Friday, June 7, 2013

TGIF: The Berkeley Hills in June



While in the UK, I had a chance to hike through the British countryside, and though the sheer green-ness of it all was stunning (and charming, replete with fluffy baby sheep and long stone walls), it left my native California heart a little home-sick, craving the rolling gold hills of the aptly-nicknamed Golden State.

So the first chance I got this week, I escaped to the Berkeley Hills to see some of the proper California "countryside" that I grew up with. And it was really the Bay Area in all its glory--the golden grass, the tall, refreshingly-scented eucalyptus trees that creak in the wind, the wild blackberries glistening alluringly behind poison oak, ...and of course, the beautiful fog of Bay Area summers that tumbles in each evening, fast and furious from the ocean. Oh, California, I really do love you so.


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15 comments:

  1. Naomi@TheOccasionalIndulgenceJune 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Such beautiful images of nature. I've always loved fog!

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  2. VictoriaJune 7, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    i loved the gif one! such a good idea!
    oh, and the country side... to die for.

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  3. Vickie SimonsJune 8, 2013 at 4:34 AM

    so gorgeous!

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  4. The Desert EchoJune 8, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  5. AmandaJune 8, 2013 at 5:43 AM

    Lovely. There is nothing like California summer coastal dynamic of the air's high water content and the land's insistence on remaining dry. So good to find a like-minded soul!

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  6. AmandaJune 8, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Lovely. There is nothing like California's summer spectacle of the air's water content and the landscape's insistence on becoming quite dry. So happy to find a like-minded soul!

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  7. petal and plumeJune 8, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    so much greenery. so fresh and lush..
    xx
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  8. leaJune 8, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Beautiful post! Besides the close up photograph of you, my favorite was the dense fog with the trees. I miss California!

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  9. shihbakesJune 8, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    That's actually not me in the photo--it's my friend, Andrea.

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  10. karin@yumandmoreJune 10, 2013 at 12:23 AM

    gorgeous pictures that really capture the atmosphere of thos Berkeley Hills. been hking there before so beautiful!

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  11. KamiJune 10, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    I'm in love with your photography style! I recently started a site, nodietsallowed.com, and trying to learn from amazing bloggers like yourself. Thank you for providing such beautiful photos!

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  12. CindyJune 10, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    Ahhh! Steph! Andrea! Hiiiiii :)

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  13. ErandiJune 10, 2013 at 7:47 PM

    Where in Berkeley is this? I live here and I'd love to hike in that area. It's so beautiful!

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  14. shihbakesJune 10, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    This is the Nimitz Trail that starts at Inspiration Point, off Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden.

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  15. Todd @ HonestlyYUMJune 18, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    Love this..my home!!! Yay!

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