A few hours later, I arrived for another day's work at Stanford, and finding myself parking at the top of the medical center parking structure once more, I snapped a few view pictures, the first showing progress on Construction of the Clark Center, and the second showing the Dish silhouetted against the foothills.

A brief article in last week's S.F. Chronicle had alerted me to the installation of a new sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy in the arboretum, and as the sunny weather beckoned, I decided to delay the start of my work day awhile longer.

The installation is located near the entrance to the Art Museum. A sinuous bark path leads off to the piece, which is quite large (composed of 128 tons of cast-away sandstone, that should be no surprise!).

After a bit of contemplation and appreciation, I wandered back to the medical center through the arboretum, stopping here and there for a few more pictures.

That night, Ting and I zoomed across the bay to see McCoy Tyner and friends at Yoshi's. Although we arrived about an hour after the doors opened, we lucked out and got a front row table, off to the side in front of the drummer, Al Foster.

As could be expected from a group composed of such eminent musicians, the show was excellent, and the house was packed thick by the time the band hit the stage. The set ran a little over seventy minutes, and was capped off by a truly impressive rendition of Coltrane's Impressions.

Here's what Phil Elwood had to say about the previous night's show in his article Tyner group penetrates heart of jazz.