Summer Camp

Giant Sunflower

Progress

Trash Day

Sleeping Bird

Early Morning Moon

Zapcar

House #21

Mid-century style new construction, complete with electric car charging station.

House #20

Neglect.

House #19

Water wise landscaping on a nicely maintained mid-century modern.

House #18

Purple.

House #17

Mid-century modern with an inviting garden.

House #16

Another sad one waiting to be demolished.

House #15

New construction modern on a big lot. Basketball court in back.

House #14

White picket fence.

House #13

Flat-roofed Eichler.

House #12

Slated for demolition.

House #11

Very interesting indoor-outdoor space on this one. That room in the middle if filled with artwork.

House #10

McMansion.

House #9

Rustic and kind of barn-like.

House #8

A well maintained Eichler. Sold earlier this year for $2,925,000.

House #7

I'm pretty sure I got this shot on demolition day. It was a quiet early morning when I took the photo, and I loved that the machine was just gently resting on the soon-to-be-razed roof.

House #6

New construction. Nice landscaping also.

House #5

This poor house is in terrible shape, or at least it looks that way from the outside.

House #4

One of the many McMansions currently under construction.

House #3

Big house behind a gate on a busy street.

House #2

A beautifully restored Eichler. I love the green door.

Palo Alto House Series

I walk a lot. A lot. I prefer to walk on quiet streets in neighborhoods close to my house, so I see lots of homes while I'm out. I've decided to do a series of posts on the houses on my routes. There are many mid-century moderns, some in disrepair, some restored beautifully. There is also new construction, some homes still under construction, and some slated for demolition. The neighborhoods of Palo Alto are definitely in a state of flux.

Without further ado, my first entry is an Eichler dressed up for 4th of July. Happy Independence Day!

Bubble Car!

Google's newest fleet of tiny self-driving cars hit the streets of Silicon Valley last week. Our new robot overlords are super cute! (In the picture it looks like no one's in the car, but there were, in fact, two passengers.)

LFL #14

I stumbled on this very colorful Little Free Library (#24637) on my bike ride home from the dentist. It's not on the map, but it's located on Park Avenue in Palo Alto.

LFL #13

After finding LFL #12 on Lassen, I kept going on my walk and stumbled upon Little Free Library #23197 (not on the map) filled with children's books.