trapped

[palo alto caltrain station]

the train station has been under
construction for a while now; i guess
that's why this fencing is in place. i just
like its happy orange color

one of the reasons why i love this town

[near stanford shopping center]

i actually took this
photo shortly before i
moved to palo alto (but
i'm pretty sure the sign is
still there). it's a welcoming
message, don't you agree?

sorry for inconvenient

CLOSED FOR VACATION
(Sorry for inconvenient)
Thank You

[a subtle instance of engrish on the door of
mint leaf thai & vietnamese cuisine,
university ave, across from the apple store]

this place has been
'closed for vacation' since
before i moved here nearly
two months ago.
i'm missing what
i've never known.
it's a minor 'inconvenient,' though.
i hope that they're having a
spectacular vacation!

we shall see that it is all matter

[first united methodist church, hamilton ave at webster st]

liquids and gases, i learned
in elementary school, expand
to fill their containers; how then
does spirit behave in such
a curiously defined space?

All spirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes; We cannot see it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all matter.

Doctrine & Covenants 131:7-8

no need to water the plants today

[somewhere along bryant st, i think]

saturdays are rainy lately

p.a. is for...

left to right:
parking garage (labeled PArk)
patagonia store (you can't see the name behind the trees, but it's there, i promise)
pampas brazilian restaurant

[alma st at university ave]

only mild interference in an
otherwise bright sky
last sunday
sandwiched between a
cold, wet saturday and a
dreary, dripping monday


happy skywatch friday! enjoy the views:

that's why they call it palo alto

[cowper st near forest ave]

redwood trees in the city
heaven in the neighborhood

(in case you're curious, the city
is really named after this tree.)

this nation is a young nation

[hotel president, university ave]

around here, especially in
california, eighty-year-old buildings are
kind of a big deal

rush hour

last-minute campaigning at

palo alto caltrain station

follow the election results
minute-by-minute here!

but then again, if you must travel on four wheels...

[alvarado row, stanford]

before i moved to california, i was living
in utah, where it wasn't easy being green.
there, never did i spot a real live prius;
here, a flock of hybrids is a common sight.