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Signs Marked

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by 8 Bryan Costales external link

Signs marked the location of the new Santa Clara station for BART as part of its San Jose extension. A tube is being dug beneath San Jose to extend the system to Santa Clara from Oakland.

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A Heart For Tourists

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by Bryan Costales external link

A heart, with the letters S and F, was set up at the foot of California Street at the Cable Car turn around. That heart was available for tourists to take photos of eachother.

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Rainbow

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by Bryan Costales external link

A rainbow flag was hung as a curtain in a San Francisco window. The rainbow flag is the symbol of the LBGT+ movement.

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In A River

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by Bryan Costales external link

A traffic control sign base had been discarded in a river in San Jose, California. Laying there in the river it formed the letter X.

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New Plants

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by Bryan Costales external link

A few new plants grew in our Monster raised garden bed in the front yard.

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Flowers That Were Purple Spikes

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by Bryan Costales external link

Flowers that were purlple spikes (aka Liatris Spicata) grew next to our Monster raised garden in the front yard of Eugene, Oregon.

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Boulders In A Circle

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by Bryan Costales external link

Boulders were laid out in a circle near the foot of Market Street, in San Francisco.

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Water Rushed By

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by Bryan Costales external link

A stump looked over, water washed quickly by in a stream beside JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

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Cup Floats

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by Bryan Costales external link

A cup, and a few glass bottles, floated in the Guadalupe River in downton San Jose, California.

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Hot Piroshki

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by Bryan Costales external link

A sign in a corner store window read, "Hot Piroshki."

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Someone Had Broken

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by Bryan Costales external link

Someone had broken the glass from a door in downtown San Jose, California. Plywood prevented access.

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A Tree Trunk

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by Bryan Costales external link

A tree trunk grew from among bushes with flowers lining the sidewalk.

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Grew Near The Beach

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by Bryan Costales external link

A dramatic tree grew near the beach road. The setting sun illuminated its trunk.

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Gull Rested

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by Bryan Costales external link

A young gull rested on a wall separating the beach from the road.

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Butterflies

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by Bryan Costales external link

Butterflies decorated the inside of the screen protecting Hallidie Plaza at the Powell BART Station in San Francisco.

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The Exit Was Clearly Marked

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by Bryan Costales external link

The exit, from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concerts, was clearly marked and hard to miss.

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Three Signs Restricted Parking

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by Bryan Costales external link

Three hand-made signs were posted on a fence. One read, "Private No Trespassing." Another read, "No Parking Any Time." And the third read, "No Parking, Will Tow."

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A Fake Horse Hung

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by Bryan Costales external link

A fake horse hung from the "Horsies Market," sign on 19th Street in San Francisco.

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Black Lives Matter

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by Bryan Costales external link

A "Black Lives Matter" sign was in a closed store window in San Francisco.

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Raft of Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

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by Terry Costales

For an unforgettable wildlife experience, I highly recommend the Elkhorn Slough Safari in Moss Landing. We saw over one hundred sea otters, almost eighty harbor seals and dozens of sea lions very up close and personal. This photo shows a raft of about eighty sea otters. Raft is the official label for a bunch of otters hanging out together, looking like a raft. In addition to sea mammals, I also photographed sixteen species of birds. The trip was two hours of wildlife bliss. There were a few . . .

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!

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Macaws

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by Terry Costales

Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

Bette Davis eyes? Bedroom eyes? Puppy dog eyes? They've got nothing on harbor seal eyes! The little slit behind the eye is the ear which is an easy way to distinguish it from a sea lion with its little external ear.

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