I think I’ll let the pictures and captions do the talking.
San Francisco Botanical Gardens at Golden Gate Park – Admission was free on Christmas Day when Charlie and I went.
Does anyone know what kinds of trees these are in Golden Gate Park?
Ocean Beach on Sunday, December 29
Ocean Beach
I appreciate the business clarification.
I reluctantly concluded that this playful merman would not fit in our luggage.
In a Sausalito store window (same town with the Merman in another store’s window) there were two, huge, carved, mammoth tusks in the window and these cleverly posed ivory figures on a table. There were at least a dozen different poses. Each cost $2,400.
Golden Gate Bridge – on the ferry ride from Sausalito back to San Francisco today
Macy’s tree, Union Square
I took this picture from the 6th floor at Macy’s looking out at Union Square’s tree and skating rink. The rink is very popular – You have to make online reservations for a one-hour skating time – but is empty here because the Zamboni just cleaned it.
Travels with Charlie and Laurel 
Hi Katie! Great pictures. The trees in your picture look like Joshua Trees, but I’m not sure. I don’t know how they look in different seasons, but in the summer, they look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. We see loads of them in the Mohave desert when we drive to San Diego. Hope you guys are feeling better.