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Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge (formerly Mary Avenue Bridge) Photographs during walk across Mary Avenue Bridge, Cupertino, CA Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 By Peter Y. Chou WisdomPortal.com |
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Preface: On Sunday, March 29, 2015, after seeing American Sniper
(1:30-3:40 pm) at Cupertino's Bluelight Cinema with Al Guzman and Rudy, Al took us
for a walk across the nearby Mary Avenue Bridge
(photo).
I was amazed at this beautiful minimalist bridge with two arches (height= 79.9 ft) resembling the
Platonic Lambda Λ
("Soul of the Universe" Timaeus 35b). Rudy and I noticed a huge "S" sign on the sidewalk leading to the bridge,
and Rudy surmised it stood for "South"— south side of the bridge from Mary Avenue.
Al drove us to the
north end on Homestead Avenue, where we looked for the "N" sign without success.
Later, I recalled the
Confucian Analects,
Lunyu
7.8
(475 BC)— Confucius:
"I only instruct the eager and enlighten the fervent. If I hold up one corner and a student
cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on with the lesson."
Based on our actions, searching for the "North" sign, Confucius wouldn't accept Rudy & me as his students.
Since knowing the South sign, the other three corners are known— North, East, & West. I didn't bring my camera
on March 29, and didn't take any photos. On Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, Rudy and I went to the Bluelight Cinema
and saw Theory of Everything (4:55-7:00 pm). Afterwards, I walked across the Mary Avenue Bridge
taking 38 photos (7:18-7:50 pm) below. The Mary Ave Bridge opened
on April 30, 2009, and was renamed
Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge (July 19, 2011) after the Cupertino City Councilman and avid cyclist.
Near the southern entrance to the bridge, art lovers would enjoy the
Red-tailed Hawk perched on top of a post ready to
pounce on the baby quails below. I found the "North" sign
near the "South" sign at the south entrance to Mary Ave Bridge (7:21 pm). At the end of my walk,
saw the "East" and "West" signs nearby the bridge's entrance (7:50 pm)— too redundant for Confucius.
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 Road to Mary Ave Bridge Cupertino, California |
 Mary Ave & Meteor Drive Signpost before Bridge |
 Red-tailed Hawk Perched Near the Bridge Entrance |
 Red-tailed Hawk Sculpture Eyeing the Quails Below |
 Don Burnett (1931-2010) Photo Sign Info Before Bridge |
 Sculpture: Three Baby Quails Following Quail Parents on Rock |
 Sculpture: Two Baby Quails on Rock Following Parents |
 Sculpture: Closeup of Red-tailed Hawk |
 Red-tailed Hawk Ready to Pounce on Quails Below |
 Sculptures: Five Baby Quails Following Parents Below Hawk |
 View of South Trail to Mary Ave Bridge |
 Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge Info Bronze Plaque on Rock |
 Don Burnett Bridge Sign at Entrance on South Side |
 View from Mary Ave Bridge: Traffic on East Highway 280 |
 View from Mary Ave Bridge: Traffic on West Highway 280 |
 White Flowers Bush on North Side of Bridge |
 Bench on Pedestrian Path North Side of Bridge |
 Platonic Lambda Λ Arches on Mary Avenue Bridge |
 Platonic Lambda Λ Arch Closeup on Mary Ave Bridge |
 Platonic Lambda Λ Arch North Side on Mary Ave Bridge |
 Platonic Lambda Λ Arches from North Side of Bridge |
 Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) on North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Closeup of Yellow Woodsorrel on North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Out of the Bushes— A Calico Cat on North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Canopy of Two Benches near Homestead Avenue |
 North Side View of Mary Ave Bridge from Homestead Avenue, Cupertino |
 Bike Trail to Mary Ave Bridge from North Side Homestead Ave. |
 Purple & Yellow Flower Bushes North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Fuzzy California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) |
 Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Mary Avenue Bridge Lit Up from North Side of Bridge |
 Four Palms Near Sunset (7:39 pm) North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 White Flower Bush North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 Triangular Bush North Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 North "N" Sign on Sidewalk South Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 South "S" Sign on Sidewalk South Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 East "E" Sign on Sidewalk South Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
 West "W" Sign on Sidewalk South Side of Mary Ave Bridge |
Photographed Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015
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