Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Postcards: May in Yosemite






I know I promised photos from Paris... and they're coming. But this week, a colleague was visiting from out of town, who had never been to Yosemite before. So I took the opportunity to show off this magestic national park that I now get to call my "neighborhood." It's been really fun living so close to this amazing place this past year. While I haven't managed to take as much advantage of my annual national parks pass as I'd like, having more access than ever before has let me witness of the changing of the seasons in this place, and I love seeing the panoramas and scenes borne anew with the vicissitudes of light and weather. It always seems as though fresh surprises are in store for me each time I get to visit--the living artistry of it all is inspiring.


May in Yosemite brings...

Shimmering pools tucked into random forest patches
Wildflowers galore, on trees and ground alike
Blue jays skittering from branch to branch overhead
Millipede sightings (cool or ew?)
Squirrels with so much bravado around humans (no feeding the wildlife!)
Quiet nooks under trees, on boulders, for light napping or deep thinking
Fleeting veils of misty waterfalls that glow when graced by the sunshine



Previous Yosemite visits:

Friday, May 8, 2015

Quick update, and a poll!



So, if you have ever wanted evidence of how incredibly strange and awkward of a person I am to interact with in real life, Gabriel Soh of The Dinner Special managed to catch me on video in a podcast interview! That should provide you with some laughs of schadenfreude as you appreciate me getting stumped with questions like, "what blogs do you follow now?" or "Who would you invite to dinner, if you could invite anyone in the world to dinner?"

(You'd think that these questions would be easy, but the head scratchers I'm used to thinking about regularly these days are usually of the type, "What's the best statistical analysis for this data?"!)

(Photo below from Gabriel Soh's podcast.)

In other news, I need your opinion! As summer rolls around, I've been thinking seriously about the future of this blog. I feel so appreciative to have this special space carved out on the internet on which to share snippets of food and photography with you all, but it's time for a bit of an evolution. So here's my question for you, for the next chapter of this blog:

How often would you prefer to see new posts on Desserts for Breakfast?



Finally, it's peony season!

(and P.S. I'll be back soon with a monster post about recent travels in Paris. Stay tuned.)