Pulgas Ridge

On this beautiful sunny Sunday, D. and I visited Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve (btw, that's my pic up there on the preserve's web page, woot!).  Here are some of the pics I took.

Bermuda buttercups are in bloom all over the place.


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Alameda Creek Trail

On Saturday D. and I took a little walk on the Alameda Creek Trail, and here are some of the pics I took.

A white-tailed kite rests on a tree limb.


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Santa Cruz

On Saturday D. and I drove over the hill to visit Santa Cruz.  Here are some of the pics I took before I got too tired from the holiday crowds and noise and chaos.

A sailboat in Monterey Bay.


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Stow Lake

On Saturday, after doing an errand in San Francisco, D. and I went to Golden Gate Park and took a walk around Stow Lake and it artificial island Strawberry Hill.  Here are some of the pics I took.

Boat 54, where are you?


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Crissy Field

On Monday D. and I had an errand to do in San Francisco, and before we came home we took a walk along a trail at the restored Crissy Field Marsh at the edge of San Francisco Bay, and I took some pics.

The beach, with Alcatraz and a ferry boat in the background.


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Water Dog


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Oyster Point

After doing an errand in San Francisco on Saturday, D. and I went to nearby Oyster Point in South San Francisco for a stroll (it's flat with a paved trail), and I took these pics.

The marina.


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Sunday Afternoon Walk

On Sunday afternoon D. and I took a walk through the neighborhood, and I took these pics.

Right outside our front door we are greeted with brilliant autumn color in the Chinese pistache trees.


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Coyote Point

On Sunday D. and I decided to head on up to Coyote Point in San Mateo, and I took some pics. Here they be.

We park next to the yacht club.  The masts of the boats in the marina fill the sky.


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Tree Walk: Palo Alto Community Center Area

On Valentine's Day last weekend D. and I went on a tree walk in Palo Alto, organized by Canopy, a cool local tree advocacy group. Once a month they get a local tree expert to lead the public on free walks through selected neighborhoods in Palo Alto to look at the really cool and notable trees and talk ( Read more... )