Depending on the season you might find, blueberries, mint, lemons, limes, tomatoes, Sweet peas, sugar snap peas, herbs, lettuces, roses,humming birds, butterflies, nesting song birds and gentile breezes just outside the back door of this ground floor apartment. You can also test your putting skills on the 3 hole course.

The apartment is close to Webster St (West End) where you can find the farmer's market Tuesday and Saturday, a neighborhood bar, restaurants, coffee shops and public transportation. Buses take you to the Bay Area Rapid Transit , San Francisco, Berkeley or just around this 5x3 mile island. The ferry is 11/2 miles away.

Not far away is the old Navy base, home to the WWII aircraft carrier, The Hornet, with very informative tours, a WWII museum and usually playful sea lions .. Along "Spirit's Alley",in the same area ,are many brew pubs, a couple of wineries, Hangar 1 Vodka, St. George Spirits Distillery, most with a back drop of the SF sky line. The first Sunday of each month Michaan's Auction house hosts a large antiques fair on the old tarmac. This area of Alameda is constantly changing as the redevelopment continues.