The old wooden trestle for the railroad tracks that paralleled William Ave. and extended east. It, as well as the tracks, are gone today, and a smaller bridge for the bike trail is in its place.

The dry stalk in the foregound is the ubiquitous, yellow-blossoming fennel or finocchio, Foeniculum vulgare, sometimes mislabeled sweet anise. We always called it ladies' chewing tobacco. It's not a native plant, but an Old World invader, possibly dating back to the Spanish Mission days.

click thumbnail for another photo of the old railroad tracks

Kodachrome slides by Will Penna