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Dogpatch
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Here are some pics from a visit to the Dogpatch neighborhood in San Francisco from Sunday.
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The sky above Esprit Park.


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Night And Day

A few pics from a recent nighttime excursion to view holiday lights and a daytime stroll in a nearby neighborhood to see the last of the autumn leaves and a few undaunted roses still in bloom.


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Guadalupe River Trail

On Sunday D. and I decided to visit the Guadalupe River Trail, and here are some of the pics I took.

A Southwest jet comes in to land at San José International Airport (only a mile away) over a playground near where we have parked.


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Santa Clara University

On Sunday D. had to do a quick photo shoot in Santa Clara, so afterward we went to the nearby Santa Clara University to wander around the campus.  Here are some of the pics I took (not that many because we were wandering around randomly not knowing where we were going ( Read more... )

Gamble Garden

On Sunday D. and I visited Gamble Garden, and I took some pics of the abundance of flowers in bloom.

A bee visits one of about a billion roses in bloom.


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Foothill College

On Sunday D. and I took a little self-guided tour of Foothill College. Here are some of the pics I took.

A little water garden on campus is teeming with life, including water lilies and a skittish red-eared slider turtle.


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San José History Park

On Saturday D. and I went to the San José History Park to see the Viet Museum and wander around on the grounds.  Here are some of the pics I took while wandering around on the grounds (stay tuned for pics later on this week from the park's Viet Museum and Arbuckle GalleryA life-size Rosie the Riveter statue greets us on the ( Read more... )

Redwood Shores

On Sunday D. and I took a short walk around Redwood Shores, because it was nearby and flat, and we hadn't been there since 2007 (holy smokes, has it really been that long?).  Here are some of the pics I took.

The trail.


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Water-Wise Garden

On Saturday, D. and I took a look at the Water-Wise Garden in Palo Alto, featuring drought-tolerant native plants.  Here are some of the pics I took, before we headed off to nearby Bol Park (pics here).

A sign tells us we have found the water-wise section of the garden.


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