My story of getting kicked out of the Japanese Friendship Gardens
2 Apr
Oh Weddings! I love photographing them! One big, long, happy party! This is Yesenia and Rafael. They married in North Phoenix at a beautiful church after which we took them to the Japanese Friendship Gardens for a photo shoot. This was before we were kicked out. The part that gets me is that they let us pay to get in. CLEARLY she was a bride and he was a groom. While we were photographing them, the director of the park told us we had to pay $100 an hour or we had to leave. I had just spent ten minutes setting up the most perfect pinhole image and was not able to expose it. She escorted us out. HA! Oh the trouble photographers cause. I’m just not sure why they didn’t tell us that at the gate, before we paid to get in.
So my parents have left Arizona… without buying a house. At least they found an area of town they liked and have a pretty good idea what certain prices will get them. Those are important bits of information to know the answers to.
I took them to dinner last night at Two Hippies Magic Mushroom Burgers. It was pretty tasty. While we waited we had the potato skins. My family all had burgers and Gary and I had hot dogs. I haven’t had a hot dog in a LOOOONG time and it was delish! They apparently make their hot dogs and hamburgers there. I’m not really sure what that means, but it sounds good. I also split a root beer last night! yum! I don’t drink soda but occasionally a few times a year I will have a root beer. It was cheep and tasty, and was all hippied out inside, so I think I will definitely go back when I’m in the area.
THEN! We took my parents to The Gelato Spot. SO SO SO good!!! I always get a scoop of coconut, and something else, but coconut must always be on the bottom so I can savor it last. My other scoop last night was tiramisu, which was excellent, but definitely not in the same category as coconut. Coconut gelato is in a category by it self. Nothing, and I mean nothing could beat it!
My intentions:
Today I intend to answer a lot of emails.
Today I intend to work on my website.
Today I intend to get LOTS OF reviews on Yelp.
I intend to have a solo show at a well known gallery in 2008.
I intend to photograph 2-3 weddings a month.
I intend to make my most fabulous living from doing photography.
Have a super wonderful day!
I stumbled upon your blog whilst googling pinhole photography (I’m gearing up to make my first pinhole camera… or cameraS, since they seem like they’re going to be addicting!). The portrait is beautiful, but I had to comment about coconut gelato – I’ve only ever had what they sell at the gelato bar at Whole Foods, but that stuff is to die for! Swoon! Coconut gelato and pinholes forevah!
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Perfect goals, Sheila!
Aha! so you’re a gelato fan too! I like it so much I could eat it for breakfast. My favorite combo is any gelato flavor (usually chocolate) over a scoop of pistachio. Your pinhole wedding photos are wonderful!