Dahlia days in Northern California

As soon as I hit my boyfriend’s garden in northern California i go crazy photographing the dahlias.

I used to photograph food….did that when I got my first little camera at age 12. Everyone laughed at me…DUH !      that was a few decades ago and now  you can’t get served anywhere until everyone has photographed their plate , tweeted, posted it on FB and on and on : so annoying  and terribly boring……. ( don’t get me started on the subject of foodies… )

So i photograph flowers instead.

In this post I will photograph my flowers as they bloom this summer ….just for the simple pleasure of it.

I just cannot stop…….every morning at 7 am I rush to my pots to see which flower burst open….then at the end of their bloom I cut them to make place for more.

I think that having great vases is just as important as beautiful blooms so usually go to the Oakland  flea market to look for cheap and soulful ceramic vases .  California has a tradition for beautiful craftsmanship when it comes to pottery…from the turn of the century onwards , and the tradition never dies . I have now quite a big assortment , from  30’s Bauer to the modern  sensual ones from Judy Jackson Stoneware , and I am still looking.