Thursday Micro-Movie: Stevens Creek Afternoon

Micro-Movies: 20 seconds (more or less) of video from the world around me.

Today: A two-minute-forty-second mini-documentary of an afternoon at Stevens Creek (watch for the little fishies!).  Enjoy.

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Calabazas Creek

Here are some pics and short videos from Sunday's return visit to Calabazas Creek.

The lower trail, which includes an abandoned shopping cart. 
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Thursday Micro-Movie: Fish Are Jumpin'

Micro-Movies: 20 seconds (more or less) of video from the world around me.

Today: Two fish (probably Sacramento suckers) jump out of Matadero Creek to gulp at bugs cruising over the water's surface.  Enjoy.

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Stevens Creek County Park

Here are pics and a couple of short videos from Monday's visit to Stevens Creek County Park.

There is still a fair amount of water in the creek above the reservoir.


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Calabazas Creek

Here are a few pics from Monday's visit to Calabazas Creek.

A ladybug perches on the side of my car. Did it ride all the way to the trailhead like that? 
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Tuesday Movie Extra: Japanese Friendship Garden Koi Slo-Mo

Tuesday Movie Extra: 20 seconds (more or less) of video from the world around me.

Today: Forty slo-mo seconds of koi swimming around in a pond in the Japanese Friendship Garden.Soundtrack: "Magic Scout Cottages" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com ( Read more... )

Randall Museum

Here are pics and short videos from a visit to the Randall Museum in San Francisco on Friday.

In the desert habitat section we see a collared lizard basking under a heat lamp.


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South Lake

Here are some pics and a couple of short videos from a visit to South Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Monday.

A great blue heron looks for fish at the shore of a small island in the lake.


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Little Fish, Big Fish In Matadero Creek

Pics from Monday's visit to Matadero Creek, sitting quietly and watching the fish.

Mats of algae break free from tree limbs long-submerged in the creek, and the little fry race over to feed.


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