August 19, 2004
Clouds of San Francisco
Clouds are beautiful in San Francisco.
I spent about one month here, about half of which was cloudy. To be honest, I did not expect this. I used to think that San Francisco was a sunny city. I had an image of San Francisco. In the image, a cable car was climbing up a hill from a bay, which was shining under the straight sun. This image is not an illusion. You can see exactly the same scene if you go to the right place in the right timing. But cable cars are usually running under clouds.
I came to like clouds. Clouds make sky different every day. Even though we have only one word to describe the weather with clouds, “cloudy”, the same “cloudy” can be totally different in San Francisco. Sometimes clouds are thick and dark. Other time, it is thin and light. We also experience different thickness in the same day.
I especially like the border between cloudy and sunny. The view of small clouds moving just above me is fantastic. I also like cloud climbing up the hill and spilling over from the edge. But among many beautiful scenes, the best for me is the edge of cloud shining under evening sun. When I see this on my way home, I remember when I was a child, when I was day dreaming looking at cloud.
By the way, I had a chance to talk with the CEO in the morning. Indeed, he read my e-mail. He showed me his idea. We did some brainstorming, too. Now I know his intension of the next project. That project is a hard one, but looks very interesting.
