the last day

The last day of preschool... even though it doesn't quite feel like it, summer vacation is here. What will we do with ourselves?


Have a great weekend! -A.

green

Tonight the "Mistress of the Property" or "Miss I Have to be In Everyone's Business All The Time" (3rd photo) and I took a walk around the yard to see what was blooming, and growing. We discovered the earth still dark from yesterday's rain, and bright greens everywhere . I love the ferns when they are just starting to uncurl their leaves.

blue spring

Practicing my people skills this month... I really need to get some new models (my kids are so sick of the camera.) I think most photographer's children are either really good, or really bad when the camera comes out. I have the bad ones. Any cooperation from mine are because I bribe them with chocolate chips, one for each picture. Tonight it was ice cream...

art and paper!

Happy Monday, and what a great day it is... the new Poppy Talk Handmade Market is up, and it is fabulous. Affordable art and paper goods! I am in love.
I haven't even made it too all of the shops yet, but I am discovering new artists with every click.
Some of my favorites so far are Paper Shcmaper, Dolan Geiman, Leah Giberson, and Black Rabbit. And, I am sure my list will continue to grow....

Ahhhh...May, I have been waiting for you for so long, and now that you are here, you are just as lovely as I imagined. The weather has been great. After last weekend my garden is almost half planted, and filled with tons of fresh new soil. We still have the sore muscles to prove it.
Still the best is yet to come as I wait not so patiently for this. Just 23 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes, but whose counting? And, on that same day a wedding! The more I think about it the more excited I am. It is my first official wedding and if I am not here much until then, it is because I am off reading, planning and practicing, how to best tell the story of their day. I know some of you photograph weddings frequently, any advice? The photos above are from my flickr favorites, be sure to visit their links below, and be prepared to be inspired!

1. odette's world, 2. pillows and suitcases, 3. Rain Down, 4. 53, 5. my life is simple, 6. Untitled, 7. Bicycle, 8. ., 9. Thank you

choices

I am ready for the weekend...
Hope you are too!

(Yes, I spent all my J.Crew gift Christmas gift certificate on flip-flops. There were probably many things there I need more than shoes, but it was really fun.)

Last week the weather was gorgeous, and I took way too many photographs. Now I am unsure what to do with them all, how to process them, what size to sell, etc. I may need a few days to figure out a plan.

In the mean time, I give you tiny dancers (it doesn't get any cuter than this.) And, these shoes.
I really love them, but they look a bit too small for me. If you're a size 7, you're in luck!

Happy Earth Day to all!

My husband just called me to tell me that there is some good things happening down at the Capitol, so I think we are going to head over there and hand a few ChicoBags out to any of the important law making people who may be wandering about. It is a gorgeous day, so it's not hard to talk me into an outing. I haven't been downtown in a long time, and just maybe I can get him to buy me lunch.

For the rest of you ChicoBags are 10% off (through tomorrow). Just enter the discount code: Chico10 in the promo code section when you are checking out. And, this pretty little Columbine is now in my shop!
Enjoy your day!

magnolia

Magnolias for your Monday...and maybe the rest of the week too. So many of my favorite trees are starting to bloom. This group in particular is like a giant canopy created by three trees that have grown together. And, they look even lovelier through my polaroid. I have added the middle photo to my shop!

cheers

Cheers!

(Thanks Jodi for the wine, I was so happy to rediscover it last night after a long day. Somehow I ended up alone with 5 kids here, enough said.)

green

bits of spring green for your Thursday...