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An Afternoon Walk Around the Town Square

·San Francisco, California·#summer#bay area#architecture#sonoma#walking
Sonoma City Hall, a stone building with arched windows, displays multiple flags beneath a California flag and blue sky.

Just a quick walk around the plaza today. It was early August, and the sky was that solid, cloudless blue you get this time of year. I started down a small alley where someone has grapevines trained overhead, creating a nice green canopy between the buildings.

The town square itself was pretty quiet. I walked past the old stone City Hall, which always looks so permanent with the state flag flying out front. The park in the center of the plaza was looking lush, and I stopped for a minute by the small pond under the trees.

The palm trees are such a fixture, especially the one standing in the middle of its own little fountain in the traffic circle. All the old buildings were catching the sun – the Sebastiani building, the brick facade of the Ledson Hotel with its ornate balconies, and the other bistros lining the square. Just a typical afternoon, taking in the usual sights.

A park scene features a pond with ducks, bright green trees, a grassy lawn, and cars with buildings in the background.A tall palm tree rises from a rocky pond, surrounded by green grass, with a tree-lined street and buildings.A light pink building with a clock tower and fountain, framed by dark green trees and blue sky.A building facade with an 'LEDSON HOTEL' sign and 'centre du vin' awning, partially obscured by tree leaves.The brick facade of a hotel features three arched windows, ornate balconies, and "Ledson Hotel" and "centre du vin" signs.Weathered brick building with "The Plaza Bistro" sign, an awning, and a lamppost with a parking sign.

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