Shell Ridge Hike Woodpecker at Work (Pecking sound is drumming) Sun's Rays Through Tree at Shell Ridge Trail Platonic Lambda Λ Leaf "Soul of the Universe" 25 Photos by Jose Carlos Fajardo taken on hikes at Walnut Creek's Shell Ridge (2021-2022) Published "Immersed in nature at Shell Ridge", (By Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, F8) The tree drinks nectar from the sun's golden rays flowing through its branches. Rap, rap— Woodpecker hard at work— hundred of acorns stored for winter. Upright yellow leaf like Platonic Lambda Λ— "Soul of the Universe". Misty morning by the bridge— Monet would love it here to paint this scene. Patterns swirl in old tree trunk— Hidden ghost eyes are spooking right at us. Too cold out there— the millipede is all curled up into a spiral. A red-tailed hawk soaring high above and singing "Spring is coming soon!" Not warm for poppies to open— but a radiant Queen Poppy is shining! — Peter Y. Chou      Mountain View, 3-8-2022 Misty Morning by Bridge Monet's Bridge at Giverny Ghost Eyes in Tree Trunk (How many eyes do you see?) Millipede All Curled Up Red-Tailed Hawk Above (Buteo jamaicensis) Radiant Queen Poppy Below (Eschscholzia californica)