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Retired software engineer who grew up in Montana, went to Montana State College in Bozeman, and moved to California to work at Stanford Research Institute (SRI). Carto's Logbook is about photography, travel and adventure; Mt. Maurice Times is tall tales mostly biographical; Carto's Library is about books I've read and liked.

Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background of Red Hoop Fountain

A quiet spring day on Stanford -- Shumway Fountain

A quiet spring day at Stanford — Shumway Fountain

It’s the week after graduation at Stanford and a lone student reads in the background of Shumway Fountain.

Called the Red Hoop, Shumway Fountain is between Green and Meyer Libraries – usually a busy lunch and study spot, it was almost deserted today.

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This photo of the fountain from another vantage shows the unmistakable windows of Cubberley Hall through a wall of water.

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