Valentine's Day

(Yes, I know I'm a day late. Please ignore that fact for me.)

A little over three years ago, Evan and I went on our first date. And because we were both slightly dorky, and didn't have any brilliant ideas of what to do, we decided to go to the zoo.

The rest, as they say, was history. That zoo trip was the beginning of something that took us both to Thailand together, and then through many, many different countries, finally plopping us both back down here in San Francisco three years later.

So this year to celebrate and reminisce we decided to go to the zoo again. On Valentine's Day, which is close enough to our anniversary that we figured we could celebrate both at the same time. I was excited, I brought my camera with my long zoom and my 50mm prime.

But, such is life, we got to the zoo and the line was around the block, so we decided to reconsider. Evan, being the amazing boyfriend that he is, suggested that we drive down the coast and stop along the way so that I could take some pictures. What could be more perfect than that?

We had an amazing day.

Beach

Went to the beach today as part of our Valentines Day (more on that tomorrow), and I happened to just love this view of the wall that separates the beach from the street level. And this little girl (or boy - not sure) in the bottom corner of the shot just made it for me. Plus the silhouettes of all the people in the distance - love them!

For all of you suffering through snowy winters, I just want to make you feel a little better: yes, I have a beach, but I have to wear a sweater when I go. It's not a beach for swimming or tanning, exactly.

Blue Eyes

Actually, her other eye is brown, but I took a little poetic license.

Skyline

Another small piece of San Francisco, delivered straight to you!

Swap!

Inspired by Sandra Juto's lovely blog, I have decided to have a swap.

The way it works is pretty simple. I am pretty much addicted to hot beverages, can't go a day without them - most of my friends will agree that they hardly ever see me in the morning without a mug in my hand - and so, I propose a trade.

You send me the makings of a delicious hot beverage, be it tea, coffee, hot chocolate, something more exotic, whatever! and I will send you an 8x10 print of any photo of your choice from my blog.

At the moment I think I can only manage five swaps, but maybe in the future I'll do something a little more ambitious. You can sign up in the comments, and I will swap with the first five to comment. Please mention in the comments which photo you would like a print of.

I'm so excited to try this out!

Late Afternoon

I was searching for a decisive moment image here, I must have waited ten minutes or more at this vantage point for someone to walk across the street without too many cars in the intersection. In a perfect world, I would have liked to see no cars there, but it just wasn't happening and the light was changing too quickly, so I settled for this frame, which at least conveys a bit of what I was going for.