hipstamatics

Completely dumbfounded by this print I found on Hipstamatics, the blog about the Hipstamatic app I am absolutely addicted to.  This is one of many featured as a show in a London museum.

(thanks Snailentina)

Parker Fitzgerald

A good friend sent me Parker Fitzgeralds set of polaroids combined with words set last week, thinking I would completely adore it.  She was completely spot on.

series mosaic: outdoor dining

1. Betty Crocker's Outdoor Cookbook (copyright 1961), 2. Outdoor wine and food pairing, 3. Spanish Patio, 4. 6-22-outdoor dining, 5. 080203 Outdoor dining south east, 6. Outdoor Dining in San Gimignano, Tuscany - Italy, 7. outdoor dining, 8. Outdoor dining, 9. modern outdoor dining

Last night, we spent a few hours dining outside, enjoying a perfect summer night sipping wine and nibbling antipasto platters.  Don't you just live for outdoor dining?

Enjoy Your Summer!

Hipstamatic Group on Flickr

1. 105, 2. Day 1/365, 3. iPhone 196/365, 4. °, 5. HIP_300809363.388301, 6. Untitled, 7. Les z'ombres, 8. Untitled, 9. iPhone 365 - Day 179, 10. 53/365 various bokeh, 11. Summertime, 12. Untitled, 13. 8:59, 14. Sweden, 15. idilic, 16. Hipstamatic harbour # 1

I am totally gaga over my Hipstamatic iPhone app and apparently so are 52,000 other people.  It's awesome to see what others capture with the various lens and film choices on this flickr group I just discovered.  Above are a few of my favorites.  May they enrich your Monday viewing pleasure.

For the Love of Light

I am beyond in love with evening summer light right now.  Doesn't the ethereal dreaminess just immediately relax you?  Since this summer is all about patience, I am all about trying to find ways to wait calmly.  These pictures will do until I can grab some of that light my own self.

1. Summer moved on …, 2. Abstract :: Summer, 3. in summers evening light, 4. ~ Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring, my summer wine is really made from all these things. ♥, 5. I Run on the Road Long before i Dance under the light  :: HBW, 6. summer light, 7. Summer Sunshine, 8. summer has a voice, 9. Summer light, 10. Summer Light, 11. for emma, 12. I Think I'm Drunk, 13. Bale Of Straw II, 14. Spinning Gold 3, 15. the constant gardener. ~130~365, 16. Summer / landscape / sunset / rainforest / tropical / palm tree / sun light

More Neko Case

Sick of my crush on Neko Case?  

Well too bad, I am just too smitten.  Apparently, so are most of flickr's members.

Off on a road trip today, and you can bet I'll be inundating my sister

with all Neko's albums.

1. Neko Case @ Meymandi Concert Hall April 7, 2009, 2. Neko Case, 3. I do believe Neko has a case of the vapors, 4. Neko Case #2, 5. Neko Case @ Meymandi Concert Hall April 7, 2009, 6. Neko Case at Stubb's 04, 7. Neko Case @ PCMH, 8. Neko Case, 9. Neko Case, 10. New Pornographers_1, 11. Lollapalooza 2009: Neko Case, 12. Neko Case, 13. Neko Case at Webster Hall, 14. Neko Case 054/365, 15. Neko Case of The New Pornographers, 16. neko case, 17. Neko Case at Lollapalooza 2009, 18. Neko Case, 19. The New Pornographers, 20. Lollapalooza 2009: Neko Case, 21. The New Pornographers - October 13th, 2005 - Webster Hall - Pic046, 22. Neko Case, 23. wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?, 24. The New Pornographers - October 13th, 2005 - Webster Hall - Pic112, 25. Neko Case's legs, 26. neko case (9), 27. Neko Case, 28. 20090418-nekoCase, 29. Neko Case @ Henry Fonda Theater, 30. Neko Case @ Webster Hall

Pretty Photography: Elliot Erwitt

As I was reading this blog on Mother's Day, I feel in love with this picture and decided to check out more of the photographic work of Elliot Erwitt.  Stunning, captivating, powerful. He is called the master of the "indecisive moment."  I can absolutely see why.  

I just put his book, "Personal Best" on my (hugific) Amazon book wish list.

Flickr Crush: Celeste Photography

I've taken to spending a few late nights on flickr, just taking in beauty and inspiration as my "feel good activity." I stumbled upon CelestePhotography and just love the tone, color, and texture of her photos.  Also, she is only 17..which just amazes me.

