Friday, July 28, 2006

Return to Rancho


Western Screech-Owl
Originally uploaded by Bill Walker.
This morning Ashok and I decided to check out Rancho San Antonio. We were rewarded by looks at a lot of great residents, including the beloved owl and fabulous bobcat. Neither of them payed any mind to the hordes of joggers and walkers and RC airplane enthusiasts.

Some alert passersby drew our attention to what seemed to be two Wild Turkeys either fighting or mating. In a tree. Wow.


Anyway, not as hot as many recent days. What a great morning. More photos here.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Red Knot at Frank's Dump


Red Knot
Originally uploaded by Bill Walker.
Ashok and I went out to Hayward Regional Shoreline today (affectionately known as "Frank's dump") and found an early Red Knot quite far away. As I'd never photographed this species, I took the shots anyway, and squeezed a barely-recognizable image out of the resulting RAW files.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Photos from KKUP


yours truly
Originally uploaded by Bill Walker.
Well, we had a great time at the KKUP jazz marathon, both on our own and with Jennifer Lee as our guest vocalist. Mary and I both took some pictures, you can see them here.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Bill and the Penguins at KKUP Jazz Marathon

Come hear Bill and the Penguins at KKUP Jazz Marathon this Sunday. The festivities get underway at noon and run until 7pm, so bring your lawnchair and get ready for some great music

Location:
1241 Franklin Mall
Santa Clara, CA
95050


Schedule:
12:00pm - 12:45pm Gospel with Gary Lee, Eric Hayslette
1:00pm - 1:45pm Lara Price Blues Band
2:00pm - 2:45pm Kirk Tamura Trio

3:00pm - 3:45pm Penguin Jazz Quartet
4:00pm - 4:45pm Jennifer Lee & Penguin Jazz Quartet
5:00pm - 5:45pm Blue Monday with Special Guest vocalist Frankye Kelly

6:00pm - 7:00pm Eric Benson Trio

Friday, July 07, 2006

Bill with the Laura Johnson Group at J. J.'s tonight, Sunday

Hey all,

Correction: 7pm tonight!

If you're in the mood to hear the blues, come to J. J.'s Blues in San Jose tonight around 7pm to hear me with the Laura Johnson Group. My man Pat Smith on guitar is truly a blues master, you gotta check this out.

If you're in the mood to hear or play the blues, come back to J. J.'s on Sunday around 5:30pm for the Blues Jam Session featuring us and whoever else shows up. Should be a fun time. Bring yer axe!