light takes the tree

Finally made it to the Morton Arboretum last Sunday. Oh, nature-starved me, oh my. It's the best time of year in the Midwest! HELLO, COLORS, AND GOODBYE…

city in a garden

February snowfall in Michigan. (Then a month later it was 80°.)



B. in his new room at his grp home. So proud.



Karyn's on Green. Everyday the 14th.





Kate takes Chicago for AWP weekend.



Bang Bang Pie Shop.



Amazing BCP.



Wallace Berman's Semina at the Center for Book & Paper Arts.



Sonnenzimmer at Expo 72.



Inspecting "lines" at a post-AWP party.



The entire suite had a Sherlock Holmes vibe.



Out of Africa on the mirror.



Tissue paper flowers with the Misericordia ladies.



View from the Modern Wing during mid-March summer.



Rainforest Cafe with my favorite kids.





Easy to love.



Post-work cupcakes.



Scofflaw.

the skeleton always gets up and walks

January in California...



Sister yard in LA.



CaCao Mexicatessan.



Tacos: corn truffle; squash blossoms & poblano strips; zucchini, squash & corn.



Making ice melt for an art project.



Black Bananas vid shoot.



Lisa at Sage.



Putting the 'li'l' in li'l sis.



Bravolebrity spottings are the only celeb spottings that matter. (I'm looking at you, Martin Lawrence-Bullard, and you, Camille G!)



Amazing fries found here.



LA Free Music Society.



Dan preparing his famous raw pineapple dessert.





Raw dinner at Rob & Lisa's.





Loved this hike.













Laurel Canyon.



Canter's.



M Cafe.





Big Sur: I have always wanted to visit...





...I fell in love in no time.



Brunch at Deetjen's.











The lovely Jaime L.





Camp photo.





Into the woods.



Hiked to this waterfall in heels.



Dance party.



Nepenthe.











A party fit for a queen/Russian tsarina.















Annabel.



Henry Miller Library.



Dan decided we should stop in Solvang on the way back to LA so I could taste some wine. 'Twas not the height of tourist season.



Becca & Kurt's Venice abode.





Josey.



Malibu.







OMG.



Pell & Becca at Axe.



Back to Laurel Canyon.



Blue Nights in the backyard.



Trails.



Dave & Amanda in LA!



Griffith Park.









Pizza in the Valley.



My first time doing private room karaoke.







Between Abigail's flawless "Wuthering Heights" and Dirk's amazing Eastern Euro style, it was the greatest.



Farmers Market.



Hike to Sturtevant Falls.







L.L. Bean catalog?





Thanks, Golden State. See you again soon.