If you know someone who lost this dog near Lafayette please let them know.
Take a close look at the above photo. What time time does it say? 6:12 PM? Wonderful, after 6 o’clock, free parking, woo-hoo! Except it wasn’t 6:12 PM, it was 5:12 PM, and technically I was responsible for paying for 48 minutes on the meter. The only problem is that it wouldn’t accept credit cards. Of course I remember Crazy in Suburbia’s parking debacle on President’s Day a few years back, so I stood at the meter contemplating what to do. I had some coins so I put one in. Nothing gets registered. So I pondered whether to just take a chance, after all it’s not my fault that it won’t accept money right? Yeah sure, tell that to the judge is what I was thinking in the back of my mind.
As I stood there wondering what to do, two women walked by and told me it’s not accepting any money. Turns out they tried to put money in as well. So it’s free to park? Yes they replied, and I went happily on my way.
The city should really fix the time on the meters, (daylight savings adjustment probably), if only to not confuse people. If not, does anyone know whether it’s legally ok to park there for free if the time is not correct and it won’t accept money?
Driving by Shadelands Ranch recently, home to the Walnut Creek Historical Society at 2660 Ygnacio Valley Rd, I noticed a pumpkin patch will be open now through October 31st. From their Facebook page:
Petting zoo with pigs, goats, rabbits and chicks
Pumpkin Painting. A quick lesson about pumpkins from our Pumpkin Guide. A small pumpkin to take home. Photo stations to take your adorable Halloween pictures
Snacks: including popcorn
Bring the entire family. While at the pumpkin patch you will have free
access to Shadelands Ranch and use of its picnic tables and parking.
Please call soon to schedule your field trip to the pumpkin patch.
Friday[Saturday] nights are MOVIE NIGHT. We show a different movie each week.
According to the owner a different movie will play every Saturday night at 7pm, like It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.The petting zoo and pumpkin painting area are free to use, with pumpkins priced at 50 cents for the smallest size to $15 for the largest ones. They are open 9am – 9pm every day and approximately 10% of what they make will go to the Walnut Creek Historical Society. This looks like a convenient place to take the kids especially now before it gets too crowded.
What do you think of the panorama photo at top? That’s the first time I used the panorama feature on the iPhone (iOS 6) and think it’s pretty slick!
Sample pumpkins will be displayed to show the price:
Various pumpkins are available, including plenty of the traditional orange ones:
See photos of jack-o’-lanterns after the jump:
Spotted outside Floral Arts Florist in downtown Lafayette during the Art and Wine Festival.
Spotted at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival last weekend, this sculpture really turned heads.
Way back in December of last year I noted that the circular bench next to Nordstrom in the back of Broadway Plaza had been removed, but it looks like it’s coming back. According to a Nordstrom Employee I spoke with recently, there will be a circular bench with a tree or some kind of shrubbery in the center. I’m glad this is coming back!
The construction next to this is for a handicap ramp.
Onward California, a tour put on by the UC system to “encourage thousands of passionate supporters to share why they think UC makes California better”, dropped by Broadway Plaza next to Macy’s last Sunday.
From the Onward California website:
This fall the UC system will hit the road, launching the Onward California mobile tour to encourage thousands of passionate supporters to share why they think UC makes California better. The tour celebrates some great UC people and innovations, many of which may surprise you, and has some fun, interactive ways you can share your UC connections. Hope we’ll hear your story and have a chance to meet you at one of the stops.
Free Bar Gelato ice bars for entering your email address:
This was a fun event to run into. Worked out perfectly because I had promised ice cream to my 4 year old. I rounded the corner around the backside of Broadway Plaza near Nordstrom when I noticed a couple eating the Bar Gelato bars. I’ve been back there enough to know there is no place nearby that sells them. That’s when they pointed me to the spot in front of Macy’s and we had a fun break. As a UC grad, I do support the UC system!
I always smile when I pass a kid’s lemonade stand, especially one with a toy cash register and handmade sign. At $1 it was a bargain compared to a few blocks away. This one was located a few blocks from the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival and apparently made around $40 that day.
This Missing German Shepherd sign is posted everywhere in Lafayette, if you have seen him please let them know so he can be reunited with their family.
