On Curtner one sunny afternoon looking east toward the Diablo Range.
Golden Ginko Leaves
January 23, 2010
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Guadalupe River
January 21, 2010
From Almaden Road looking north toward bridge on Curtner.
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Last Year
January 2, 2010October 13, 2009: A rainy day in Willow Glen.
Crosswalk at Minnesota and Lincoln Ave.
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Willow Village Square
September 16, 2009
East side of Radio Avenue, approximately 160 feet north of Lincoln Court.
The online permit says: Planned to subdivide one parcel into 15 lots for 14 attached single-family houses and one single-family detached residence on a 0.71 gross acre site.
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Bad Karma for Night Raider
September 14, 2009This poor possum was eating tomatoes from our garden moments before running out into the street.
Dead Possum Photo <- rated R (for roadkill)
It makes me sad, and I’ve got to wonder: Where is its spirit right now? Is it with me looking back at it?
Really Wild Pool Party
September 8, 2009Those screechings you may have heard last night at 3 AM were coming from our backyard. I ran out there with a flashlight and found a couple of raccoons swimming in the pool. The bright light scared one of them into climbing out and up the fence. The other continued dog paddling in circles nonchalantly in the water. It had sounded like they were fighting with each other. Maybe just having a good time.
By the time I fetched my camera, this one was off into the neighbors yard.
Remember that 1968 Burt Lancaster movie “The Swimmer“?
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Willow Glen, decades in the future
August 9, 2009San Jose City Council is already giving away public parkland to private interests. Next step is to eliminate open space requirements so that developers can build higher density. This also has the added benefit (to developers) of making more parkland available for development. Everybody happy?
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Depressing Traffic on Minnesota
March 22, 2009
Cops seem to be everywhere today.
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Hiring a Building Contractor
February 21, 2009
Wednesday’s presentation at the Willow Glen Branch Library by Dan Mackey, past president of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, was very informative. He gave us a list of steps to take before signing a remodeling contract.
Your choice of contractor can make a big difference. You don’t want someone who is never there to supervise the work; just hands it off to his day laborers.
For instance, when adding a room to your home, after the foundation’s been dug, you will find it aggravating to have hired someone who has no care about construction except getting paid.
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