California 2013

I've had the following photos sitting around, waiting to be edited and posted for the last month and a half, and I haven't been very good about shooting and blogging on a regular basis. I love it, and I miss it, but each year that passes seems to go by a little faster than the last. I remember how in my teens it felt like I had all the time in the world, and now most days I don't feel like I have enough. I think in order for me to continue shooting regularly I need to just mount that darn camera of mine to my hand and take it with me everywhere I go. I don't have the time that I used to, doing a shoot on a whim when I've got a streak of inspiration. Days are too full now.
I've booked a trip to New York City for August 1st through the 6th. I'm going to be visiting a friend, as well as making it into a photographing adventure. My plan is to shoot as much as possible and sink back into the pool of love for taking pictures that I've managed to dry up, simply by not making my photography a priority in my life. I also just plain and simple need an adventure in a far away place to fulfill my wanderlust wishes. ;)

Back in May I flew to California for my cousin's wedding. I've visited the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara area a few times in the last few years, but this was the first time I'd been to a more northern part of the state in a long time. I spent most of my days in Sacramento, seeing as that's where my family was, but I took a short trip to San Francisco for Mother's Day with my mamma, aunt, and her grandson.