Fried Egg Poppy

AKA Romneya coulteri or Coulter's Matilija poppy.

Rengstorff House

Mountain View's oldest historic house.

Suburban Meadow

Smile (v.2)

Sidewalk Tic Tac Toe

Red Maple

I can't seem to capture the color perfectly, but I see these trees all over town. When the sun hits them just right, they glow and are quite striking.

Garage Mural

Another Morning Sky

Library

The new Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto by morning light.

Geese

I came upon this family of Canada Geese last week on a bike ride by the Bay with friends. Those goslings are very cute!

Continue to Explore

I found another photo this morning!

Magical Bridge Playground

Just a few people showed up for the grand opening of the Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park in Palo Alto yesterday.

Eek!

Ran into this big fella right off the sidewalk on my walk this morning. Nearly jumped out of my shoes.

Garden Light

Smile

Still

Early morning at the Greenmeadow Pool.

No Peeing Zone

I've seen lots of signs imploring pet owners to pick up after their dogs, but this is the first one I've seen prohibiting peeing.

Laguna Beach Sunset

Spectacular.

Branch Fort

There's an area at Wunderlich County Park that has several of these.

Morning Moon

Grainy morning sky.

Kites

Perfect day at the kite flying area at Shoreline Park in Mountain View.

"Push"

Fred Hunnicutt's "Push" at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto.

Russian Ridge Oak

Came upon this spectacular specimen on the Ancient Oaks Trail in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve.

Massage

This way.

Drought

As someone who has put in two native, drought-tolerant gardens at previous houses, I wholeheartedly support this "Brown is the New Green" campaign!

Chewie

Seen in Downtown Palo Alto.

Yellow

Spring Blooms Day 7.

Pink

Spring Blooms Day 6.

Blue

Spring Blooms Day 5.

Purple

Spring Blooms Day 4.