Vistas & Byways – Fall 2019​
 Indexes of San Francisco Bay Area ​Literary and Photographic Themes

"Bay Area Stew" Literary Selections
A TASTE OF LIFE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
listed alphabetically by author
🌉The $5 Bill​
​by Barbara Applegate
A woman finds it unexpectedly difficult to give money away in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.
🌉Journeyman’s Day
by Joe Catalano
An engaging slice of life of a man who works in the city and commutes 2.5 hours each way every day.
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🌉 ​Ode to Lucca Ravioli
​by Angie Minkin
The author shows her mastery of the villanelle in this homage to the delights of a dear departed deli.
🌉 ​Longevity Rocks!
OR
What We Know Now, That We Didn't Know Then
​by Denize Springer
The recounting of a 1978 Rolling Stones concert reveals how amazing life was back then and still is, but reminds us that it can be “as brutal as it is wondrous.”
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🌉 ​Ocean Avenue Anthropology
​by Corey Weinstein
In the mood for a good walk? Learn the beat and go around the world on one vibrant street in this lively poem.
California Trees and Wild Birds
BACKGROUND AND ACCENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Background and accent photographs of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area are a signature design element of Vistas & Byways, with ​a specific theme selected for each issue. The theme for the Fall 2019 issue is “California Trees and Wild Birds.” All theme photographs used in the issue were taken and donated by staff members or associates, then edited, cropped, enhanced and mounted by the art director and online publisher. Below is a list of the 43 photographs used, noting the subject of each image, where it was taken and the photographer, followed by a link to the page in the issue where it appears.
1-9 Editorial/Informational Pages
1. San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate - from Montclair District, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Cover

2. California Sycamores, University of California, Berkeley (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: In This Issue

3. Coast Redwoods, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: About Us

4. Cypress and view of Golden Gate and Marin headlands - from Lands End Trail, San Francisco
photo by Patricia Koren
page: Fiction

5. Tundra Swans and Other Water Fowl, Cosumnes River Preserve (San Joaquin County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Nonfiction

6. Eucalyptus and Palm with view of Monterey Bay, Capitola (Santa Cruz County)
photo by Mark Goldstein
page: Poetry

7. American White Pelicans and Snowy Egret, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Contributors

8. Sandhill Cranes, Sacramento River Delta (Sacramento County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: photo no longer online

9. Pacific Madrone, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties)
photo by ​Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Submissions
​10-23 Music Pages  (special theme section)
10. Old Oakland Street Scene ​(Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Ocean Avenue Anthropology

​11. Tap Dancing Christmas Trees In Holiday Parade, Broadway, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Longevity Rocks!

12. Trees and Footbridge, Cosumnes River Preserve (San Joaquin County) 
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Palestrina

13. Japanese Maple and Coast Live Oak, Montclair District, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Music in My Soul
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14. Brown Pelican, Western Gulls, Canada Geese, and a Pigeon, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: no joke

15. Rock Pigeons, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein 
page: dive bar bandstand

16. Guitar Players, Lakeside Park, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Musical Power​

17. Sunlight Through a Monterey Pine, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Call to Prayer

18. American White Pelican and Rock Pigeon, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Thunder of Blood​

19. Japanese Maples and Eucalyptus, Skyline Blvd., Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Etude Crepuscule

20. Small Raptor Silhouette, Cosumnes River Preserve (San Joaquin County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Naptime

21. Tree and Playground, Mountain Lake Park, San Francisco
photo by Charlene Anderson
page: Cello Suite

22. Trees-lined Sunset Over the Golden Gate Bridge - from Montclair District, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Diminue: A Sestina

23. Palms along The Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Bud In Dreamland
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24-28 – Fiction Pages
24. Tree-lined Street, South Berkeley (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Retribution
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​25. Trees and Sky, Oxbow Preserve, Napa
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Heaven or Earth?

​26. Canada Geese and Rocks, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Scrambled Eggs

​27. Common Ravens in Birch Tree, Montclair District, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Haunted

​28. Reflection of Palm in Mini-Van Window, Mission District, San Francisco
photo by Patricia Koren 
page: ​Journeyman’s Day
29-33 More Nonfiction Pages
29. Anna's Hummingbird Nesting on Wind Chimes, Salinas (Monterey County)
photo by Lewis Bell
​page: One Good Egg

30. Pacific Madrone and California Bays, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Finding My Father

31. Black Oaks and Miwok Roundhouse
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park (Amador County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Lifeline

32. Rock Pigeons and Animal Sculptures, The Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The $5 Bill​

33. Mount Diablo Through The Trees, from West Ridge Trail, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Not Climbing Every Mountain
34- 40 More Poetry Pages
34. Doe Behind Branches, Montclair District, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Paths

35. Cherry Tree and House, Nevada City (Nevada County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: To John Keats

36. Cat in a Tree, Richmond District, San Francisco
photo by Charlene Anderson
page: Sphygmomanometer

37. Tree Shadow, Mother and Child, Mission District, San Francisco
photo by Patricia Koren
page: Ode to Lucca Ravioli

38. Trees Along the River, Petaluma (Sonoma County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: A Good Life for a Boy, 1952

39. Pond Reflection of Trees and Bridge, Oxbow Preserve, Napa
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein 
page: Monet's Water Lilies

40. Tree Reflected in Street Puddle, Mission District, San Francisco
photo by Patricia Koren
page: Broke and Ugly
41-43  Miscellaneous
41. Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Lake Merritt, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by ​Jane Bell Goldstein
page: photo no longer online

42. Wild Turkeys Strutting, Sobrante Road, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: photo no longer online
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43. Coast Redwoods, Willard Park, Berkeley (Alameda/County) 
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
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