N is for NOW, the perfect time to savor the scent of wisteria wafting through open windows. I took these pictures Saturday. These are not the only floweres that are currently at the peak of their bloom. California poppies have been making shy appearances for several months, but now thay are broad swathes of orange in gardens where thay have been sown. Ice plant has appeared in several nearby gardens, an unusually brilliant and almost flourescent purple carpet. But these are my own flowers, photos from my bathroom window to the copper roof and trellis where the leaves of the wisteria add summer insulation to our entryway and dining room.
N is also for Northbrae Library, the branch of the Berkeley Public Library that I most often frequent. The lovely building was constructed in the late 1930s. The large building occupies most of a large triangular block. The pointed end of block has a small, pleasant park.
It is rich in decorative detail, both inside and out.
I especially like these decorative tiles.
Every beam in the two large reading roomsis as rich in decoration as this small detail.
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