January 2017 – Bay Area Photos By Kate

Rain Rain Rain

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017Posted in PlacesTagged bayarea, clouds, daffodils, egrets, flowers, rain, robotfaceLeave a comment

It rained so much that we are no longer in a drought. It rained so much, water rolled down the hill, at the bottom of which I live, and through our basement garage leaving waves of mud and leaves in its wake. It rained so much my local Starbucks flooded and I had to go elsewhere for my 6 am coffee.

For about 15 minutes this afternoon, it stopped raining and I took some pictures. Then it started raining again.

Magnolia Details

January 17, 2017Posted in flowers, UncategorizedTagged bayarea, california, canon, canon80d, dslr, flower, magnolia, overcast, photography, seeds, treeLeave a comment

Pink and bright yellow-green with the overcast white sky, these two trees had winter magnolia blossoms in every stage of their life, from bud to seed.

Iridescent Irises

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017Posted in flowers, Plants & ProduceTagged bayarea, canon80d, dslr, flowers, garden, iris, macro, park, photography, siliconvalley1 Comment

I’m keeping an eye on these beauties in San Mateo central park as they bloom in the next few weeks. Flowers around here are clearly excited about all the rain we’ve gotten lately.

In My Neighborhood

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017Posted in Plants & ProduceTagged bayarea, blueskies, burlingame, canon80d, dslr, flowers, neighborhood, photography, pinecone, seeds1 Comment

Hard to believe, but I have never taken my DSLR around my own neighborhood in Burlingame, CA in all this time. I go for walks around my apartment a lot, but usually don’t take a camera other than my iPhone. Well, here is a remedy to that situation: