" But calm ,white calm,was born into a swan"

~Elisabeth Coatsworth

feeling anything but today

Bradyn and Jesse part 3

"It's the little details that are vital, 

 Little things make big things happen"

John Wooden

It's coming

I felt it in the air this morning.

                                             The Coming of Fall from Kevin Burg on Vimeo.

Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.  Coincidence?  I think not!  ~Author Unknown

Flickr inspiration

 

check out these inspiring artists

1. One Peony, 2. Life is a long song, 3. Manhattan to Brooklyn~, 4. Cloudberry Marmelade, 5. wire whisk, 6. ., 7. Untitled, 8. nostalgie d'été

“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others.

We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.

Care for those around you.

Look past your differences.

Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made.

And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses.

To give is to love. To withhold is to wither.

Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.”
Kent Nerburn

my daughter has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new camera. she has been saving and planing for her graduation trip to Italy in the fall and wanted a good camera to take with her. it arrived this morning and i am going to pick her up from school and take her out for lunch and make opening it a special occasion. many years ago ,  after all my first camera changed my life!

i have been missing my 365 project lately , feeling uninspired and longing for an excuse to have my camera in my hands. i am a project oriented person , i need to have deadlines and goals but i don't have the time or desire this year for a complete 365. last night i revisited marta's blog and discovered she was doing a hue and texture project a simple ,weekly SOOC project and thought it was a perfect fit for me right now.
since Valentines day is tomorrow PINK was the perfect place to start.

if i could do a styled shoot  , right this moment...

just daydreaming on a dreary night!

images via urban outfitters , 

jcrew 

icing designs

style me pretty

Valentines Day is coming

inspired by pink today

1. Ranunculus, 2. noosa family portraits, 3. ghosts, 4. Pink popsicles!

when i was doing my 365 project,  a lot of people asked me ... do i look at the world that way ?
do i" see" in pictures ... well the answer is yes! i have probably always seen that way but my
project really sharpened that skill. with a sideways glance , everywhere i look i see images i wish i had captured. sometimes i  grab my camera , other times i am  "to busy" and others the moments are gone as soon as i recognize them. several times a day it appears , the corner of a room, the way the light is suddenly laying on an object , something , or someone i see around town. more often than not they remain as images uncaptured , after all i have a normal life with things to do.
when i saw this video on a friends blog , i was fascinated. how great it would be to wander around a city anonymously taking pictures

if you love fashion you will want to see this too!

a shortcut to riches is to subtract from our desires..

Petrarch

i love design so one the first thing i am excted about in 2011, is redoing my branding

no that doesn't involve a cow! but rather all the logos and paperwork for my business.

it will take a LOT of computer time but who cares , it is the dead of winter.

in the next weeks you will see a few changes to the blog or maybe several as i change my mind

as always comment and feedback are very much appreciated so if you see something

 you love/hate let me know!

these are some of my starting points

2011 is going to be filled with some great adventures can't wait to share them with you

a little sweetness this morning

look and listen

Fly Me Away by Little and Ashley

Find more artists like Little and Ashley at Myspace Music

i am having a hard time appreciating the weather these days, i have clients lined up waiting for some warm weather shots but the warm weather does not seem to be happening. in the mean time i try and appreciate these days for what they are, you have to admit...

it feels like fall

check out these inspiring Flickr artists...happy monday!

1. holding on , 2. Little Miss Moss, 3. Aquel que ama lo que hace esta benditamente condenado al exito. -F. Cabral-, 4. oh, fig trees..., 5. to touch the earth, 6. 153/365...

just because saturdays are for sleeping in!
these stop motion videos fascinate me hundreds of images go into even the shortest one, enjoy...

things i love thurs

beautiful things in my favorite color...white!

1. DSC_1389-2, 2. 263/365 new normal, 3. Princess Delila, 4. Untitled, 5. A Jar Full of Wishes, 6. waiting to be posed..., 7. Untitled, 8. P4281922_edited-1 - Copy, 9. outta here..., 10. chasing the spring

one of my first Flickr contacts was the lovely Christina. my grandfather was from Denmark so i loved seeing all the beautiful images she took from her native country. she has a wonderful blog , and right now an amazing give away. be sure to check her out here