mission san miguel. july 2013.

after years of seeing this well-maintained mission on the side of the 101, i finally stopped to explore. a lovely church and mission, still and unbothered, crumbling and stately. a few pictures, a brief mediation on the creaky pews, a peak in the entrance fountain, now filled with koi.

corporate oakland

oakland. july 2012.

glassy skyline

 

 oakland. july 2012.

when you know what you like

oakland. march 2012.

on the day of the marathon; cloudy, but not rainy. cool.

tilt up sun down

adeline street, west oakland. october 2011.



who knows what the future holds
or where the cards may fall
but if you don't come out west with me
you many never know at all

come out west and see


an excerpt from west, by lucinda williams

decoration

martinez. october 2011.

at the end of the street

jack london. september 2011.

late evening on a thursday. a beautiful, well-designed building and two port horses, unused, sitting in the low light.

solidarity

occupy oakland. november 2011.

wallflower

emeryville, ca. september 2011.

this building is going to be torn down, and is actually quite a nice building, but has seen too many years of neglect to be salvaged. the issue at this point is that there are homeless people living inside who would probably be crushed when the building fell down in the next earthquake. so down it comes now. in the meanwhile, this dandelion has somehow taken root in the mortar between two bricks. 

square crest

 

walnut grove, ca. july 2011. 

best vanilla its-it of my life. triathlon the next day. hot, but not too hot. a drive along the winding delta roads. a slower life, just outside the window.

dusk

marin headlands. july 2011.

sarah and brian's wedding, as dusk fell over the ocean.

warehouse with tree

emeryville. june 2011.

this building is slated to become self-storage, after sitting vacant for years. i'll be taking the application to the planning commission for a study session on july 28. bound to be a blast.

city hall

oakland. may, 2011.

start 'em young

Emeryville. 2010.

Night Hospital

Angel Island. 2010.

A Graduation. So Proud.

Ithaca, NY. 2009.

Walking into the landscape architecture school, for Dana's graduation last May. I like the just-rained-on-us sky visible under the building, and the tree standing solitary on the left, in front of the square windows. I like the quiet air of pride and I-never-doubted-it celebration we held around us as our large group waltzed into the small space and ate all the appetizers. Like we owned the place.

Lofts + Retail

East LA (the gentrified part, not the scary part). 2009.

Sitting outside in the sun, supposedly doing work for a group meeting. Really just shooting the shit, boasting about how much work we all have, feeling the sun on our faces, slowly getting too hot.

Ran into someone I knew from Boston. We talked for a few minutes, caught up. I love it when the world feels like a small place.

(I miss LA.)