Wordless: 802 Miles Apart

 ( sunday )( untitled )

Feel Good Activity: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington.

These last few weeks have been rough for a good many people in my life.  One of those lovely people was instructed by her therapist to engage in a "feel good" activity.  What is one thing that you can spend five minutes a day doing that can provide you with positive thought and peace?  Her answer was looking at the ocean, or really any body of water.  She even narrowed it down to which body of water, and decided that Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie,Washington held a special place in her soul.  We decided we needed to find a good picture of the falls to contemplate daily.  I immedately jumped on flickr...and here are a few of my favorites.  

This is also a sneaky manipulation to try to remind Kelly of Washington.

1. Blue mists at Snoqualmie Falls, 2. Snoqualmie Falls, 3. The Fisherman, 4. Snoqualmie Falls


1. Snoqualmie Falls   2. Another perspective of Snoqualmie Falls   3.Snoqualmie Falls, 4. Untitled


1. green water or just a reflection?, 2. Snoqualmie Mist, 3. misty skirts, 4. snoqualmie

She's right.

I already feel refreshed.

What would be YOUR feel-good activity?  

Mine might just be looking at beautiful pictures on flickr...or taking them.

hands on flickr

I've been a bit taken with hands lately.

Such beauty in the human body.

in order of appearance:

honeypieliving

thephotozoo

second.daughter

zeeography

fortimbras

hugh beauchamp

forneron

marjoleink

I absolutely adore this picture.  

The expression, the hair and glasses combination, 

the mug, the ring, the wooden accouterments on the table...

 ( spied yesterday on sfgirlbybay)

WORDLESS

sick day

today I awoke feeling like a zombie...all cracked out on manflesh.  i didn't eat humans per se, but have had a busy social life the last week, so today i needed to excuse myself from my daily assignments and commitments and stare at the delightful drizzle.   i opened my book, found my blanket, and put on my husband's big sweatshirt (he was serving jury duty, so i got the place to myself).  the day was silent and soft.

what do you do to comfort yourself on sick days?

(image credit)

The ever-inspiring abyss we call Flickr...

While I was writing this morning, I got to wanting some images about Ms. Sylvia Plath...so of course popped right on over to Flickr and searched for her.  I hope to share my findings just as soon as I can grab permission from the photographer, but in the mean time I discovered a cool group on Flickr called, "Literary Reference in pictures."  It's basically a quote with a picture, which totally enhances my enjoyment of almost any art...be it paintings, jewelery, or photography.

( 1. regalo o prestito?, 2. and your bird is green, 3. perchance, 4. silently she slowly sipped swirling sweetness )

Ever thought about pairing your work with famous poems?  You KNOW I'm thinking about it now.  Of course, I joined the group.


How's Monday treating you, kids?

wordless: past summer dreaming

(1.beach 2.summer )

wordless wednesday

 ( 1. Cooking, 2. Working, 

3. Strong, with One Lump and a Splash, 4. pumpkin risotto )

Tuesday's Letters

1. Free vintage handwritten letter texture for layers, 2. Letters, 

3. love letter, 4. Letters From An Old Girlfriend

There is nothing quite like receiving a letter, and nothing quite like writing one.  In Thomas Moore's Soul Mates, he talks about how writing a letter invites the soul into the every day and how it is one of the last things in modern society that we seal and intend for one...it provides a natural boundary and encourages us to think of those we are writing with imagination, since they are not actually standing right before us as in conversation.

"Letters take time, usually much more time than talk.  They require a certain level of artfulness and thoughtfulness in expression...Ordinarily in letters, we do not ramble on and on, as we can in speech.  We chose our words more carefully...these everyday aesthetic judgment give art to letters and it is art above all that opens a channel to the soul."

I've had the pleasure of a happy mailbox the last few months, and some of my favorite stationary makes it to the refrigerator to remind me of the relationship and the beauty in post.  The one on my fridge right now is a quote from Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the main figures in the women's suffrage movement.  She says to me via my friend Umber, "Come, Come my conservative friend.  Wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving."

found here

Maybe sometime this week, you can turn off the various screens clamoring for your attention and treat yourself to some time with your loved ones and yourself.

Reminds me of you...

A fall outfit for you, Mrs. Dove?



fashion by Erica Tanov found via bliss

Reminds me of you...

A fall outfit for you, Mrs. Dove?



fashion by Erica Tanov found via bliss