Sorry for the lack of recent posts on the blog, we just came back from California where we had a road trip vacation combined with a family wedding – can’t beat that! After all the driving and hectic schedule of a wedding it was great to round off the vacation in the Californian wine country. We stayed at an amazing house in Sebastopol with a winery and tasting rooms just a ten minute walk down the most picturesque lane you could imagine. All the photos above are at the house and its grounds, also featuring “King” – the adorable dog of the owner who enjoyed mixing with guests. It was such a perfect setting we couldn’t resist getting our  daughter’s flower-girl dress on once more for a brief evening portrait session.

On our last day in California last week  we had fun taking photographs in and around the de Young art museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate park. The building itself is an interesting design by the same architect who designed China’s Olympic Bird’s Nest stadium, as our architecture-mad son was quick to point out. It is clad in copper with lots of circular designs and perforations, which is echoed in the large display in the main lobby. In time the brown copper walls will turn green with age to blend in fully with the park setting.