During a recent visit to the campus of UC Davis, Dorothy and I took a walk to explore the area. I of course had my camera in hand and captured several scenic images of Davis. We enjoyed a small creek covered with thick green algae, and the ducks swimming there with no wake or trail. One had a beak covered with the algae.
![Thick algae on the water](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4338.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![ducks mired in thick algae](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4345.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
We discovered the US Bicycling Hall of Fame is in Davis.
![US Bicycling hall of fame](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4242.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
And … fitting for the area was this bike of a homeless person filled with discarded recycling.
![homeless person's bike](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4239.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Dogs and Cats
We encountered various pets along the way, from a missing cat to three dogs out for a stroll without having to walk.
![Notice of lost cat on a utility pole](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4243.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![Three dogs in a jogging stroller](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4248.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Along one of the trails that we took were dozens of eucalyptus trees of different varieties. Fortunately most had signs, because Dorothy was fascinated to know what each was.
![Pink Ironbark eucalyptus tree](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4360.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Walking around the UC Davis campus we saw this beautiful street with a canopy of huge trees.
![US Davis campus tree covered street](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160723_Davis-4263.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)