Okay...I'm seriously considering upgrading my blogger account so I can post photos. Just yesterday I visited Oakland's city center and it's full of funky sculpture. More importantly, SO many flowers are in bloom. I took my camera with me everywhere I went this weekend just to capture the local flora: roses, bougainvillea, bottle brush, cherry trees -- bushes, plants, trees, everything's in bloom. You wouldn't think that you'd even notice spring in such a temperate city, but nature begs to differ.

I'll look into expanding my account.