trio

[melville ave near alma st]

sometimes i wish i lived in
a bigger city, busier, more noise
and bustle going on around
me, but then again
ensembles like this can be
nice company, too

look a-round (it's a glorious place, this)

[stanford campus and santa cruz mountains as seen from hoover tower]

whoops, i blew it and forgot
to register in time for
december theme day. (can you believe
it's december already??) so here's
another unofficial theme-day post.

this month's theme is circles/spheres.

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good news

[bryant st at embarcadero]

i haven't, as i had
feared, completely forgotten how
to ride a bike. (and
lucky for me, this town's pretty
bike-friendly, too.)

round the corner

[webster st (obviously) at coleridge ave]

pause briefly to reflect
on the road you have traveled, feel
the solid ground beneath you, check
for opposing traffic, slowly round
the corner onto a
new road, in a
new direction, and
move on.

bored with clear skies yet?

[main quad looking toward hoover tower, stanford]

if you have been here
before, you will have noticed that
bright
blue
spotless
skies
form the normal backdrop. well,
look closely today and
you'll find a spot. a spot
with wings.

visit skywatch and you'll find
a variety of views to
cure the boring-blank-sky blues
(not that i'm complaining!)

for this i am thankful

[somewhere above stanford ave, i believe]

'i think i'll always feel at
home under the trees,' i told him, and
he smiled. it's true, though i only
recently discovered it. i grew
up surrounded by greenery, beneath
a canopy alive with whispering leaves and
chattering birds, wistful avian songs my
soundtrack, glittering fireflies illuminating black
foliage in syncopated rhythm while i try to keep
track, keep
up with the universal symphony, keep
an eye on the conductor.

the trees they are part
of me, their roots are
my roots and so how joyous to live
once more in their embrace.

not-so-friendly rivalry

[white plaza, stanford]

another scene from big game week: red
(or shall we say cardinal) dye
colors several campus fountains, and
here a poor cal teddy bear finds
himself in a fatal run-in with "the claw"

not a secret rivalry

[old union, stanford]

finally took the campus tour last

friday, day before the big game. banners

all over campus emblazoned with the

general sentiment of stanford football

fans. (i don't even know who won.)

symbols of a bygone era?

[by green library, stanford]

i stop to wonder why
someone has graced the pavement with
an endearing chalk rendition of
pika-
chu!
then
i think it doesn't really
matter, i smile, take a
picture, and walk on

fantastical creatures underfoot

[by green library, stanford]

about a month ago i found
myself in curious company
in an alley behind
the library (pikachu
was nearby. anybody
recognize this guy?)