beneath the bamboo

(all photos pentax k1000 using fuji superia 800 film except last 3: canon 50D, 100mm macro)

not all of you know that garth and i were engaged while in china in september of 2009 while adopting ellis. we have struggled with setting a date or finding a venue. we have longed for a casual, backyard sort of affair and today, while ambling through our favorite gardens, we stumbled upon a wedding. so, we believe we may have found the perfect spot just for us. beneath the swaying and towering bamboo with acres of green, wind, blooms, and the sound of birds around us.

i think this might be the best plan yet :o) bamboo has long been a favorite plant of mine that has special significance to my healing after the divorce and death of my mother, and i can think of no better place to take our vows and begin our new life as husband and wife.

(ps. all is well in dreamland, thanks for the concern. i have always had powerful, vivid dreams in my life, but only once before do i remember finding myself sleep walking. i am certain exhaustion is the cause, but no worries, a good night's sleep has cured me!)