bachelorette

sonoma. june 2012.

my best friend's getting married on saturday.

eastertime

 pescadero. april 2012.

yellow all over

oakland port. may 2012.

bike party ride on a warm night. nothing like dancing to the top 40 next to the giant loading horses. while wearing a  yellow slip. hey, it was a pajama party theme.

happy 75th!

golden gate. may 2012.

looking down between the cracks to the rocking waves.

window mirror glass sky

oakland hills. june 2012.

i have a car now. i stayed late at work for a meeting and got out just as the sun had made up its mind to set. the air was breezy and damp, a little mean, but so refreshing after a long stuffy meeting. the light was fresh and nimble.

i dropped my things at home and sped upwards to the hills, trying to catch the last rays. almost did. top of claremont and then right, park on the side and walk along to the private hill; ignore the sign and wind through the dried grass. right leg hit by nettles. sit on a fallen tree and finally feel the cold (good thing you brought your jacket). watch the fast moving fog that must be forming right there over the bay because you see the break there but it never gets to you. then it finally does. figure out that the place where a darker blue fades to lighter faster that the rest of the sky is the earth's shadow, already overhead. let thoughts trickle through your head, not really paying attention, as the red smog deeps and layers upon itself, like icing.

jump down, walk back. find a shortcut through the windy hill roads. think about all the trips you can take now that you have wheels. think of the next place you want to watch the sunset from.

night lights

east bay bike party, lake merritt. may 2012.

lodge

carizzo plain, ca. march 2012.

beautiful sunset. whispy clouds all across the sky to highlight the changing colors.

tanker

carrizo plain, ca. april 2012.

oh, jellyfish

california academy of sciences. march 2012.

you're upside down, silly!

dawn sky sunday

oakland. march 2012.

a cold spring

 

oakland. march 2012. 

a friend's back yard, after a day of rain. patterns and colors complement and clash. a bucket full of leaves, water and light. metal decorations dark on the surface.

when you know what you like

oakland. march 2012.

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

sticks and string, waving gently

david brower center, berkeley. february 2012.

pink blooms coated in yellow

oakland. march 2012.

plum tree after sunset.

learning to trust yourself to stay upright

oakland ice center. february 2012.

dapled shade dapled sun

edith street. february 2012.

tapas on monday

oakland. february 2012.

thanks, paula, for the cerviche! (a lively snack with a charming bartender.)

spring in the garden

 

 edith street. february 2012.

is it spring if winter never happened? more evidence that the happy ending is more enjoyable if it comes at the end of a struggle. 

also, does anyone know how to read braille? i was under the impression that it was the same as english, but with dots. not so. 

haze and light in layers

san diego. february 2012.

...aka, Hong Kong.

stair you down

san diego. february 2012.

descending from the ped bridge.