Time for the May recap! Still staying at home, mostly, with a couple biking trips around town and one short excursion up to wine country, all very carefully done with only remote hiking and curbside pickups even though restaurants had already reopened in Sonoma. Otherwise, it was all about videochat gatherings, gourmet quarantine, and sewing…
I imagine this is going to be a strange time to look back upon, but April was the month in which sheltering at home really began to feel normal, or at least rather routine. After barely going outside during the first weeks of shelter-in-place, I decided to try and expand my radius and also work…
Well, the month began innocently enough, with meals out with friends, our retreat in Ukiah, and my mom arriving in the Bay. We had already canceled plans to visit Asia but were still considering Paris. Of course things changed very quickly once we entered the second and third weeks of the month. Here in the…
Hello from week two of shelter-in-place. Let’s travel back in time, exactly three weeks ago, when we were still on a small retreat up in Ukiah: five photographers and a designer from our Office of Accountability. We enjoyed home cooked meals, a day at the spa, and then came back to photograph new portraits for…
The first week of March, six of us hopped into two cars and drove north for a two-night retreat in Ukiah. It’s only been two weeks since this trip, but of course our realities have shifted completely since then. I’m incredibly grateful for the continued support of our Office of Accountability community in these uncertain…
What a strange reality we’ve stepped into. Looking back just one month is like looking at a completely different world. But here goes: my monthly recap of February, a.k.a. pre-Covid19 life. Filled with gatherings of all sorts. We start the month with our weekly bike ride to the Ferry Building for the farmer’s market. …
Meet-cute: wedding. Tina was a bridesmaid at her friend’s wedding, when her friend, the bride, called her and Alex out in her speech for being single. Alex came over to say hi, and they started a bicoastal long-distance relationship between New York and San Francisco, until Tina joined him in San Francisco. They’ve traveled the…
The weekend after my birthday, Alex and I took a road trip to Monterey for a quick getaway. We started with a lunch stop in Moss Landing at Phil’s Fish Market & Eatery. Next, a visit to Pacific Grove and heir Monarch butterfly sanctuary. We spotted a few up in the trees, but Monarch counts…
It’s time for our first monthly recap of 2020! I had a wonderful January in the Bay, with the tail end of our Redwood National Park excursion in the beginning, my birthday party in the middle, and a small road trip to Monterey as well. But otherwise, I spent most of my time right here…
I loved meeting up with Yannie and Howard and their little dog Foxy in their neighborhood park for this beautiful engagement session. It’s always fun for me to explore a new spot, and it’s always more meaningful if the couple picks a location that has some personal significance to them! See some of my favorites…
Upon our return from Hawaii, we asked ourselves what we should do for New Year’s. One day later we were en route to the northwestern corner of California, about six hours north, to Redwood National and State Parks. Unlike most National Parks, this one is inextricably entangled with its neighboring state parks and the two…
What an absolutely beautiful day for a proposal at the Golden Gate Bridge. Congratulations to Jordan and John on their Valentine’s Day engagement! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She has become quite adept at hiding in unexpected spots during surprise proposals. Contact her to inquire about your own proposal…