Cottage Garden Photos
A few weeks ago, I had a super fun time visiting a friend’s garden! I was left completely in awe of all the life and colors within – it was simply stunning! Every inch of the yard had some fascinating flower in bloom and I was mesmerized for over an hour taking photos of almost […]
Filoli Extended Hours Visit
Filoli is one of my FAVORITE places to go photograph! So when they have extended hours and are open even later to the public, I try my best to make a visit. With the onset of summer and the addition of the beautiful outdoor sculpture display, there was so much to see! I went with […]
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for most of my life so when I discovered the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden earlier this month – I was MORE than delighted!!!!!! I love beautiful gardens and who doesn’t love roses!!?! So this was a wonderful discovery for me!!!! Back when I lived in […]
Postcards from Vegas
A couple weeks ago, my husband and I took a quick trip to Las Vegas to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary. Las Vegas, despite it’s bad reputation, is a city that I LOVE!!!!! As a graphic designer & photographer, it really is a feast for the eyes. There are so many lights, colors, unique […]
The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch 2013
Happy Autumn to All! One of my favorite fall festivities in the Bay Area is the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch. It is quite an exciting event and both glass blowers and glass lovers come from far and wide to be a part of it. There are literally thousands of glass pumpkins in every shape, size, […]
Visiting Hearst Castle
Wow – this summer has been a whirlwind! I can’t believe it’s already over and Fall is already here! I want to share photos from one of my summer highlights: Hearst Castle. This year for my husband and my wedding anniversary, we took a road trip down to Pismo Beach to go ATV riding to […]
Spring Bursting Forth in Gamble Gardens
I can’t help but be soooooo delighted when spring begins to awaken and it appears there is hope that this cold bitter winter has an end. On the way home from church on Sundays, we drive by a beautiful garden called the Elizabeth Gamble Gardens in Palo Alto. Quite often I ask my husband to […]
The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
Every autumn I look forward to the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch. It is a Bay Area tradition that started seventeen years ago. It began with only 750 pumpkins but year after year, the event got bigger. This year there are over 8,000 uniquely hand-blown pumpkins crafted by more than 30 glass artisans. It is a […]
Gamble Garden in Bloom
I love flowers! For some reason, I can’t stop photographing them. You might think that after awhile I would start to get tired of them, but I don’t. One of my favorite things to do is go to a beautiful garden and spend hours capturing the amazing blooms from almost every angle and perspective. I […]
Filoli, the best spring tulips in town!
When the weather starts getting warmer and the daffodils have been out for awhile, I start thinking about scheduling my visit to Filoli, my favorite place to go to welcome spring back and enjoy the most gorgeous spring tulips. This has become a tradition for me. Spring-time would be incomplete if I didn’t visit Filoli. […]
