May 6th: The percussion section of the Ohlone Wind Ensemble after the concert:
2017 Christmas eve: Salem Tuba Holiday
Sunday, November 5th 2017: The game camera at the bottom of the driveway
caught a nice picture of a mountain lion. This is a juvenile (lighter
and skinnier than the adult female). And then, about a minute later,
our neighbor walking his two dogs. For comparison, a bobcat picture
from a week earlier.
Monday, October 23rd, and Sunday 29th, 2017: Ohlone Wind Orchestra dress rehearsal, and concert:
Monday, October 16th 2017: The Bear Fire. A large forest fire started in the
evening in the Conley Creek canyon right behind our house, and got to within
1/2 mile (3/4 km) of our house. We were officially evacuated, and for a while
it looked like our neighborhood would be lost. These pictures are during the
night, first two from our house, the third from Nick and Sue's obseration deck
at 4am, with the fire dangerously close. The fourth picture is again from our
house, where it looks like the sun is rising below the horizon:
Next pictures are in the morning:
By Tuesday evening, the fire was under control, and not worth photographing any more.
Progress on the pump house: The generator was installed in February 2017 (because we
were stuck at home for 5 days, and had no power); the link is a video of it
running (and powering the house) for the first time. The exterior siding was
done in the spring. In July, the interior wiring was done, but no drywall yet.
By October the plumbing was mostly done and the blue pressure tanks installed.
Europe trip: Saratoga High School's band and orchestra played in
Belgium and the Netherlands. First, in Brugge, then in Utrecht at
WASBE, and finally in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam:
Sunday, July 2nd: Fixing our road with neighbors Jack and Nick:
June 8th: Graduation, first with the Principal, then with a group of friends
(all band, mostly low brass), and then with his 3rd grade math teacher:
Thursday, May 25th: End of year concert of the Jazz bands:
Saturday, March 11th: Jazz cabaret at the high school:
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