I wonder if years from now I will remember where my weekends went. Just in case I don’t, this is what I did on the 2nd weekend of April in 2010.
::FRIDAY::
It began with two new pairs of shoes on sale, which is a nice way to start a weekend. I can’t wear flats; my arches are too high and by the end of the day everything hurts from the shins down. These are nice. They have a very low heel, maybe an inch. It’s just enough of a heel, if you ask me.
On Friday evening we went over to my in-laws to celebrate Easter.� Last year’s shirt is too big on me. (Yay!) This year’s boobs remain the size of genetically modified casaba melons.� (Boo!)
::SATURDAY::
On Saturday we did stuff around the house. The Mister picked weeds and I went to Target for exciting things like diapers and cleaning supplies.
We ate Chipotle for lunch.
I swept all the floors, did a few loads of laundry (no folding), and cleared off the dining room table. The Mister and Mikey went to see the Angels with my brother-in-law and niece. Hmm. I stayed up late reading.
::SUNDAY::
My brother and sister-in-law gave me yellow tulips on Easter. I admired them all week, and every time I passed them I reminded myself to take a picture before they faded. I was a bit annoyed I didn’t get to it until Sunday morning, but now I am glad for the delay. The picture is far more interesting with the tulips beginning to falter.
Then I noticed the orange blossoms outside my kitchen door. Did you know that an orange blossom has tucked inside a little baby orange? It’s true. Look.
We went to church. Our church has a new priest and he is quite awesome.
Afterwards we went for breakfast and in the parking lot bumped into the guy who sells strawberries out of the back of his pick-up truck. You guys, you have to try these strawberries.
Sunday is the official day to walk around the neighborhood and take pictures of flowers, don’t you know.� It’s pretty easy to do here in the Inland Empire.� The people around here like to putter in their gardens.
I saw Spanish Lavender.
And, of course, twenty million orange trees.
I don’t know what this papery pansy-like flower is, but the interior looked like it was housing a pearl.
I don’t know what this blue cone is called, either.� And you don’t even want to know how many pictures I had to take to get one that is only moderately blurry.
What do you make of that mesh bag hanging with the bird-feeder? Is it another type of feeder?
In between all these flowers I finished one book and started another.
That was my weekend.� How was yours?
These photos make me feel warm inside. Hooray for spring!!! (for you, not me ) And wow your church is just so architecturally beautiful, really stunning.
Yay, new priest!
Sounds like a glorious weekend! sigh. I love your church … so beautiful. And new shoes … so exciting. I feel your pain on the flat business. Also, I have small feet … so I can’t wear those cute little flats with a high toe area (I don’t know what to call it … they just barely cover the toes) … because they make my feet look stumpy. Like you need to know this. But there it is.
Gorgeous photos! I must get out and take some photos of the Arizona desert while it’s still in bloom *puts on the list of things to do that are more fun that the other million things to do*
I read that “Love Walked In” book last year…. curious to see what you think of it! I thought it was great at the beginning (if, admittedly, on the fluffy side), then got kind of weird, then ended better than I would have guessed from the middle. My mom LOVED ‘A Girl Named Zippy’ and it’s on my list, too. Are you on Goodreads?
Oh Jules, oh Jules! First off, beautiful pictures :) Looks like a wonderful weekend. Mine personally was surrounded by loads and loads of food because it was my birthday, yay for me!
But what I am most excited about is the book! I am a little blurry eyed from staying up late myself reading the one you just started. For the first 50-60 pages I was enjoying it, but not devouring it. But yesterday it took a turn and I’m loving it. Her writing is ordinarily superb; I feel like she’s just having a conversation with her reader. It’s like she’s not trying too hard you know? Thanks again for the recommendation and I hope you enjoy it too!
lovely photo diary. wish i could remember to stop and take a couple photos myself! think a string tied around my finger might do it?
Thanks everyone! :) May I recommend a similar weekend photo diary? It was really, really fun. A bit of a pain to edit and put together, but still fun.
