I had a blast taking photos with my friend and very talented musician Safety Scissors. We had six costume changes, a few dranks, and a whole barrel of laughs.

He has a new record coming out on Bpitch Control called In A Manner Of Sleeping. You can preview it here on www.xlr8r.com

all photos by Seze Devres, 2013

My Botanicals exhibit opens today in Williamsburg.
bconte – 167 N9th St.
Opening is Friday May 3 6-9pm
On view until May 28

I am not much of a beer drinker, but this place blew me away. We tried the tasting and they were all really delicious. Even the wine was good too. Too bad you can only drink these micobrews in Santa Rosa, CA.

love these funny coasters!

Chris Thorpe, the owner of Adastra Vineyards

everything tasted so good, so we joined their wine club…

their healthy mossy reservoir reminded me of Claude Monet

I found the perfect post wine tasting activity (besides napping): tutu shopping at Aubergine Vintage Emporium & Cafe – Sebastopol, CA!

lovely organic vegetable gardens at Lynmar Estate

blooming kale flowers

gorgeous glass walled wine cellar at Lynmar Estate

chair made entirely of used corks

…silly me, I packed my bathing suit, I should have packed my winter hat.  It was freezing!

perfect weather for some Spud Point crab chowda!

the lovely vineyards of Sonoma County

Jes and I had a nice relaxing final two days in India shopping up a storm and watching old Bollywood films in my “Lost in Translation” hotel room.

funny baby portraits

someone handed me a rose

After the wedding Jes and I decided to find a nice quiet place to relax and retreat. We stayed at a the Gopinath Bhavan temple in Vrindavan, India for about a week.

It certainly was a very spiritual space and it gave us time to disconnect from the digital world and connect with our inner world. My days were spent mostly alone relaxing, reading, doing yoga, eating the healthy vegetarian meals they provided for us, and working on my photography.

After 20 years of taking yoga classes, I finally started my own personal morning practice too!

Here is Jes’ more detailed blog post about our week at the women’s ashram.

the highlight of my stay was meeting Tungavidya Devi Dasi, the lovely director of the temple

my room

electricity went out at least once a day, so I would often read by candlelight

we ate our meals on this simple floor

there is a river right outside the temple, but I preferred the cool marble rooms of the temple

I met these lovely ladies at the market in Vrindavan, India.  They make garlands all day for the deities at the temples. As sweet as their flowers, they smiled for my camera while they worked. I guess it is a good business since there are 5,000 temples in Vrindavan!