Had to go all the way back to last year’s Fourth of July parade in Redwood City, and to a sign at the Oxford Botanical Garden, which self visited last May. Guess I don’t take that many pictures with numbers, LOL
Posting for CBWC.
Tag: Redwood City
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Thanks to Journeys with Jonbo for hosting the Cellpic Sunday challenge.
A few days ago, self met a friend for lunch at Mademoiselle Colette, a local patisserie. They offer salads and soup of the day, plus croissants and brioches. Not to mention the most delicious cakes!
Love the little Christmas trees. She just had to take a picture.
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The theme for today’s One Word Sunday is CONCRETE.
Castro Street, Mountain View:
Skateboard locks outside Green Library, Stanford campus
Middlefield corner Jefferson, Redwood City Annual Fourth of July Parade
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Oh, what fun. It is summer, self’s favorite time of year. It is hot as all get out, self is wearing a muumuu, she even wore it to go to a dentists appointment, and her dentist complimented her and asked where she got it.
This is wildfire season in California, and as a matter of fact there was a fire quite near her, just off Edgewood Road. But that was handled in three days. There’s another, bigger fire in Yosemite which is hopefully on its way to containment. There is a drought, so everyone’s been asked to limit watering to two days a week. Other than that, it’s been a good summer. Self has raised three new rose bushes and a bougainvillea in her backyard. And she’s been reading, a lot. In the past month: four Dr. Ruth Galloway mysteries, two Gone novels, Book One of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s The Final Architecture trilogy, and Where the Crawdads Sing (she’s still not sure if she’ll see the movie).
The guest host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is solaner, and the prompt is SUMMER VIBES:
- Show us your favorite activity (yes, chilling is also accepted as an activity in this context) in summer. In my gallery below, I have some of them as inspiration: biking, mountain climbing, hiking, swimming, diving, sailing, surfing, kite-surfing, beach sailing, chilling, bbq-ing, beach partying, traveling, sightseeing, reading, dreaming, loving, dancing, and I’m sure, you’re finding lots more like i.e. Midsommar in the Scandinavian countries or the White Nights
Here are three little glimpses of self’s Summer of 2022:
- Her backyard — Roses are blooming!
- Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, which has such beautiful gardens! The bougainvillea is gigantic.
- Café Wisteria — She celebrated her birthday (Bastille Day) there last Saturday, seated in the courtyard. That’s the best thing about having a birthday in July: you can celebrate outside!
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week:
- This week our topic is celebrating things that Symbolizes an act of kindness. Any act of kindness, and don’t forget our first responders. There are endless possibilities for this week. Have fun and don’t forget to smile along the way.
Belfast Marathon, 1 May 2022
Redwood City Annual Fourth of July Parade, 2022
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You can’t really see the smiles in this picture, but you can feel them. Yesterday, in Redwood City, corner of Jefferson and Middlefield, during the Fourth of July Parade.
It was the first parade since 2019. There was heavy police presence, but the atmosphere was very relaxed.
Posting this for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC): Brings a Smile to Your Face.
Stay tuned.
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The Weekly Prompts Colour challenge for this month is VINTAGE RED.
Here are her photos: two are from this morning’s Redwood City Annual Fourth of July Parade, finally back after a three-year hiatus. She decided to add a picture of her Chrysler Imperial Rose, which just started blooming.
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The Challenge for today is OREGANO.
Self is taking that literally. She has a wee oregano plant in her backyard. It’s so wee that she hates to harvest any of it. She just keeps dribbling water on it every few days. It never seems to grow any bigger, but it does survive neglect.
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Today’s post is a blast from the past: 20 years ago, son and his two cousins visiting from New York, looking out at San Francisco Bay and the urban sprawl from the hills behind Redwood City, off Farm Hill Boulevard.
Posting for Travel with Intent’s One Word Sunday Challenge.
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The host of this challenge is Mama Cormier.
Ardglass Beach, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Ballyclander Road, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
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At home during a storm
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