Davis Life Magazine

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob and this week I want to just take a pause to express my thanks for the opportunity I’ve had for six months to put out a weekly blog and actually have people read and respond to it.  As my daughter once pointed out, being Walking Bob is pretty much the ideal [...]

Hi. I’m Walking Bob and I was walking along Putah Creek as it winds through U.C. Davis when a jogger-by happened to be playing a song by my favorite group, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Not just any song, but their big hit about Putah Creek.

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob and I spent some time this week in one of my favorite places in town, the Davis Cemetery.   If you only go there for events like the moving Veteran’s Day Ceremony each year, you’re getting a hint at the power of the place, but there is still so much more. Pause [...]

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob and I was walking through John Barovetto Park headed in the direction of Target, although that wasn’t where I was going.   My target was actually a little partial street across Second Street that some people call “George’s Garden.” Several people have suggested that “the guy who used to have that garden [...]

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob and I’m walking by something that many people in Davis have been hearing was “coming soon”, but were never sure would actually arrive, our own Trader Joe’s.  Bringing a Trader Joe’s to Davis has been a dream for many people, but Davis being Davis, that dream wasn’t fulfilled without a few [...]