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Autumn Lights Festival, 2022

This year Emma and I volunteered for the Autumn Lights Festival with the bonsai garden. We help set up and also worked the event for two of the nights. Emma was able to explore the festival solo which was very exciting for them.


Setting up the lights of the “river bed.”


photo by Robert


Selfie when we walked around the festival together.


Cute bird house outside of the bonsai garden.


These were my colorful wristbands.

february 2022 in photos


Bird watching in Alameda.


Emma’s favorite outfit this month.


Making valentine’s.


Magnolia tree in our neighborhood.


Looking grown up wearing mama’s robe.


Wearing her cape on our outing to the Oakland museum.


Emma’s self portrait.


Reading to Gene.


Working in the bonsai garden.


I sat by this quince and read “Crying in H Mart” over several afternoons.


My peeps.