I got a craving for Afghani food after chatting with an acquaintance who came to the US from Afghanistan about 30 years ago when he was ten. I asked him about restaurants in the area and he recommended De Afghanan in Fremont, about a 45 minute drive from our house. (Restaurant menu here:
http://www.deafghanancuisine.com/menu.html - good eggplant, kabobs and a wonderful milk pudding for dessert.)
We decided to make the drive when I found out that a couple of miles from the restaurant was Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area. So, we made plans to walk around the lakes after dinner.
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| posts for measuring water level |
Where there are lakes, there are birds.
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| one of many vultures |
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| soaring gull |
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| Sandbar in one of the lakes with gulls and pelicans |
One of the features of the park is a Rare Fruit Tree Grove.
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| We didn't find any ripe ones to pick. |
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| lime |
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| pomegranate |
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| fig (with selfie shadow) |
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| full of hanging berry strands |
Other plants along the trail:
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| Surprise lily shining in the sun |
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| California Live Oak with acorns |
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| Thistles |
Recent sunset photos:
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| over Round Top to the north |
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| Mt. Diablo |
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| Bay side to the west |
A "holy card sky" photo courtesy of our son-in-law:
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| Looking toward Mt. Diablo on a cloudy morning |
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