Leonardo at the Tech Museum

New Year's Day was spent viewing Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. Below are a few photos (taken without flash) from the exhibit.

My favorite.

Christmas Eve

A photo essay of Christmas in the Park in downtown San Jose. A winter wonderland brilliantly lit but hard to capture on my digital camera.
















Me.

Smell the Roses

Today we held our annual department retreat at the Rose Garden in San Jose.






It was lovely to be there though I like the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden more.

Take me to the river

Delightful weather finally. I fired up the Hybrid and rode along the Guadalupe River trail.



Along the way, I came across a dozen or so construction workers with their Catapillars. I stopped to thank them for the work they are doing on the trail. I tried ever so hard to convince them to take me on a ride on a Catapillar to no avail. Sigh. Still, men in uniform, what more can I say.



Next, I came across a shirtless runner who looked remarkably like Mr. Big from Sex in the City. Sweet. Men not in uniform, a good thing, too.

I splashed through a wet and muddy part of the trail and had a ball. While I was on the upper trail, I saw cyclists on the lower. They waved to me. I waved back.

The trail is almost finished. This is the first time that I didn't have to get off the bike and walk through a rough unfinished section and I was able to loop back home as well. It was a blast. I finished by coming into downtown San Jose.

Tomorrow, another adventure I hope, perhaps on the coast.

Guadalupe River Trail

Here are some photos of the Guadalupe River trail I often take when biking to the airport and to Alviso.

Amgen Tour of California Stage 3

Wednesday, Lorraine and I waited at City Hall, the finish line for Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California. The crowd was enthusiastic and the clouds threatening. It was exciting to witness this tour in its second year.


The San Jose Mercury News is posting photos of the tour by amateur photographers. Mike Kolesnik shot the photo of the cyclists climbing Sierra Road. The photo of the bystanders is a Merc photo on today's front page. Don Ho captured the cyclists on 2nd Street and Taylor, downtown San Jose. You'll find hundreds of photos on Smugmug and Flickr as well. Michelle Ross has some nice photos of cyclists on Sierra Road. Michael Suvihura has photos of the various stages. Videos and a live stream are available on the Tour of California webpage.

Then and Now San Jose

On the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association website, see a collection of photos of downtown San Jose in 1975 and 2006. Above is the Old Spaghetti Factory in San Pedro Square. If you have an interest in California historical materials (images, documents etc. from museums, libraries etc), then check out the Online Archive of California.