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This contented feline is enjoying a summer snooze.
A lone pine tree is silhouetted against the sky.
The Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 is about to reach its peak.
Someone called the police about an overgrown yard. On their own time, this is how APD captains and lieutenants responded.
Flamboyant flowers are blooming around Alameda, but water-wise landscaping has also been embraced by some residents.
Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids share peak. When to look up in Alameda.
Summer flowers brighten an Alameda yard.
Roses are continuing to bloom in gardens around Alameda.
Splendid period architecture is on full display.
This flower has an interesting center.
Keep your eye on the sky this weekend as a full moon illuminates the night sky.
If you haven't spied the shooting stars yet, the peak is still ahead.
"They're having a grand time learning to navigate watercraft through the San Francisco Bay."
Seagulls watch over the estuary and the people who stroll nearby.
Cats formed the original Neighborhood Watch programs!
The U.S.S. Hornet in Alameda, where the astronauts returned, celebrated the moon landing's 55th anniversary.
Some Alameda residents feed squirrels in their backyards. Others favor birds, like this friendly jay.
A peaceful view from Alameda.
These lovely coreopsis take on the July heat.
An Alameda squirrel stretches out in the shade to beat the heat.
This Velvet Queen sunflower towers into the sky.
DoorDash and Uber Eats have nothing on this daddy delivery service.
In recent years, the number of whales swimming in San Francisco Bay has increased dramatically, often with tragic results.
Daisies reach for the sky in Alameda.
Brightly colored flowers are planted together.
Tita Mahoney's morning run provided benefits beyond health.
The beautiful blue sky is decorated with lacy clouds.
The moon will appear large as it peeks over the horizon.
Would you polish this ornament or let the metal naturally take on a patina?
Both its shape and color call to mind a bright summer sun.
Geoff Geiger has looked closely at an everyday item and found beauty in the details.
Julie Haener told Patch that her announcement resulted in "an outpouring of love and support!"
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A beautiful view is made even more lovely by the landscaping.
To the photographer, this fern seems like its own little world.
Bring the family! There are categories for 12 and under, 13 and over, and family.
A dose of cuteness for your holiday weekend.
Mom and dad have their hands full with this growing brood of egrets in a Bay Farm Island tree.
Not as well known as its orange cousin, the state flower, the Matilija Poppy is native to California and northern Mexico.