Pincushion Daisy at Taylor Street Farms in San Jose
Pincushion Daisies or Gaillardia suavis are a perennial flower. It is a reddish-brown disk flower with yellow to orange or red rays. They mostly grow in the soils of prairies, desert scrub, and juniper woodlands and bloom in the spring or summer. And the flowers attract butterflies and bees. The flowers occur in arid northeastern Mexico and in the US from Texas north to Kansas.
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Alviso Slough Trail at Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in San Jose
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The SoFA Street Fair in San Jose supports and promotes local music and local musicians and artisans in the SoFA community. Twice a year in April and September, the event hosts a street fair of 80-100 bands on more than 10 stages in just 2 blocks. There are also a large number of artisans participating in the festival. The SoFA Street Fair originated in 1992 to highlight the arts and theater district.
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1938 Schwinn Auto CycleBMX Freestyle daredevilsA family participating in Viva CalleClassic Sting Ray ownerTandem Rider
On a warm and sunny day, tens of thousands of bicycle riders rode through the streets of central and south San Jose on Sunday April 21, 2024. Viva CalleSJ is a family friendly recreation program on the streets of San Jose bringing diverse communities together to walk, bike, skate, and having fun in the city.
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Cherokee Rose also called Rosa laevigata is native to China, Taiwan, and Korea. According to legend, the Cherokee Rose origin started from the tears shed by Native American mothers during the forced removal of indigenous tribes in the 19th century in America. The flower is associated resilience and hope for many communities. Cherokee Rose is a climber plant that can grow to 20 feet. They are found in shrubs, farms, and low altitude mountains. They enjoy a mild climate and are seen in the early spring.
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Pinoytown mural finished February 13, 2024Analyn (Ana) Bones & Jordan GabrielPicture of Jordan, Analyn, and Abraham Menor using slow shutter & rear curtain synchJordan Gabriel close upAnalyn & Jordan posing in front of mural with their painting toolsMural outline on the 2nd day of mural project
The beginnings on Pinoytown started from a 1887 Chinese immigrant settlement in San Jose that was also burned down in 1887 due to racial discrimination. Because of those reasons John Heinlein formed Heinlenville Chinatown on North 6th Street between Jackson and Taylor Streets in San Jose as a means of protection against hostility. Later on the first wave of Filipinos immigrants came to America in 1920s to the 1930s. Then during 1942 the Japanese-Americans were shipped to internment camps so some buildings and vacant buildings were filled by Filipinos and became Pinoytown. During the height of Pinoytown there were Filipino businesses and residences on both sides of 6th Street from restaurants, pool halls, barber shops, grocery stores, laundries, a church, barangay organizations, and a Filipino Youth Club. But Pinoytown declined in the 1960s due to demographic changes.
The Pinoytown mural artists are Jordan Gabriel and Analyn (Ana) Bones. They were supported and assisted by Rene Munoz, Abraham Menor, and Robert Ragsac. The mural is located in San Jose Japantown on the corner of 6th & Jackson in San Jose Japantown (Kogura’s). Assistance of the mural came from Empire Seven Studios & Kogura Company and sponsored by Filipino American National Historical Society Santa Clara Valley.
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The American Advocet is a shorebird with a long, a curved bill,a long neck, and round head. Breeding Advocet’s have a rusty head and neck that turns grayish white after breeding. It walks through shallow water looking for aquatic animals. Their habitat are fresh and saltwater wetlands, salt ponds, and evaporation ponds. During winter it uses inter-tidal mudflats, tidal lagoons, rice fields, and flooded pastures.
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Snowy Egrets are medium-sized herons with long, thin legs, and long slender bills. The adults have black bills, black legs, and yellow feet. Juveniles have duller, greenish legs. Egrets are generally 22.1-26 in or (56-66 cm) in length, weight about 13.1 or (370 g), and wingspan 39.4 (100 cm). The feed by wading in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. They are common along the coast, mudflats, beaches, and inland wetlands.
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Heinlenville Park entranceGardenChess BoardReligious CeremonyConnie Young Yu was instrumental in naming the park Heinlenville Park
San Jose’s Japantown newest park called Heinlenville Park recently opened on Tuesday October 10th 2023. The origin of Heinlenville started in 1887 when Chinatown on Market Street in San Jose’s downtown was purposely burned down due to racial hatred against Chinese people. But John Heinlen, a German immigrant farmer and businessman provided inexpensive leases and protection to the local Chinese community even though he was threatened by the city’s white community. Heinlenville in San Jose lasted until 1931 but closed down due to The Great Depression. The name Heinlenville Park was spearheaded by a letter-writing campaign by the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project (CHCP) with community support and finally approved by the San Jose City Council.
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