Winter 2023 At Filoli
January 2023
January this year has brought torrential rain and high wind to our area of Northern California (well throughout the state really). The non-stop rain and the wind are changing the landscape at Filoli. And, I’ve had to stay away and out of the way. The team at Filoli has done an amazing job keeping things in order as you can see from the images below. Let’s hope for a little less rain for awhile soon. Click on an image to view a slideshow.
February 2023
I’ve been in the gardens early this month and I have to say this is one of the coldest Februarys that I remember. (Maybe it’s always this cold and I just don’t remember.) That of course makes for some great images. Aside from the cold, it certainly feels like Spring is headed to Woodside–regardless of what that infamous Groundhog says. Click on an image to view a slideshow.
About this project: 45 Minutes At Filoli
This project originated because my wife and I were looking for a pandemic-friendly afternoon outdoors and we visited Filoli in Woodside, CA. Spring had just begun to coax the blossoms and blooms along and I thought it might be fun to revisit the gardens every week and create a pictorial record of the changes. I decided on two guidelines. First, get in and out in 45 minutes to an hour. Second, go ultra-light by picking a lens from my old lens collection and sticking with that throughout my visit. Mostly, sometimes, I was able to stick with these guidelines. While my visits often stretched longer, trying to keep things simple and work fast gave the project an energy I enjoyed.