Ladera

Spotted: Norbert decked out as a gladiator for Halloween

While his hat was toppled in Monday's heavy rainstorm, Norbert — dressed as a gladiator for Halloween — otherwise survived the deluge.

by Linda Hubbard
on October 31, 2021

Spotted: Horses grazing at Webb Ranch

One of the pleasures of walking up and down the hills of Ladera is spotting the horses grazing at adjacent Webb Ranch. These were photographed

by Linda Hubbard
on August 27, 2021

Pool to Pasture kicks off 4th of July in Ladera and Webb Ranch

With no downtown Menlo Park parade to cover, we headed out to the Ladera Recreation Center early this morning to take part in the Pool

by Linda Hubbard
on July 4, 2021

Spotted: Saturn and Jupiter close to conjunction

Emails Ladera resident Cynthia Keely: "This was taken by Bert Keely from our Gabarda driveway on Dec 20th. You can see the moons!"

by Linda Hubbard
on December 22, 2020

Ladera celebrates the holidays with luminaries

The planned Holiday Stroll in Ladera was cancelled due to stay-at-home, no gathering orders in effect, but the spirit of the event was on display

by Linda Hubbard
on December 21, 2020

Spotted: Colorful candy chalk art in Ladera

On a recent walk in the Ladera neighborhood, we came upon this colorful candy chalk art looking almost real enough to eat!

by Linda Hubbard
on October 3, 2020

Spotted: Norbert the dino ready to start school

Norbert the Ladera neighborhood dinosaur is all decked to to start school. Alas, a Zoom outage, now fixed, almost impacted the Las Lomitas School District

by Linda Hubbard
on August 24, 2020

Norbert the dinosaur is decked out for the 4th of July

While this 4th of July will be quieter for many due to the pandemic, leave it to Norbert the Ladera dinosaur to get in the

by Linda Hubbard
on July 3, 2020

Norbert the dinosaur wishes everyone “Happy Earth Day!”

Walking the hills of the Ladera neighborhood this morning, we were instantly cheered by Norbert the dinosaur's Earth Day outfit. He was sporting butterfly wings

by Linda Hubbard
on April 22, 2020

Sonoo Thadaney champions physicians being present with patients with non-profit Presence

It's rare when the name of an organization so squarely aligns with its purpose. But such is the case with Presence, which Ladera resident Sonoo

by Linda Hubbard
on May 16, 2018