Carmel

chris and i took a mini vacation to the beach town near monterey; Carmel

ok, i didnt take this picture, but this picture is so cute!

parakeets

i babysat my friend nikki's parakeets for a week. they were great! and so in love with each other they hardly noticed me

this was the female

and this is the male

foodz?

Bernard Field Station

I took an afternoon walk in the Bernard Field Station to clear my mind before the avalanche of finals work for the semester fell... and brought the cam

bushtit on a mission

curious black phoebe

soaring

8 month anniversary with chris

chris jumped a fence on his way back from training to nab this beauty to surprise me... sorry (and thanks) original owner!

sequoia national park

only brought the disposable for this camping trip, i liked this picture best.

Joshua Tree

remembered the tripod!

special notes: we saw some California Quail and a Roadrunner the next morning! very exciting!!!! but my batteries were dead!!!! bahhhh humbug

Zion National Park

its only a California Condor, no big deal or anything