get it Discovered?! He and Charlie have plans, including a trip to a design show in New York. We'll see how it goes...
Fun trip. Headed back to cooler weather. Gotta get back there to see the cherry trees, though!
