Pre-spring and catchup (warning: lots of pink)

Wouldn't it be nice if I could keep up with my blog more regularly? Every time I post here, I feel like there are too many pictures! I have to narrow everything down so much.





This winter has been amazingly sunny and warm compared to usual. So even though it's still pretty bare outside, there are a lot of things blooming if you look a little closer.


But you don't have to look very closely down in California, where I was last weekend. My friend and I made a road trip down to Yuba City for the holiday weekend, and the weather was soooo awesome. Plus, orchards were blooming all over and it felt more like March than April.

This is from the drive down. I didn't drive at all on that trip, so I got to look out the window and take pictures!

Mount Shasta. I wanna pop...I wanna Shhhhasta! Grape, please.

Down in YC, we mostly hung out playing games and enjoying the backyard. My parents have a pond, and there are often frogs hanging out by the filter, so I kept checking under the lid for them. This funny guy liked to balance beam on the edge. Comfortable!

Some Cyclamen growing in the yard.

We took a walk, and there were lots of Japanese magnolia trees in full bloom.

And cherry (or whatevs) trees.

It was a great trip! Not pictured: lots of unhealthy food from my favorite places, Dania coming over for games and dinner, Starbucks iced tea, Valentine candy, a drive around town to look at my old houses and schools, a smooth drive both ways (especially coming back!). I'm so happy we went.

Okay, we're back in Oregon. Today I went to Deepwood and Bush Park because I'm doing an engagement portrait session there tomorrow (yay!) and wanted to look at some possible locations.

I went a little camellia crazy, and I'll probably take more later. They're just so dang pretty!

I also got hung up on the delicate little flowering bushes. I love photographing color and texture this way.

And I loooove the smooth green background on some of these. Thanks, grass!

I took lots of pictures of these and I don't even know what they're called. But I love the feminine look of these photos.

These are adorable.

Nope, we're not done with the camellias. This is just funny-cool how there are two back to back.

These had a different sort of edging than I usually see.

Daphne isn't all that interesting to look at, but the scent is so awesome that they get a picture anyway.

Thanks for looking! I have more to say and show you, so hopefully I'll get it together and post a few times this week. Now I need some Coke Zero.