Santa Rosa Garden Club - Sonoma County Event Photographer

Being an active member of the community is an important part of my life and one thing that I enjoy is seeing how others choose to give back.  One such person is my talented and beautiful Aunt, who is currently the President of the Santa Rosa Garden Club.  Despite the recent blog posts based on gardening related activities, I do not have a green thumb - whatsoever.  In fact, a family member was asking me what happened to the hydrangeas that were planted in our backyard and I could not recall them being planted, much less removed.  That is all my husbands house territory.

That being said, I do highly enjoy the beauty of landscapes and celebrating the gardening talents of others. 

Last Wednesday, the Santa Rosa Garden Club held a successful fundraiser with acclaimed author Elizabeth Murray who shared images and stories from her time spend at Claude Monet's Giverny estate.  To state that I was impressed is an understatement - her images and words were inspiring.  The event was a first class operation led by volunteers and included some of my favorite things - fragrant colorful flowers, mouth watering desserts and champagne!

 I assumed that the floral arrangements would be pretty and I just love it when my assumptions turned out correct :)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  The desserts were all homemade traditional New Zealand feasts of color - is your mouth watering yet?  If not, there is another dessert picture in a few moments...

 One of the arrangements outside was placed in a blue and white vase, which coincidentally Elizabeth discussed in her presentation, as Monet had the same vase pattern on his front porch.  My Aunt was so excited about her vase selection!

  

  Since I did not receive a photo model release from the 150 attendees, I am not including any "people" pictures, except the one below of the audience outline against one of Elizabeth's pictures of the garden grounds and resident cat.  The leading lines of the flowers and the pathway are just spectacular - what a great photo taking opportunity!

  

  

  Thank you Aunt Susan and the rest of the Santa Rosa Garden Club - it was an honor to witness such a great community event.  Your passion for landscapes, for beauty and for getting a "younger" generation involved in gardening is admirable and appreciated by many. xoxo