SF Flower Market and Berkeley adventures

Back from a whirlwind trip! Here are some snaps from my trip up North:

Prettiest doorway in all the land, at my friend's place in Berkeley...completely surrounded by Bougainvillea = my kind of place.

Adorable flower shop The Meadows near the Rockridge Bart stop

Off to the SF Flower Mart, which did not disappoint (even though I was there around 11am on a Saturday, which is like the dead of night for florists.) Here are some of my favorites from the market:

 I wanted to buy all the pomegranate branches, but I was strong and resisted.

Some mixed Celosia, just chilling. 

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And then this happened, and was as dreamy as I could've imagined:

El fin.

NoCal Sneakpeek

My very glamorous day job whisked me away to San Francisco for two weeks, hence the radio silence. Of course I found some flower time, here's a peek (better quality pics coming once I get back to LA). But the flowers here have me completely mesmerized:

Ranuncs 4 ways

Purple plotting

The last few weeks have been unusually...unusual. Here are some purple thoughts I've had recently:

And finally, and not quite as purple-y, some bicycles from Venice I've been meaning to share: