Bonnie Hawthorne Photography

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When I went to baby Jasper’s shower a few weeks ago, Derich casually suggested we do some pictures sometime. People often casually suggest we do pictures, but more often than not it doesn’t happen, or at least doesn’t happen right away. But since baby Jasper is most likely going to arrive on his due date (that’s my prediction anyway—May 27, which is a full moon) we realized we didn’t have much time.

I’ve gotta say, I was a little reticent to take preggers photos. I knew people who did them professionally back in the day. They always struck me as somewhat cheesy. Luckily, there ain’t nothing cheesy about Noëlle, Jasper’s mommy. Not only that, but she makes pregnancy look like it’s the easiest thing in the world. She was doing things like hopping up onto a step stool to tape up a silk, or moving furniture out of my way.  I kept saying, STOP IT! Derich will be so mad at me if I break you!

I will not be surprised to hear that Noëlle has a half hour labor and gently brings Jasper into the world while sipping a Kombucha and doing yoga. Yes, she’s that awesome!

This is my favorite time of year in Los Angeles. Lots of plants and trees—not just my dear friends the Jacaranda—are turning purple. And since my favorite color combination is purple and green, I find just walking around to be a heavenly experience. Also, the air is full of the smell of Jasmine, it’s not brutally hot yet and the hills aren’t on fire. Paradise.

I saw my first fully blooming Jacaranda of the year this weekend. It seems that the ones on the West Side always go first. Now I’m trying to decide if I should continue with my series of photos of them. You can see the series thus far under photos/Jacaranda. Guess I’ll know when I see the one that stops me in my tracks.

So very excited that the video I produced for Etsy is up on their blog. I had such a blast making this, hanging out with Claire at her studio in Long Beach. And I can’t give a big enough shout out to Adrian Prohaska for doing the music. This was his first attempt at scoring for video and I must say, he nailed it. All you Producer friends, get him while you can still afford him. Seriously.

Oh and big thanks to the folks at Etsy!