the post office is across from the bank

[waverley st at hamilton ave]

industrial antique

tower well valve

[hawthorne ave at alma st]

mmm, palo alto water

[tower well, hawthorne ave at alma st]

"The City's first water rate structure was billed monthly as follows: each House = 1 dollar, each Water Closet = 40 cents, each Horse = 25 cents, each Cow = 25 cents, and for water carelessly allowed to run overnight through a hose or faucet = $2.50/night."

golden afternoon

[bryant st, the "bicycle boulevard"]

just out for a spin on a saturday

in a california january

check out more skywatch friday photos here

a different tilt

guesses? anyone?

[hawthorne ave at alma st]

pop quiz

name that structure!

[hawthorne ave at alma st]

green power art box 2

[lytton ave at high st]

so it goes

[bridge over san francisquito creek, palo alto/menlo park border]

thirsty

[lytton ave]

pretty much still autumn here

[civic center, hamilton ave]

flying the flags of the state

of california and the city

of palo alto

no wintry skies here, 

but you'll probably find some at 

kind of blue

[kipling st]

blue wall

blue sky

blue sign

all blues

green power art box

[lytton ave at emerson st]

a few years ago the city commissioned 

artists to beautify several utility boxes 

around downtown. this one reads: 

wind power / efficient shower

ride share / we care

(over 20% of palo altans get their 

electricity entirely from wind & solar)

 

roots

[in front of civic center, hamilton ave]

discover what you're made of

urban planning

 [hamilton ave at gilman st]

yes, that's right: 

a mail drop lane.

also, see if you can find:

a church (we have many flavors here in town)

a bus stop

a public toilet

turning

[alma st at palo alto ave]

every day i'm turning into 

someone new i just hope 

it's someone better too

and 

trees = love

pinstripe

[alma st at palo alto ave]

re-cycle

[alma st at hawthorne ave]

reduce, reuse, recycle

renew

it's another plastic year

(and yes, you see, even our recycling 

bins are made from recycled materials)