cuteness alert

 

I just couldn't help myself...

these photos are just too

stinkin' cute not to be shared! 

More here...

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comfortable

 

This picture makes my heart so happy.

It feels so familiar and comfortable,

and somehow like the world is just 

a little better knowing that other 

person is there with you...

*more on the photo here

magic

Isn't this image magical?

Reading what the photographer

had to say about it was 

pretty lovely too, if you like

that sort of thing...

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tools

I am crazy for this picture. It makes

me think of Daddy and hard work and all 

the jobs we did together as a family.  

 

I also love the dim and dusty feeling of the 

space.  You can almost put yourself at 

that gritty workbench, which I really enjoy.

 It's so interesting to me how our ideas 

of beauty are so shaped by what 

holds memories for us. What images

always reach out and grab you?

*image

pretty food

I'm feeling more than a little smitten with 

these gorgeous food shots...

I can't decide if I want to devour

everything pictured, rush to the kitchen

and start cooking up a storm, or go

grab my camera to start photographing

everything in sight! 

*More here from this cookbook.

the day after...

It's no secret that I'm currently obsessing

over all things wedding related,

but I have to confess that I've been holding

onto these images for much longer than

I've been planning a wedding.

This gorgeous couple 

(who got married in Anguilla!) 

asked their super talented photographers

to do a relaxed, beach shoot of them 

on the day after the wedding.

Genius, right?

I love these pictures.

They are beautiful, so happy,

and make me so excited to

get married already!

Go take a peek at the

rest of them here...

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welcome, friday.

This picture makes my heart happy - especially on a grey morning like this one. The colors are so luscious, and I think the perspective, atmosphere, and lovely bokeh action make for a really wonderful image. (Am I weird for loving a random picture so much, or are there others out there like me?)

It's been a busy couple of weeks around these parts, and I'm very much looking forward to a mellow Saturday...once I conquer Friday. (Lots to do at work, plus an opening tonight which makes for a pretty long day.)

Hope your day is happy, lovelies!


*image via tumblr

happy friday!

This is another one of the animal photos that I've been sitting on for a while and can't seem to come up with a reason to post. So I figured that on this day when I'm at home with the family, still digesting all that turkey & pie, I would show off his sweet face. Just because I can.

Today Sister and I plan to go take artsy photos up at our old family property for her thesis project, and she's asked me to be her model. While that's weird and I feel completely unqualified, I'm all about it...so I'll report later how my first modeling experiment goes!

Hope your Friday is filled with lots of leftovers and joy!


*image via This Is Reverb

color!

For a rainy day such as today, I thought a little splash of color would be nice!

Here's hoping that your day isn't at all dreary...


*image & color via pine to the pacific

some pretty for your day...

I have been smitten with these gorgeous interior photos ever since Desire to Inspire featured them a few months ago.

They are a tiny slice of the work of Helen Norman, a very talented photographer who shoots a variety of subject matter.


And yes, not going to lie, these blue cabinets really threw me for a loop the first time I looked through her portfolio.

Now I love them.

(Sorry, Mom. I can hear you in my head saying how dated they will look in just a few years, but right now I think they are really pretty.)



Check out the rest of her portfolio - there are hundreds more beautiful images.

And lots of inspiration - both for the photographers and designers among us.


*all photos via Helen Norman