Byxbee Park

On Sunday D. and I took a little walk around Byxbee Park in Palo Alto.  There was some construction going on due to the underlying landfill having settled over time.  We were perturbed to see many of the environmental art elements had been obliterated in the process. 
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Coyote Hills Regional Park

On Sunday D. and I took a little walk along the Bayview Trail at Coyote Hills Regional Park, and here's some pics I took.


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Cooley Landing

On Sunday D. and I returned to Cooley Landing to see how far it's come in being developed from an abandoned property into a public park, and I took these pics.

Here we are, at Cooley Landing.


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Monday Movies: Barbed Wire Breeze

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

This week: Thirty-one seconds of a breezy afternoon through a barbed-wire fence in a parking lot last summer.  Enjoy.

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Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

When we were there earlier this month on a docent-led walk, we enjoyed Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve so much that on Saturday D. and I returned. Here's some of the pics I took.

The pond near the abandoned buildings.


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Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

On Saturday, D. and I went on a walk at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, and I took these pics.

Forget-me-nots.


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Don't Come Around Here No More


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Port of Redwood City

On a quiet, hazy autumn Sunday D. and I went to the Redwood Creek estuary next to the Port of Redwood City to look at birds. We saw some birds, and lots of other things too, and I took these pics.

The Pacific Shores business park.  The Bay is nearly flat as a pancake.


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Cooley Landing

Last Saturday D. and I returned to Cooley Landing on the edge of San Francisco Bay, and I took these pics.

Views of the marsh.


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Ed R. Levin County Park

On Saturday D. and I decided to go to Ed R. Levin County Park and take a walk. Here are some pics I took.

The southern portion of the park, known as the Spring Valley Area, is named for the many springs that flow year-round in this area. We begin our walk at the scenic pond, a kids-only fishing hole.


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