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vintagehomecollection · 3 months

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The most well known of San Francisco's numerous pedestrian streets is that section of Filbert Street between Montgomery and Battery streets on the steep eastern slope of Telegraph Hill - the Filbert Steps. This pastoral enclave, which includes the cross streets Darrell Place and Napier Lane and the nearby Greenwich Steps, is dotted with cottages that are testament to the bittersweet challenge of cottage living.

The Cottage Book, 1989

#vintage #vintage interior #myfavorites #1980s #80s #interior design #home decor #Filbert Steps #staircase #garden #Telegraph Hill #San Francisco #Montgomery Street #Battery Street #pastoral #style #home #architecture

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rabbitcruiser · 14 days

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The City of San Francisco was incorporated on April 15, 1850.

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accidentallyrose · 7 months

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Another rooftop collage.

#san francisco #rooftops #north beach #telegraph hill #black & white #cityscape

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tastethebuscuit · 10 months

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Coit Tower, San Francisco

#california #san francisco #telegraph hill

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dansnaturepictures · 1 year

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Corn Bunting, Orange Tip and Cuckoo: Three of my key species over the last month

Over the last month I have had some brilliant times seeing these species. Corn Bunting was a fantastic late addition to the amazing time we had in Scotland with the one in the first two pictures in this photoset that we got phenomenal views of on a fence at Banff in Abderdeenshire. It was so good to watch it singing so well in the sunshine, these were some of our greatest ever views of this species. A species we have mostly seen at Martin Down over the last few years, and on our first visit to this brilliant reserve of the year yesterday we also got some stunning views of this species; from one seen near instantly on arrival atop a bush to one by the ditch in a similar position which I took the third and fourth pictures in this photoset of that we enjoyed prolonged views of. Like the Banff bird it sang it’s heart out which was very pleasurable to witness. That’s the key thing with this bird of the year so far for me that I’ve seen them singing and appreciated their song perhaps uniquely more to previous years.

The day after we arrived back from Scotland my butterfly year took a step up in gear seeing my first Orange Tip of the year on a fine sunny lunch break walk at Lakeside. It was an honour to see this ice lolly butterfly dancing through the air and landed, I took the seventh picture in this photoset of it on a daisy that day. That week in Winchester I was delighted to see these delicate beauties at Winnall Moors, taking the fifth and sixth pictures in this photoset of it. As we’ve stepped towards going for the more site specific species as our butterfly year has grown we’ve enjoyed seeing Orange Tips on these including at Noar Hill and Martin Down with recent views at Lodmoor and the River Stour too. These are bright butterflies I always cherish seeing and I love when they emerge in spring.

My spring has stepped up nicely for the birds over the last week or so with a string of strong Cuckoo encounters. I firstly possibly heard a faint one calling on a sunny day at Lodmoor last Saturday, before one of my most epic ever Cuckoo encounters in the New Forest last Sunday. We saw a bird my Mum is calling Terry who frequents the area between Telegraph Hill and Eyeworth Pond in the New Forest, and we got some sensational views. Seeing the bird fly effortlessly over the heath, go onto trees, pop down to the ground and back up. I cherished enduring and spectacular views of this striking and wonderful bird. There was possibly a second seen on the walk. Inside what has been a hugely packed time of many top wildlife encounters over the last month it’s important to remember just how monumental this Cuckoo sighting was as it was some of the finest views I’ve had of them in my beloved New Forest where we’ve seen them so much over the last twelve years and has been so important to us seeing them. The one big moment I will look back to I think was seeing this Cuckoo go to ground and pick up a worm, one of those simple moments of nature but perhaps a rare glimpse into their world so you also feel so privileged to see it. I took the eighth and ninth pictures in this photoset of this bird.

I heard more at Bentley Wood the next day, Lymington on Saturday and also at Martin Down yesterday. Then this cemented itself as perhaps my best ever Cuckoo week when after ten years of often hearing them here but never seeing them at the reserve we saw two Cuckoos, one of them shown in the tenth and final picture in this set. It was an honour to see them flying and on top of small trees. It was precious extra time seeing these birds after securing the species for my year list a week prior. This has been an extraordinary few weeks of bird and wildlife watching and photos for me and it’s been fantastic to see these three species so well.

