Over my dead body will I fall behind on this blog.
So, in that grumpy spirit, allow me to post a bunch of mismatched photos that I don’t have time to post separately.
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If you feel like commenting , make sure you say your favorite! xxoo
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A camera lesson involving ASA, apeture, F stop, fading light, golden light, side light, etc.
As Lucy would put it, “Gorgeous!!”
A sunny and warm weekend!
We are off to Kathy’s (next door).
The pool was so quiet you could hear the bees buzzing around the lavender.
Kathy leant Oscar some fun goggles.
Goofing off
A wild turkey, who made a break for it when I showed up.
Happy Booker
My favorite shot of the weekend – click this one to see large
Omi was excited to see all her iris in bloom
The tomato field, prepped for planting
My favorite – I mean really, giant yellow farm roses? Whats not to love?
Giving the dollies a tour
The apple trees are still in bloom
Meet Jake. He belongs to a neighbor.
Teenager Chickens
Oscar can’t quite catch one yet, so Mark helped. I think it’s great when the kids can pet the chickens.
The pony
Friendly butterfly
As close as he could get :)
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Yesterday was my first sighting of a tulip tree in bloom. I didn’t have my camera, so I made a point to come back today. These trees are my favorite, in the whole world, along with Redwoods (duh) and Cypress. And Ginko, and Japanese Maple. And Fig, of course, and Meyer Lemon. Can I say White Oak too? But really, how can you top hundreds of giant pink flowers in trees, all around the city? For the month of February, Tulip trees are my favorite.
I just looked at Wikipedia – the common name is Tulip tree, and they are a member of the Magnolia family. This one is right out side the front of the arboretum, on JFK.
Oscar & Lucy didn’t mind the detour after school. The weather was really warm. They could have been in short sleeves.
We walked down a path behind the Japanese Tea Garden. Lots of Rhododendrons (are those trees? if yes then they are on my list too,) but they aren’t blooming right now.
Here’s to more afternoons wandering around Golden Gate Park.
am so happy to write this post! Cole and Kiera got married, and only these pictures can tell the story properly – my words would not do the wedding justice! It was Amazing. And this slideshow is the biggest one I’ve ever done! In the words of my best friend Kristi, “More is More!” I just hope people have the bandwidth!
Most of the photos in the show were taken by Katie Osgood, Cole and Kiera’s awesome New York based wedding photographer. We’re so happy to have had her and her assistant Heather. Some photos in this show were taken by Chief (A few the black and whites are his medium format film). One important shot is by Kate Darfler, and one is even by the bride herself! (Any guesses?) Thank you to all our photographers!
Also, I want to thank Jim and Jeanette Gilhooly, for being such unbelievably gracious hosts! They took such care, and were so lovely to host us in their home during such an important week! Jeanette, YOU ride shotgun!
And of course, they threw one heck of a party! (As you will see..)
Slideshow notes: you need Flash, so this won’t work in an iPhone. The run time is about 11 minutes. Also, make sure your volume is up!
https://oscarandlucy.com/wp-content/slideshows/2012/c-and-k/
Congratulations! Love you guys!! xxoo
Got my new camera just in time for Christmas.
High Fives all around!
