Day 78: Glass Shop

I wanted to apologize to everyone for not posting the past couple of weeks. I recently got a job as a Web Editor at Smart Meetings magazine. This is my third week there, but it's definitely been an adjustment. And, unfortunately, I haven't had time to take many photos. To prove that I've actually been doing something, you can read some of the blogs I've written for the company here.

Day 78: This past Saturday, Brandon and his friend Santo built a glass shop on our back patio. Brandon's happy because he has a more efficient workspace, and I'm happy because it opened up our patio enough to have a barbeque this past weekend!

Day 64: Carson Falls

Day 64: We went on a three-hour hike to this 90-foot-long waterfall. The landscape was incredibly green, almost like photos of Ireland I've seen in the past.

Day 63: Trampolining on Baker Beach

Day 63: Okay, I didn't exactly take this photo because it's a photo of me, but I asked Brandon to take it from a certain angle so that the bridge was showing in the back. Anyways, some kids brought a trampoline to the beach! As soon as I saw them jumping, I knew I had to do it too. Luckily for me, they were willing to share. What could be better then jumping on a trampoline while looking at the ocean and Golden Gate Bridge?? It's like a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Day 57: Big Sur

Day 57: For those of you that aren't as obsessed with Jack Kerouac as I am (he refers to this area of Cali in several of his books), Big Sur is the part of Highway 1, just south of Monterey, that offers beautiful views of the Pacific coastline. There are also several national forests and rivers in the same area. I definitely recommend going at least once in your life for, not only the views, but the air just smells better there.

Day 55: Seven Sisters

Day 55: Here are the famous seven sister houses in San Francisco off of Alamo Square park. For those of you that grew up in the late 80s, early 90s, you probably know them as the Full House houses, where Danny, Jesse and Joey gave the youth of America several words of wisdom, accompanied by an array of cheesy, elevator music.

Day 45: Community Garden in San Rafael

Day 45: I know the phone booth is random, but I haven't seen a pay phone let alone one in an actual booth for ages!

Day 42: Baker Beach

Day 42: Baker Beach is one of my favorite beaches in San Francisco. The view of the Golden Gate is one of the best in the city and you can watch big freight boats coming into the bay. Luckily for you, I didn't close up of the naked guys playing volleyball in the nudist part of the beach.

Day 40: City Hall

Day 40: City Hall with a Farmer's Market in front of it (below).

Day 39: Tilden Park

Day 39: A couple of weeks ago, I showed you photos of Anza Lake in my "Fog on the Lake" photo. Anza Lake is located in Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills. I go on hikes there often, and here are some more photos of it on a much clearer day.

Day 38: Copper Mountain

Day 38: I realize I haven't updated the blog for a couple of days, but this time I have a good excuse. I've been on vacation at the Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado: Skiing, snow and lots of hot tub time (to recover from the day)!

Day 35: Sausalito

Day 35: Sausalito is a little sailing town north of San Francisco. The city's marinas are filled with citizens that live on the water in houseboats and sailboats. I have to say I've never seen a purple houseboat before...

Day 33: Chicken Coop

Day 33: While this photo is certainly not awe-inspiring by any means, I do think it gives everyone a bit of insight into what Berkeley is all about. As if recycling and city-wide composting wasn't enough, several people also have gardens and raise chickens in the very little yard space that they have. This chicken coop sits in a neighbor's front yard. Very trusting if you ask me...

Day 32: Flower

Day 32: This flower was blooming off of a tree. Again, I'm not very well-educated on the names of trees, so if anyone knows the name of this one, I'd love to hear it!

Day 31: Dolores Park

Day 31: Dolores Park is in San Francisco and is crowded with hoards of San Franciscans every weekend drinking beers, playing dodgeball, and just yesterday, there was a crowd of roughly 15 people running in a circle with their hands grasping a single parachute, as if it were 4th grade gym class. Oh how I love this city!

Day 30: My New Favorite House

Okay, so I realize that I've been slacking on the blog posts lately, and I wanted to apologize. I've been very busy, which I know is not a good excuse, but to be honest, I didn't realize that people were reading it as often as I was posting. I've actually received some e-mails—well one e-mail—asking me what happened to my "one photo a day commitment." And to that, I have no answer, except that I'm going to keep trying my best to add a photo a day. In fact, the photo blog has already paid off. The magazine I work for asked me if I would take some photos for them after seeing my portfolio that contained five photos from my photo project. So, I'm certainly not giving up, although I do admit that there will be days where I won't be able to post. But I will always be back, so no worries...

Day 30: This is a new favorite house of mine. It seems like every day I find a new favorite, but this one is going to stay ahead of the game for a while I think.

Day 22: Glass-blowing

Day 22: Here's a photo of Brandon blowing glass on our back patio. Not to be too advertise-y, but if you want to see some of his finished pieces, click here.

Day 21: Golden Gate Bridge

Day 21: Nighttime view of the Golden Gate Bridge with lovely San Francisco in the background.

Day 18: Church in San Rafael

Day 18: This is a photo that I took on Monday on my lunch break in San Rafael. I love the palm tree next to the beautiful architecture.

Day 16: Berkeley Hills Hike

Day 16: Just behind my house in Berkeley is the Berkeley Hills. I've walked my dog up there multiple times, but only about half way. So today my boyfriend, Brandon, and I decided to trek up the entire hill to see what was at the top. Although the trek was a bit grueling, we made it. And the sights we saw were definitely worth it! Above is a view of the bay with some of the wonderful landscaping that ventured off the property of the house below. Sorry, that's actually the guest house, but you get the picture...A quaint little hiking trail.

Berkeley's famous Sather Tower, "The Campanile" and carillon of UC Berkeley.

Day 15: Sunset

Day 15: I'm not a big fan of chains, but last night we went to Chevy's in Emeryville. It's hard to resist the temptation of half-prize appetizers, dollar-off margaritas and this view from the dock behind it.

Day 14: Fog on the Lake

Day 14: A foggy day at Lake Anza in Tilden Park.

Day 13: Bird Bath

Day 13: It was a warm day in California today. Here's a bird that was bathing on my lunch break. I'm afraid the camera didn't capture the extent of the splashing this little black bird made, but it was quite a sight to see!

Day 11: Snails

I have to admit that I did not take a photo yesterday. Having a guest in town and Valentine's Day got the best of me. But I took two photos today to make up for it.

Day 11: I noticed these two snails on my walk this morning, so I ran home to get my camera. Lucky for me, these slow-moving snails were in the exact same spots as I left them.

Day 9: Napa

Day 9: Here's a photo from the V. Sattui winery that I went to this last Saturday. Even though the grapes have been picked, it's still a picturesque vineyard.

Day 8: View from the Berkeley Hills

I realize a lot of these past photos have been very similar, but I think the view of the bay is one of the prettiest views in the San Francisco bay area. I wanted to share all of the angles I've seen it from because they are very different.

Day 8: This is a view of the bay from Grizzly Peak Road in Berkeley. This is a great spot to take a glass of wine and try and relax a bit. However, one time I did it, and a bunch of high schoolers came up blasting Mariachi music. Not very relaxing...