BAY AREA NEIGHBORHOODS

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From Sea Dreams to Shining Sea
(the tiled steps on Moraga Street in San Francisco)
A Visual Tour
​by Mike Lambert​

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On Moraga Street in the Sunset District of San Francisco,
​there is a remarkable art display.

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The neighbors collaborated in 2003 to build
a set of steps between 16th and 15th Avenues
with a dreamy oceanic design.

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The design evokes images of sea dragons.

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Small sea creatures exist there, too. 

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Tributes to Mom and other neighborhood friends
​are included. 

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Luxurious plants on the side contribute to the scenery.

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With an explanation of the merge of art and nature. 

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The Shining Sea to the West can be seen from
the top of the steps.
Will the sea creatures return home when the sea rises? 
Shall we hope so?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mike Lambert is a long-time resident of San Francisco and led the effort to start Vistas & Byways in the fall of 2015. In an earlier life, he worked in the telecommunications industry for 35 years and taught at San Franciso State University’s College of Business for 15 years. He refutes the adage about old dogs and new tricks. He took up creative writing as a hobby at age 75. He recently self-published two novels and a collection of his short stories. His main fictional character is Jessica Jones, a single working girl in contemporary San Francisco. See his Author page at Amazon under the name of M. L. Lambert for more details. 

Other works in this issue:
Inside OLLI
Interview with Helena Chiu

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