Strawberry Moon Solstice Sunset Over Noe Valley

Neighbor Darius tells us: "[I] got a shot tonight that I figured captures some of the best beauty and views of living in Noe. And pretty fitting such a nice collection of pink/gold hues would come on both the 'strawberry moon' and solstice evening." Agreed!! Thanks, Darius!

We Live Here

Sure the fires in northern California are producing the smoke that is streaming at the Bay Area to produce crazy beautiful sunsets and sunrises. Reader Julie S reminds us all that San Francisco is an amazing backdrop whatever the natural wonder.

This Week In Noe Valley: Victorians, July Fog, And A Google Bus Driver Dishes

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• By our count this is the 3rd/4th realtor to get this property since the makeover [SFGate]
• Sanchez St Victorian finally recovers from the garage fire during construction [Socketsite]
• What type of building do you live in? [dpaul]
• While the rest of the country bakes, it's July in Noe Valley [emichbe]
• An interview with Noe Valley design blogger Victoria Smith of @sfgirlbybay [Daily Candy]
• San Francisco photographer Troy Holden shot superstar Chris Hadfield this week [@troy]
• Google Bus driver: "Driving in the Mission and Noe Valley, oh my god, it is such a nightmare" ...at 35mph [Buzzfeed]

[Photo: christinericks]

Photo: Transit Of Venus From Noe Valley

A Noe Valley neighbor sent us this great photo of the Transit of Venus. Have one of your own? Send it our way and we'll add it to the post. Also check out this awesome video from NASA.

[Photo: trophygeek]

Noe Valley: Sun Francisco

One of the reasons we live in San Francisco: colorful architecture. Michael, an artist in Bernal Heights, walks with his daughter in the mornings and created a blog called Sun Francisco Art Houses to celebrate some of the sun-related motifs he's found, including some in Noe. Fun.