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Walk around Redwood Grove Los Altos, California
Photos of Walk & Haikus |
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Preface: Around 1990 when I was taking "Journal Writing" with
Nina Holzer
at Foothill College, she took the class on an outing to a
Redwood Grove in Los Altos.
It was indeed a treat to find this quiet and scenic oasis so close by in town. Ten years
later (June 2000), I took a friend here and the neighboring
Shoup Park for a walk which she enjoyed.
Today, another friend drove me here for my birthday walk after our lunch at Hometown Buffet.
I took 35 photos and had to brighten some in Photoshop because the redwoods blocked
off sunlight. The haikus were written a week later. Time of photos recorded with digital Canon camera.
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Friday, June 25, 6:20 pm Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, 482 University Avenue, Los Altos Sign by the Entrance Here is the entrance to the Redwood Grove— an oasis to quietude. | |
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Friday, June 25, 6:28 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Redwood Grove Nature Preserve Map A boy scout Jason made this map with winding trails in the Redwood Grove. | |
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Friday, June 25, 6:31 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Roots of Redwood exposed above the ground by creek Redwood roots exposed by edge of the creek— blend of earth, water, and air. | |
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Friday, June 25, 6:37 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Loft with two steel tables and four steel benches above creek Twenty years ago— journal teacher took the class here for our lunch break. | |
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Friday, June 25, 6:43 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos California Live Oak spreads its many branches to the sun Old oak with branches spreading outward & upward drinking in sunlight. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:04 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Strawberry Patch ("Strawberry Shortcake" card on ground pointed to these bushes) Strawberry patch sways in the evening breeze— Strawberry Fields Forever. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:07 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Tall Tree reaching high and higher to the blue sky Tree kissing blue sky reaching higher and higher ascending to the light. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:10 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Found sundial near Rose Garden that I saw some twenty years ago Sundial with winged hourglass— Tempus Fugit— time flies while Eternity stands still. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:12 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Red rose (love & romance) inspired by Emily Dickinson's Poem #1154 Red rose in full bloom with frank tranquillity— a dinner for a Bee. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:15 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Hideaway Table & Benches near the Rose Garden Hideaway picnic table near the Rose Garden for secluded lunch. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:19 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Vines near the rooftop reveal how the painting was done Vines near the rooftop reveal how painting was done by the hand of Nature. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:24 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Rabbits were in cages here years ago— did one get out? Ssh! There's a black rabbit sitting out in the field— let's tiptoe to it. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:25 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Pepper Tree in front of the closed Nature Center Pepper Tree embracing the sunlight— I'll dance with you if you could move. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:29 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Four long stem yellow flowers with dragonfly winged petals Four long-stem flowers with stack of yellow petals like dragonfly wings. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:37 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Giant furry Redwood with branches like pick-up sticks You can't climb this Redwood for its branches are too thin to support you. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:47 pm Redwood Grove, Los Altos Oxalis oregana, Redwood sorrel sign— Is this 5-petal flower the one by the creek? Five-petal flowers by the creek is not from Redwood sorrel but blackberry. | |
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Friday, June 25, 7:58 pm Across the street from Redwood Grove, on the sidewalk, Yucca filamentosa sprouting a flowering branch Another view of sprouting branch from this Yucca called Adam's needle. | |
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Friday, June 25, 8:04 pm 469 University Avenue, Los Altos "Floral 469" for Numbers Archive; Recall Emily Dickinson's Poem #469 Red blaze is the Morning— The Violet is Noon— Miles of Sparks at Evening. | |
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