Monthly Archives: November 2008

Walking in the Palo Alto Baylands

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Last weekend (and the weekend before) I felt better, so I went for a stroll in the Baylands Preserve in Palo Alto.  (Aside – recovery from knee surgery takes longer than one would think!).  The Bayland Preserve is one of the parks that ring the San Francisco Bay.  The goal is to have the entire bay ringed by parks and a walking trail, but we aren’t there, yet.

Here’s a map – http://baynature.org/places

Some pictures

Palo Alto Baylands Park

Palo Alto Baylands Park

 

 

You can see Bxybee park in the distance.   The poles are part of an outdoor sculpture. 

 

 

 

 

Palo Alto Baylands - Great Egret

Palo Alto Baylands - Great Egret

 

 

The bird is a Great Egret, a member of the heron family.

 

 

 

 

Great Egret at Sunset

Great Egret at Sunset

 

 

This one is from my camera phone.

 

 

 

 

 

I love the Baylands.

Amarez – mszv

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Fall – where I live

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This is Fall, where I live.  It rained yesterday, but it’s sunny today.  It’s not warm enough for swimming – well, maybe if the pool was heated!

My Pool in the Fall

My Pool in the Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some trees change colors, and some don’t.  Some deciduous trees keep their leaves.   Most of the trees and plants are not native to California (just like me!), so the effect can be a little strange.  It’s so wonderful, but at the same time you look around and ask yourself “where the heck am I”?

Fall - Trees and Plants

Fall - Trees and Plants

 

 

 

Even now, in Fall, something is blooming – the bush, below the trees, has little blue flowers. 

I love where I live – San Francisco Bay Area, south of San Francisco, coastal California.

 

 

 

 

 

mszv – Amarez

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