Another morning walk photo – one of the best reasons to live here is because your morning walk will be filled with glimpses of beauty around every corner. Every time I leave the house, I take my phone, and Toby calls out, “Don’t want to miss a call, do you?” I think he’s making a tiny bit of fun of my ever-present Realtor-smartphone.

But I don’t take it along because of calls. I take it along so that I can capture images like this one. This summer has been especially generous with the rains and left us with lush plants. The trumpet vine in my neighborhood off West San Francisco is very happy. And so am I. Everyone should get to have a morning walk like mine.