A Walk Down Memory Lane

 

There is no street named “Memory Lane” in Los Altos, though there should be.

Santa Clara Valley color spotter Anson Davalos’ photos of fall color brought back memories of the happy years I lived in Los Altos and enjoyed its temperate climate and adonic autumn color.

When I lived there, the valley hadn’t yet been named Silicon and apricot and plum orchards colored the valley with pink and white blossoms in springtime and gold and orange in fall.

Los Altos (sandwiched between Sunnyvale and Cupertino to its south and Mt. View and Los Altos Hills to its north) has the best weather in California. Orange County comes close, but without the autumnal show.

Anson captured irridescent Chinese pistache planted in downtown Los Altos. Los Altos has a village vibe with compact and interesting shops, the kind owned and operated by someone you know and who knows you.

And, it’s one of the towns in the South Bay that celebrates trees.  Others Anson visited include Los  Gatos, Saratoga and Campbell.

Fall color is near peak in most of them and will continue to peak for another two weeks.

Ginkgo biloba are now full of bright yellow in downtown Saratoga (they were just starting when Anson got this snap).

I wonder why more cities don’t plant them, as Ginkgos have gorgeous yellow color, creating spectacular boulevards, and they’re non-invasive.

And, in Campbell and Los Gatos, Anson found sugar gums sweetening neighborhoods with carmine color.

Near Peak (50-75%) GO NOW! – Santa Clara Valley