These two photos taken by my youngest while we explored.
Alum Rock Ave. – Papel Picado
101 & 680
Stacks of roads. Photo taken by my youngest.
Alum Rock Avenue Mural – and… our 500th Post!
My youngest and I had a good morning taking photos together and adventuring. I’ll post some of those photos the youngest took in the future.
As for now…
This is the 500th post here on 825mph.com!
And now, we are going to take a break.
Not sure for how long but we are going to disconnect from the digital world for a bit. We plan to keep adventuring, exploring San Jose and the surrounding area, and taking photos. We are just not going to be posting for a while. It’s time for a break. Breaks are the best way to provide space to contemplate. And it is time for some more contemplation.
El Sueño de la Mariposa Mural
El Sueño de la Mariposa, The Dream of the Butterfly, created by muralist Morgan Bricca (https://www.morganmurals.com). Stunningly beautiful.
Bubbles in Alum Rock Park
San Jose Fire Station #2
Tile mural by artist Robert Delgado.
Eastridge Mall
Native Plant Garden at Lake Cunningham
Lake Cunningham Park in San Jose has many great reasons to visit. One is to find and walk around the Native Plant Garden. (https://cnps-scv.org/index.php/restoration/lake-cunningham) While you are there you may also enjoy the largest skate park in California, BMX bike park, water park with water slides and lazy river, playgrounds, paths, and so on.
Mexican Heritage Plaza
Church Mosaic
This mosaic was made in 1967 for a planned community center that never was built. The mural found a home at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Jose where Robert Kennedy attended mass with Cesar Chavez in 1968. The glass mural is called ‘Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe’ by Katherine Oppenheimer, Marie Hutton, and Lois Cronemiller.