Dish Loop

On Sunday D. and I went to the Dish Loop (whose smooth paved trails I appreciated), and here are some of the pics I took.

The trail wends its way up through tinder-dry grasses.


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Calero County Park, Part 1

On Saturday D. and I decided to go to Calero County Park to see the wildflowers.  We walked parts of the Los Cerritos and Figueroa Trails before I got too tired and we had to turn around and head back.  Here are some of the pics I took (Part 2 here).

Field mustard is in bud.


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Kite Hill

On Saturday after doing a couple of errands in San Francisco, D. and I visited Kite Hill Open Space, and I took some pics.

A nasturtium grows next to the sidewalk.


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Cooley Landing

On Saturday D. and I went to Cooley Landing, because they had their "grand opening" a few weeks ago.  But we found the Education Center empty, closed, and fenced off. 
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Coal Mine Ridge Part 2

Here's Part 2 of my recent visit to the Old Spanish Trail at Coal Mine Ridge (Part 1 here).

California wild rose.


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National Wildlife Refuge Warm Springs

On a blazing hot Sunday, D. and I went on a docent-led tour of the Warm Springs Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge to see the wildflower blooms around some of the last intact vernal pool habitat in the East Bay. Here are some of the pics I took ( Read more... )

Stanford Statues And Cacti

On Saturday D. and I paid a short visit to the Stanford campus to see the Stanford Mausoleum, the Angel of Grief, (which was vandalized not too long ago), and the Arizona Cactus Garden, and I took some pics before I became too weak and we had to return home.

An Egyptian sphinx guarding the mausoleum.


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Yerba BuenaGardens

On Saturday, after doing an errand in San Francisco, D. and I took a stroll through Yerba Buena Gardens, and I took some pics before I got too tired and we had to head home.

Fountains greet our approach.


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Calero Creek Trail

On Saturday D. and I took a walk along a shady part of the Calero Creek Trail in San José, and I took a few pics.

Poison oak leaves are beginning to show some autumn color already.


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National Wildlife Refuge Warm SpringsOn Saturday D. and I went on a docent-led tour of the Warms Springs Unit of the National Wildlife Refuge to see the wildflower blooms around some of the last intact vernal pool habitat in the East Bay. We learned about the unique features of a vernal pool grassland and about the endangered species supported by ( Read more... )