A day in the city

I had an eye appointment @ UCSF yesterday.  Typical San Francisco March weather, cloudy and a bit balmy.  Dogpatch neighborhood, I googled to find out why it was referred to as that.  During the Depression the neighborhood was home to many working class people who had migrated from the South to work in the shipyards. OR, named after wild dogs that roamed the area.  

The eye appointment was long (4.5 hours!).  But had a positive diagnosis, all good.  I won't go into the boring medical details.  Afterwards, I got in my car to go home and realized with how dilated and numb my eyeballs were, it was best to wait it out before the drive home.  I was just a few minutes away from Flora Grubb Gardens and I'd never been there... So sexy, why not!??!! This Grevillea welcomed me.

I find it exciting to visit a place you've seen countless pictures of.  Feels familiar and new at the same time. Peek in the fence 👀 ferns, palms and yellow pots!

The way they group the plants together was lovely, really showed them off.

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I wasn't planning on buying anything, but of course started to check out prices (which I've heard are on the high side).  I quickly realized I couldn't see well enough to read any of the labels.  I had to get my phone out and ZOOM to the max, even then I was hard pressed to make out the tags.  What a nightmare, good thing I wasn't driving hahaha!

These crested Euphorbia lambii caught my eye, fluffy as teddy bears!

The Leucospermums were really doing their thing.  'Sunrise' *A 5 gallon was $69. if you're curious. 

This Kalanchoe beharensis was HUGE, loved it. Gulp, I couldn't read it yesterday BUT according to my photo -25g was $699.  

Ooh, I really liked this and couldn't make out the price.  

No idea, again can't see.  But isn't he handsome!

I think I have one Begonia to my name.  I really like Begonia luxurians.

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They had such a great offering of palms.  

My photo of this Tillandsia display doesn't do it justice, it was really nice.

Likewise, this wall display.  Stuffed to the gills!

Agave pygmaea 'dragon toes' was a looker!

Various indoor displays...

Tempted by the fruit of another 🎵 ... Dioon spinulosum (looks like 7g $389.) 

These columns always remind me of colons, in a good way.

This Scheffelera had such glossy leaves, it was then I realized my vision was much better!

And after a heated discussion with 3 employees at the front desk about donuts, I was on my way home!  The youngest employee didn't think cake donuts qualified as donuts.  "If you want cake, just eat cake!" The other 2 employees disagreed with that hot take.  I was in cake donuts are donuts camp. then we named our favorite donut.  By this time, I practically needed a donut.  

So friends, what is YOUR favorite donut?   I'd have to go classic glazed, buttermilk bar, maple bar or apple fritter?

*I did make a purchase, that I need to get out of the trunk.  Will show on a future post.