Fountain at the Plaza de César Chávez
Stanford University with a Flip Phone
That is pay phone, in a stone hall, at Stanford University. I wonder how often it is used these days. Photo taken by a flip phone of the kind that came along to make pay phones far harder to find starting several years ago.
Bedrock Mortars
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.
Screen
Up close to a two story tall video screen in a lobby.
Morning Decor
San Jose Diridon Train Station
This current train station building is from 1935, with a train station having been in this space since 1878.
View from the Train
I think of this view as rare though there are lots of similar views over freeways in San Jose. The rarity is that this particular view from this particular bridge only comes to you on a train.
Forbes Mill on the Los Gatos Creek Trail
The Box on Mt. Umunhum
All cleaned up. Can not go inside still, but you can touch it now. It’s no longer behind all of the barrier fencing that had been up for quite a while. Same great views of the valley and a new paint job for the box.
Alum Rock Ave. – Papel Picado
These two photos taken by my youngest while we explored.