I Haz A Sad :(

I haz a sad.  This was the only thing on my bucket list.  And now my chance is gone.
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Baylands Marsh

On Saturday D. and I got out of the house in spite of the threat of rain for some unstructured time in the marshes at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, and I took some pics.

The trail.


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Back To Windy Hill

On Sunday the unusual threat of snow had passed and it was actually warm enough to bear being outside, so D. and I went back to Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (because the parking lot at our first choice of destination, Arastradero Preserve, was full, and Windy Hill was the next nearest place). Here's my pics ( Read more... )

Monday Movies: Zeppelin Eureka

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

This week: The zeppelin Eureka flying directly over our heads on the Bay Trail to land at Moffett Field, about a mile away. How many people can say they've had a zeppelin fly directly over their head?

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Moffett Bay Trail 2

On Halloween afternoon, D. and I decided to get some fresh air since it was such a mild, pleasant day. We returned to the Moffett Bay Trail to see the part of the new segment we didn't have time to walk the last time we were there. We took some pics; first up, mine.

Welcome to the Bay Trail.  Please follow the rules.


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Thornewood Open Space Preserve

On Sunday D. and I went to Thornewood Open Space Preserve. Thornewood used to be the private summer home of a rich guy named Thorne in the 1920s. Eventually Thorne sold most of the land to spice baron August Schilling (for whom the preserve's Schilling Lake is named). Currently the Thorne house and immediate grounds ( Read more... )

What I Saw Today: Zeppelin

I saw our local zeppelin today, from the corner of Villa and Shoreline. It circled a couple of times as it rose from its base at Moffett Field, then it headed east out of sight.


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Feathered Friends at the Wildlife Refuge, 12-28-08

A couple of weekends ago, D. and I went to the wildlife refuge in Fremont to learn about the birds commonly found there. We took some pics.

Here's my pics:

Newark Slough in the foreground, San Francisco Bay in the background, salt ponds full of ducks in between.


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Coastal Trail, Land's End, San FranciscoLast Saturday, D. and I met with some friends for lunch, then we went to the section of the Coastal Trail that goes around Land's End in San Francisco. First up, my pics ( Read more... )

Palo Alto Baylands with A.

A couple of weeks ago our friend A. from Berkeley came to visit. We went to The Baylands in Palo Alto and D. took these pics.

Our friend A.


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