Annabella

simple spirit

Driving around my little city * in this season of joy * there are elaborate houses * with equally elaborate decorations * all beautiful *  deserving of the oohs and ahhhs of passersby * the one that warms my heart * the one I drive by on purpose * so my heart will smile * a simple little tree * pretty little lights * lanterns faded but determined * it says very simply * very subtly * Merry Christmas *

An Obsession

Her name is Diana

I will tell

her story

a bit later

so excited

so renewed.

I heart the Crosley

I used to cook all the time

when my kids were little

then they became teens

with sketchy schedules that were hard to coordinate

so I pretty much stopped

but we missed our family time

and began to hate takeout

so I am making a resurgence in the kitchen

I love to listen to music in the kitchen

especially Frank Sinatra and Patsy Cline

(not together of course !)

Multiple IPOD docks have made my kitchen home

for a day

or two

One may have even lasted a week

before one of the afore mentioned teens steals it.

I have found the solution

the perfect dock for my kitchen

the dock that screams my name

and I think (crossing fingers) they won’t steal

because they are not cool enough to know

THIS IS COOL!

The Crosley is a radio and an IPOD dock from Urban Outfitters

It was back ordered when I purchased but arrived much quicker than I anticipated

very excited!

winter blues

The weather is cold

The sun is hidden

most days

I officially have

the winter blues

trying to

dig deep inside

for inspiration

to find the beauty

in this season

a quick jaunt

through my

flickr favs helped

1. misty days., 2. Goodnight Moon, 3. BALLOONS, 4. Untitled, 5. Biscayne Bay, 6. end of dreaming, 7. In a green field, 8. red coat, 9. V, 10. cab, 11. smell my feet, 12. Untitled, 13. Offering Warmth, 14. autumn walk, 15. Untitled, 16. "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...

captured

This is why my camera stays in my car.

The unplanned

Unstaged

reality of everyday life

captured.

I think this car rocks.

It’s photography...Not cooking

Where better to find inspiration

for capturing green

the grocery store produce aisle

where green abounds

confession: I am not a cook

don’t really love food

I grab my greens

thinking only of capturing the colors

and how the light will hit them

am caught off guard

when the sweet "sacker man" says

while holding artichokes

"how do you cook these"

“huh" I reply

"do you bake them"

“oh yes I bake them"

"for how long and what temp"

Me clearly shaken

“can’t remember but I have a recipe"

Oh what a tangled web we weave ...

I lied to an innocent "sacker man"

so as not to admit

I can’t cook

and the artichokes

are going to have their picture made.

today I have

 

thread

 

brussell sprouts

and pears

Artichoke (uncooked) pictures coming tomorrow...

 

xoxo

anna

over the back fence

my next door neighbor

is a genius at gardening

the green thumb

she has

I often look

over the fence

in awe

and envy

but try as I might

my yard can’t compete

so I relish

in the stolen moments

taking photo’s

of her beauty

her expressions

of creativity

I can’t grow them

but I can shoot them

(she says with a smile)

 

xoxo

anna

green doors

“Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea." Jim Rohn

City girls go Country

A text message early Saturday morning ….

“Hey Mom, lets take pics today”

Rylie and her friends have been wanting a “photo shoot” for months now … problem is their schedules are impossible.

But Saturday found all but one of the girls free … so we jumped on it.

Usually we go to campus or something kind of urban but this time they said

“We want to go to the country”

So after making one stop at a building I have been stalking forever

I took

Four City girls to the Country

 

 

It was simply the BEST day

we laughed until our sides hurt

we sand our hearts out

and I think I captured their 15 year old spirits pretty well.

We’ve planned another girls road trip in a couple of weeks

along Route 66….I can’t wait

My city girls kind of liked the country.

feeling green

i adore the color

of green apples

especially against the

starkness of a

white smooth crock

sitting on my table

in the dining room

I have found so much color inspiration here, the Poppy talk blog is amazing .

I will continue to follow this challenge

as a weekly

inspiration for seeing

that which I often miss

So this is green week,

can you find you own green to

inspire, speak to, or just make us fall in love

if so please share with me...I would love to see them.

xoxo

anna