bike ride scenes

maci britt March 6, 2021

One of my favorite routes around the city takes me through Golden Gate Park, the Inner Richmond, Presidio Heights, Pac Heights, Russian Hill, Fort Mason, the Marina, and the Presidio.

sunset at the cliff house

maci britt March 4, 2021

Forever one of my favorite places to catch the sunset. 💕

happy birthday maddie

maci britt March 2, 2021

We celebrated Maddie with a bottle of wine, a beautiful sunset, little candles instead of sparklers (the corner store was out), and Indian pizza.

almond blossom season

maci britt February 16, 2021

Maddie, Leyna, & I spent the long weekend at my parents’ house and it was so lovely ✨ Living in the city, I definitely miss being there for the short period of time when the orchards are all white and pink 😍 Even though the trees weren’t quite in full bloom, I’m so glad I was able to get a little glimpse this year and share it with my friends too!

moments of joy

maci britt February 1, 2021

“[Moments of joy] come when they come. They are always sudden and quick and unrepeatable. The unspeakable joy sometimes of just being alive. The miracle sometimes of being just who we are with the blue sky and the green grass, the faces of our friends and the waves of the ocean, being just what they are.”
-Frederick Buechner

scenes from christmas "vacation"

maci britt January 31, 2021

We got our Christmas tree the week before Thanksgiving, because why not? Maddie made beautiful ornaments from dried orange slices and a garland made from wine corks (#onbrand) ☺️ I love how cozy the lights make our house feel.

california poppies (video!)

maci britt January 14, 2021

A quarantine project ✨

We were a couple of months into shelter-in-place here in SF. Maddie couldn’t work but still needed to dance. I needed something to do in the afternoon that didn’t involve sitting in a coffee shop. We both needed to get outside.

sunset reservoir

maci britt November 19, 2020

“Most of the time we forget to notice this place where we live—because we’re so used to it, because we get so caught up in whatever our work is, whatever our lives are—but every once and so often maybe we notice and are filled. “He restoreth my soul,” is the way the psalm says it. For a little while the scales fall from our eyes and we actually see the beauty and holiness and mystery of the world around us, and then from deeper down even than our hunger, restoring comes, nourishment comes. You can’t make it happen. You can’t make it last. But it is a glimpse, a whisper. Maybe it is all we can handle.”

—Frederick Buechner

heidrun meadery

maci britt November 19, 2020

We had this weekend outing to Point Reyes planned for a Saturday. That morning, we got the best news that turned the whole day into one of celebration—light, relieved, and [for a short time] carefree.

Heidrun Meadery was the most delightful place to spend the afternoon. We sipped meads under olive trees. We snacked on bread and cheese. We talked and laughed, enjoying the setting and the company.

Good for the soul. ✨

easter in the pink house

maci britt April 12, 2020

“…if Lent is a time to give things up, Easter ought to be a time to take things up. Champagne for breakfast again—well, of course.”
-N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope

Pink House Easter brunch, quarantine edition.

whale watching in monterey

maci britt March 10, 2020

This was an incredible experience!! My friend Liz gave me the whale watching tour for a birthday gift, and we made a weekend out of it, staying overnight in Carmel. It was so fun to be out on the water, and even more fun to see orcas in the wild! 😎

scenes from the headlands

maci britt March 6, 2020

I love it up here. 😍

scenes from the botanical garden

maci britt February 12, 2019

A few weekends ago I found myself with a completely free Saturday. I thought about going to a museum, but it was too last-minute to get a free ticket with my library card. So I decided on a trip to the SF Botanical Garden instead. Just me, my camera, and 55 acres of beautiful plants (oh, and a croissant from Arizmendi)—sounded like a pretty perfect Saturday plan.

The magnolias were in bloom, so it was extra beautiful this particular weekend!

scenes from colorado

maci britt February 12, 2019

I’m laughing at myself as I compile these photos. Laughing because it took 18 months for me to share photos from Meegan’s time in CA, and laughing because it took 8 months for me to share these photos of my time with Meegan in CO. Progress, I guess?