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Palm Trees on a Cloudy Morning
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Traveling around in #SanJose and #NearbyToSanJose at 825 mph on our spinning planet.
These two murals are impressive and full of detail. By Francisco Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/fco1980/).
There are several murals at a housing development being built in the city of Santa Clara at the San Jose border next to Valley Fair Mall. These murals are by Maxfield Bala Creative mural company (https://www.maxfieldbala.com/).
I love to walk around in bare feet. And I am use to seeing signs that say you must have shoes to enter a place. This, however, is the first sign I have seen that says you must have bare feet. It is on the side of the painted silo.
View from the 2nd Street light rail train stop at night.
Bedrock mortars at Chitactac-Adams Heritage County Park. People used these to grind foods for thousands of years here as this particular area was inhabited for at least 3,000 years and probably longer. The mortars are right there to appreciate on a walk around the park. There are so many in various spots. I enjoy thinking about these, and the people who used them, and their descendants living in the Silicon Valley and other places today.
There are a lot of art pieces and artistic touches at the Santana Row shopping area. This mural is called Linked by Allison Kunath (https://www.allisonkunath.com/).
Mural by Hector Covarrubias (https://www.instagram.com/cova____/).
There is a walkway with numerous moons transitioning through phases overhead. Here are a couple of examples.
I did not find details on the sculptures or architectural touches though there are several to find and more than I have captured here.
This mural by Mike Tyau (https://www.instagram.com/miketyau/).
Looking east over south San Jose. I imagine this rock being a meeting place for thousands of years. Meet for a picnic, meet for a date, meet to chat while the kids play. It looks like it is calling out to have people meet around it.
This mural was part of a temporary installation. It makes me happy. By artist Francisco Rameriz (https://www.instagram.com/fco1980/).