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cicaklah · 2 years

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What a beauty

#telegraph hill #london #we had a street party and i got the goss from the vicar that there were three jerk chicken stalls #and it was contentious that theyd all get the same customers #i had a few beers #played some tambourine #then went to see my friends beautiful house and drank a bottle of fizz #also we all slightly lost it at the gospel choir who came from the other church #which is called house of bread #such a good name for a church

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inyoureyes-415 · 1 year

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Mar 5, 2023

Location: Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA

Coit tower, 360

#photoblog #photography #photo blog #photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #urban photography #cityscape #telegraph hill #san francisco #california #coit tower #iye415

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icannotgetoverbirds · 3 months

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blease read this quote from this book about a pair of lesbian cockatoos

under a cut because it's kinda long

Some birds bond only with other birds, some only with humans, and some with both. Sammy had shown interest in other birds at Earth Angel, and had even spent time in her enclosure with a few favorites, but she hadn't found a mate. I was beginning to think she would never bond with anyone but me. It made me sad.

I think finally being in a fulfilling marriage myself made me realize how much Sammy was missing. There are plenty of unhappy marriages in the world - as a psychologist I see more than most people do - and a bad marriage can tear two people down. A good marriage is different. It can make us stronger; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Still, humans can survive happily with no permanent partner. It's in a parrot's nature to want a mate.

Then Sammy met Little Girl and everything changed.

Little Girl was a Moluccan cockatoo, and with her pink-tinged feathers and bright crest, she looked a lot like Sammy. Unlike Sammy, she still had most of her feathers. She had spent years in a garage, usually with the door down. In that unventilated space, most of Little Girl's days were dark and stifling. She didn't have people or birds to interact with.

Her owner came out to the garage occasionally to give Little Girl food or clean her cage, but most of the time she sat alone. She didn't even have a window to watch the outside world. She was truly in solitary confinement.

The neighbors heard Little Girl's cries, and they called the police. The police visited, but there was little they could do. There aren't laws protecting lonely parrots. The most they could do was cite the owner for the noise, and they didn't even do that.

The neighbors kept complaining, though, trying to get something done for the bird. Eventually, the owner called us. She was tired of dealing with the neighbors.

When we came to pick up Little Girl, the owner wasn't there to say goodbye. She said she was busy and left her son to open the garage for us. She'd said on the phone before we arranged the pickup: "If she wasn't so noisy I wouldn't have put her in there."

We took Little Girl out of the garage and drove her to our veterinarian. Once he cleared her for Serenity Park, it was time to find her a perch.

We decided to place Little Girl with Sammy. Sammy was never aggressive with Mango; she just wasn't crazy about him. Maybe a different bird would work. Sammy hadn't been interested in any males, so maybe it was time to test her with a female. I've observed several parrots through the years who, like some humans, prefer their own gender. Somehow, Matt and I both felt it was a good match.

We introduced the two birds slowly. First, we let them see each other for a while. Then, when they seemed comfortable, we put them on opposite ends of the enclosure. We let the birds take their time approaching one another. For Sammy and Little Girl, comfort seemed to come right away. Once we introduced them, they didn't have time for any of the other birds. The two groomed each other. They shared a perch. They seemed to talk together in a language that was their own. They were physically affectionate. Little Girl had suffered for a long time, but she was no longer alone.

Sammy was enthralled by Little Girl. She still got excited when I came to visit, and she still let me cuddle her, but she'd soon move back to Little Girl's side. Sammy had been the first bird I'd been close to and I missed our special interactions, but I was thrilled for both of them.

We had both found our mates. Everything was as it should be.

