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)

no turning back

[lytton ave]

here we go into 

the future (as if we didn't 

do that every day). farewell, 

2008.

tunes and wheels

[university ave at kipling st]

december pastiche at 

the apple store downtown

late december autumn

[hamilton ave between bryant & ramona]

believe it or not, this is not another 

photo from the archives: this is city hall 

on the 29th of december. 

not exactly a winter wonderland, is it?

guess how many millions

[near downtown]

forgive me: i'm experiencing something 

of a new-photo drought; here's one from 

the archives, taken in early october:

a fairly typical palo alto house

(i love the shapes and delicate colors on this one)

twins

[palo alto caltrain station]

they're no match for 

the catbus, sure, but

they do have a certain 

feline quality, i think

left

[palo alto caltrain station]

fair california, i have

not abandoned you. i'm

coming home soon.

jaunty

[palo alto caltrain station]

three days before christmas

on the way to the airport

on the way to the other coast

to spend the days with family

among hibernating trees and under cooler skies

happy holidays & happy skywatching!

silent night

"And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not." [John 1:5]

Y es hermosa la luna solitaria, 
la blanca luna en la estrellada noche 
negra cual la abundosa cabellera 
negra del nazareno. Blanca luna 
como el cuerpo del Hombre en cruz, espejo 
del sol de vida, del que nunca muere. 
Los rayos, Maestro, de tu suave lumbre 
nos guían en la noche de este mundo 
ungiéndonos con la esperanza recia 
de un día eterno. Noche cariñosa, 
¡oh noche, madre de los blandos sueños, 
madre de la esperanza, dulce Noche, 
noche oscura del alma, eres nodriza 
de la esperanza en Cristo salvador! 

[Miguel de Unamuno, El Cristo de Velázquez]

Wherever you may be in the world, I send you warm wishes for a very merry Christmas.

protected by borges

[university ave]

i'm not quite sure what a security system 

by borges might entail: 

several circular walls, perhaps, 

or a series of forking paths 

that must be navigated before the entrance?