Kate–I am on Good Reads! You can find me there via my blog email address. :)
Happy Birthday, Andrea! Bleary eyed is good. I can’t wait!
Great photos. I may try to do a weekend photo diary. This weekend actually yielded two posts for the Penelope site. Different for me, bc I don’t often blog about my daily life. This weekend was fertile, though, I guess.
And, I stayed up Friday night finishing Belong to Me. Loved it.
That strawberry looks fake, it’s so pretty! Beautiful photos! I enjoyed reading about your weekend.
Looks and sounds like a lovely weekend!
First of all may I just say how I much I love that outfit you were wearing?! Everything was just so cute! Those shoes look adorable, gotta love the bargains on shoes!
Those pictures look wonderful, you really are great at taking them ;)
I’m in awe by the place you live: everything looks so beautiful and full of spring.
Maybe I should go out more and look for some beauty around me.
Now the strawberries…my favourite fruit ever! They look so gorgeous and juicy :)
You had a very productive and fun weekend, I’m so jealous! hehehe
Besitos,
Joy xxx
We have been having lovely weather and really nice weekends.
I’m jealous of the orange trees, yum!
Joy–you should go out and look for beauty because if I can find it, you can. Those of you outside southern CA wouldn’t know this, but many people in LA and Orange counties consider the Inland Empire the arm pit of southern CA. Not so, I say. :)
Hahahah “the arm pit of sourthern CA” love it! hahaha
Well to be honest, Gloucester is a very beautiful place, but the city itself is in need of care and attention in my opinion. I would really have to go out looking further afield while you seem to find those beauties on your doorstep?
What Jules say is true.
A lot of people in Southern California do think that about the Inland Empire, though for me it’s because of the traffic not the scenery! I can empathize however because a lot of people think that in Ventura County (also in Southern CA), we’re all a bunch of farmers. Not so! And there are FAR worse places to live than surrounded by lush green fields! … unless allergies are a problem for you!
Great pics Jules!
Ah ha, look at all the pretty pics! You had me at the shoes…
Hi, I’m new to blogging and I stumbled across your blog and I’ve been having a little look and I love the quality of your photos. They are really sharp and bright. I’m in need to purchase a new camera so I was wondering if you could please tell me what kind of camera you use?
thanks!
Hi Natasha!
I use a Nikon D60. For a long time I used a regular point and shoot that cost more than $150. I hope this helps. :)
Best,
Jules
I was just going to ask about the camera too – I love your photos, always! I just switched over to a Nikon D60 too in the summertime and love it!
What do you think about your new reads?
I read “Love Walked In’ last year and loved it! I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did.
Wow. I do miss Fresh SoCal Strawberries. They’re like strawberry-flavored sugar, and they don’t taste the same anywhere else.
Sooo pretty. Looks like you had a fabulous weekend!
I’ll be in SoCal again in a week or so…and your post is making me look forward to it even more.
P.S. Shoes are very, very cute.. and they always make a weekend better!
Your pictures are beautiful. There are so many awesome things blooming right now in the IE. We live in an very agricultural area of the IE and I drive by a flower growing field on the way to drop off my son at school, I really want to take my camera down there and ask the nursery if I can take some pics, it is absolutely beautiful.
I love the Mikey wore his Dodger cap to the Angels game. ;) Go Dodgers!
The shoes are from Lucky and I bought them at Macys. They aren’t on the website, but I found them on endless in dark brown: http://www.endless.com/dp/B002FGUUSE?tag=endlesscj-20&linkCode=asn
Janet–Yay! Another IE mom. :)
Beautiful Pictures! FYI, the other bird feeder is called a “finch sock” that holds thistle, which finches particularly love! If you get goldfinches in SoCal, I definitely recommend getting one, because they are beautiful birds to watch!
I read Zippy a year or so ago… it made me laugh, and sometimes that’s all you need, ya know?