-- Lorin Lindner, Birds of a Feather, pages 204-206

@fishandchips321 us

anyways brb i gotta go cry about these lesbian birds

#byrd chirps #byrd's birds #I WOULD HIGHLY FUCKING RECOMMEND THIS BOOK #IT MENTIONS THE AUTHOR OF THE PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL #WHICH IS ALSO A BOOK I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND #AND THERE'S A TRANS WOMAN IN IT TOO AND SHE'S TALKED ABOUT SO RESPECTFULLY #it's about a veteran's recovery program that incorporates parrots into their therapy #IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD I'M ALREADY ALMOST DONE WITH IT AND I JUST STARTED READING IT LIKE AN HOUR OR SO AGO

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pleatedskirt · 1 year

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Julia Pacha for Telegraph Luxury February 2023 by Hill & Aubrey

#Julia pacha #telegraph luxury #2023 #hill & aubrey #fashion #fashion editorial #fashion photography

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holyviolence · 1 year

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WATCHED IN 2023: I had a strange feeling that Aunt Sophie saw through me. I wondered, if I could have spoken to her, whether she would have understood. She did look kind and wise. Yet I couldn't help myself from feeling that something was wrong in this house.

THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951) DIR. ROBERT WISE

#this was pretty decent !! and she is gorgeous :)#watched in 2023 #*gifs #人 #the house on telegraph hill #robert wise #the house on telegraph hill 1951 #the house on telegraph hill (1951)#filmedit #valentina cortese #richard basehart #fay baker #william lundigan #filmgifs #1950s #50s

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vintagehomecollection · 1 year

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The Filbert Steps on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco is filled with cottages accessible by stairs and boardwalks. This adorable cottage is still part of that neighborhood today. The building is still red and still has the scalloped fascia.

The Cottage Book, 1989

#vintage #vintage interior #1980s #80s #interior design #boardwalk #garden #red #green #cottage #ferns #Filbert Steps #Telegraph Hill #San Francisco #California #home #architecture

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rabbitcruiser · 21 days

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The Levi’s Plaza was dedicated on April 8, 1982, to the employees of Levi Strauss.

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indizombie · 2 years

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There have been instances when the Supreme Court has stepped in to prevent the transfer of forest land. In Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills, the apex court had ordered that 12 gram sabhas of tribal communities would decide if they have the rights over the mountain and whether bauxite mining in Lanjigarh, situated below the peak, would affect their religious rights. In 2013, the Orissa Mining Corporation lost its bid when all gram sabhas spread across Rayagada and Kalahandi districts unanimously voted against its plan. There have been other success stories as well: indigenous communities had opposed POSCO’s project in Odisha.

Chiranjib Haldar, ‘Unsafe Law’, Telegraph

#Telegraph #Chiranjib Haldar #India #Supreme Court #forest land #Odisha #Niyamgiri hills #gram sabhas #tribal communities #bauxite mining #Lanjigarh #religious rights #Orissa Mining Corporation #Rayagada #Kalahandi #POSCO

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tastethebuscuit · 1 year

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Fresno and Kearny Streets, Telegraph Hill

#california #architecture #san francisco #telegraph hill #hills

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dansnaturepictures · 15 days

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14/04/2024-Dandelion seed head in the garden, worm out the front, Redstart on a walk from Telegraph Hill in the New Forest, tree out the front and views on the New Forest walk.

The Redstart among my first of the year today and I was also delighted to hear my magical first Cuckoo of the spring here and see my first Green-veined White butterfly of the year at Lakeside. Woodlark, Mistle Thrush, Buzzard, Red Kite, daisies and my first tormentil and milkwort of the year were other highlights in the New Forest. Tufted Duck, the Great Crested Grebe chicks, Ring-necked Parakeet, Speckled Wood, garlic mustard, herb-Robert speedwell, ground ivy, red deadnettle and Green Woodpecker heard were other Lakeside highlights.

#lakeside country park #telegraph hill #new forest #photography #worm #eastleigh #wildlife #redstart #cuckoo #green-veined white #world #nature #outdoors #europe #weekend #sunday #2024 #april #spring

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the-best-of-letterboxd · 7 days

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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

#the house on telegraph hill #letterboxd #robert wise

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