Gardens & Art
The week of July 4th we stayed in LA. As we always seem to do when we're down there, we visited a beautiful garden and saw some amazing art & architecture. I think something about them just calls to our cameras and we can't stay away. This time it was the LA Arboretum and the Getty Villa.
I had not been to the Arboretum in years... probably since High School. Mae was fascinated by the peacocks & geese. They weren't shy either, a peacock got about 18 inches from my face and gave me a look like "who are you?".
Check out that super lens!! I'll be dreaming about getting one myself for a *long* time. My cheap little Tamron telephoto did ok at capturing a dragonfly.
The Getty Villa in Malibu is someplace I want to go back to when I have a chance to actually stand still for a bit. Laura is finally old enough to "do" museums but Mae has gotten to the age where she won't sit still in a carrier or stroller that long. I made the best of it and got a few pictures of the Villa and a few of the girls.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
3rd Place
I almost forgot... I won 3rd place at the county fair for my lotus picture. Yay!! I also got an honorable mention for my LA skyline at night image. Here they are:
A day in San Francisco
Heat wave... well at least it was the weekend of the summer solstice. Autumn had a dance performance at Pier 39 in San Francisco and we thought we were going to get lucky and escape the heat. I guess that was somewhat true since it was 105 degrees at home and only 95 degrees in San Francisco that day. The idea of 95 degrees in San Francisco still makes me shake my head.
It was an beautiful day in SF. I think everyone in the city was out enjoying it too. I know we did.
The dance performance was great too. Autumn tried to avoid the camera all day but once she started dancing, I got her. She had to look my way and be smiling! Sneaky me!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Smoke-filled sunsets
The wildfires this summer were not near us but they did send us lots of smoke and ash. They also gave us some stunning sunsets. I spent a couple evenings at the Baywood Pier trying to capture the amazing colors.
June 10th:
June 11th:
Saturday, August 02, 2008
She sells sea shells...
Has it really been since June 9th that I posted. Oops! I guess summer has been moving faster than I thought. I am going to try to play catch-up in August. The pictures may come out of order, but who can tell besides me anyway?
Here are some seashore images from June.
And last, my three girls at the beach (yes, in sweaters... love that CA June gloom):
