An early Spring arrived, and for the first time in my adult life February wasn't miserable. I was even a little sad for it to go by so fast. 

January skies

“I do an awful lot of thinking and dreaming about things in the past and the future - the timelessness of the rocks and the hills - all the people who have existed there. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.”― Andrew Wyeth

Slowdive at Neptune Theater
Seattle, WA / November 14th

I came across this book at an gallery on my birthday, and have decided that this will be the general theme of my 35th year on this planet. 

Kaufmann Desert House by Richard Neutra - Palm Springs, CA / It doesn't look like much from the road, but this house is a dream and I finally got to see it!

It's no Julius Shulman photo, but it'll do.

To celebrate my 35th year on this planet, that wonderful husband of mine brought me back to my happy place. A handful of days spent lounging by the pool, wandering around town, eating really good food, drinking and jenga at a tiki bar, exploring Joshua Tree, and driving around my favorite mid-century neighborhood seeing some serious dream houses. It couldn't have been better, and it was the trip that made me realize my adventures with California are just beginning again. We arrived back to Seattle after eleven p.m. to a windy rain storm. It was depressing, but SeaTac was playing Temple of the Dog when we got off the plane, and I was instantly okay with being home.

Seattle Aquarium  / September 10th

Kerry Park - Seattle, WA 

Mt. Rainier from West Seattle Bridge - September 13th


September began with a visit from my parents. We ran around non-stop, and I felt like a tourist in my own town, falling in love with this place all over again. I'll always do what I can to convince them to make a move west, or at least another trip.

Manzanita, OR

Nelscott Beach - Lincoln City, OR

Depoe Bay, OR 

Beach house vibes - LaConner, WA / July 5th 

Camping at La Wis Wis - GIfford Pinchot National Forest, WA - July 11th - 13th

Mt. Rainier from White River Road - Ashford, WA / July 11th

Seattle from a boat - Elliott Bay, WA / July 25th

Wine tasting weekend - Yakima, WA / July 26th & 27th

Marina Beach Dog Park - Edmonds, WA / June 21st

                         

NF 6410 - Skykomish, WA / June 21st                     

Park Place - Seattle, WA / June 11th

                        

 

Freeway Park - Seattle WA / May 2014

I'm really in love with the brutalist vibes of Freeway Park and the surrounding convention center downtown. 

   

Various snaps from Palm Spring CA / April & May 2014 

Flying over the Salton Sea

Somewhere over Arizona

I always forget how much I miss California until I visit. Damn.