raspberry pancakes

2011-12-15T10:47:00.003-05:00

raspberry-pancakes.tumblr.com

Kitten Little

2011-01-17T11:08:00.000-05:00

did they make you smile?

[photos from hello neëst]

Conscious

2011-01-13T14:36:00.000-05:00

aware of everything around you
but unaware of the right thing to say
the right thing to do
how do you loosen up?

[variations on the word sleep]

Goals

2011-01-10T11:10:00.000-05:00

when you take a photograph, which is your aim:

to give the ordinary new beauty
or simply
to capture a breathtaking moment

[flickr]

Living In My Own World

2010-10-05T15:34:00.000-04:00

sometimes i feel like i have a separate life within my head
divergent narration

[photos by maggie lochtenberg]

Dance in the Clouds

2010-09-29T10:02:00.000-04:00

smile a little bit!
why do we like feeling sad?

Close Your Mind

2010-09-26T12:58:00.000-04:00

how do things make you feel?
marie edwards photos

Summer's Over

2010-09-24T10:44:00.000-04:00

work starts piling up
don't forget to be inspired
deep breaths

i'll try too

[photos by rowena r and marie edwards photos]

Do Something Nice Today

2010-08-04T08:06:00.000-04:00

show someone you love them

Ghostknees

2010-07-31T16:54:00.000-04:00

fall foliage and lonesome trails
create images teeming with striking beauty

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghostknees]

Rooms Filled With Books

2010-07-22T08:14:00.000-04:00

instantly cultured and delightful
surrounded by tales new and old
where do you let books take you?

Get Creative

2010-07-19T12:09:00.000-04:00

make something

inspired by peas and needles

If The Sun Would Come Out

2010-07-10T07:42:00.000-04:00

We could prance about in flowered sundresses
Or lay face down in the sand
Too bad it's all engulfed in fog
What else is hiding?

Rushing Water

2010-06-28T23:05:00.000-04:00

[my photos]

which would you rather hear:
the softly flowing water of a nearby stream
or the screech of breaks and blaring horns

protect our planet

Loneliness

2010-06-26T17:48:00.000-04:00

when you get lonely
and think you cannot spend one more moment sitting here alone
but then when trying to sit up
your legs are like lead, arms like ice
what can make it better?
sad&uninspired

[photos by seaembraces]

Summer Is Calling

2010-06-23T08:55:00.000-04:00

so pick up the phone
tell her you're coming
to experience her love
jump on a trampoline
swim in a pool
her sun will embrace
what will you do?

[summertime by rowena r]

I Wish I Could Go Back In Time

2010-06-21T07:43:00.000-04:00

wear pretty dresses
eat from pretty dishes

be a part of history
in tangible books or albums
not so destructible
what happens when the internet disappears?

[photos found by baie.]

Take a Stroll

2010-06-18T13:22:00.000-04:00

[my photographs]

Maybe if we walk enough
One day our feet will leave the ground
We can go anywhere
Do anything
Be anyone

White Walls

2010-06-08T23:42:00.000-04:00

a blank canvas
ready to be covered
with any pretty little thing
smile evoking
inspire yourself

[pictures from weheartit.com]

Groovin'...

2010-06-03T14:30:00.000-04:00

on a Sunday afternoon

Really couldn't get away too soon

I can't imagine anything that's better
The world is ours whenever we're together
There ain't a place I'd like to be instead of . . .
Groovin' . . . down a crowded avenue
Doin' anything we like to do
There's always lots of things that we can see
We can be anyone we want to be
And all those happy people we could meet

The Young Rascals: Groovin'
[beautiful summer photos by beehives]

Life

2010-06-01T01:23:00.001-04:00

if someone is beautiful - tell them
if something is inspiring - photograph it
if something looks fun - do it

today will only happen once; make it count

[photos by crimson.apple]

Masks

2010-05-20T14:56:00.000-04:00

being pretty doesn't make it real

[photos from weheartit.com]

wonder: what hides beneath my mask?
if we wanted others to know, would it be put on each morning?
too scared to take it off

May Flowers

2010-05-17T17:12:00.000-04:00

fields of daffodils and
sweet gusts of lavender and
handfuls of pansies:
let's make daisy chains

Snapshot

2010-05-14T17:04:00.000-04:00

These are the moments

Capture them
They're never coming back.

Sunkissed

2010-05-11T18:11:00.000-04:00

all photos from weheartit.com

let's call for freckles
for sunshine
for lemonade
and for sand
let's call for summer -
maybe if we yell together, it will come faster

Cake

2010-05-09T00:27:00.000-04:00

if you could have one wish,
what would it be?

New

2010-04-14T23:00:00.000-04:00

when you see your future in front of you
do you look forward or back?

“A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow”
-Anna Mary Robertson Moses

Lace and Tea

2010-04-10T03:01:00.000-04:00

pretty please?

Crown of Braids

2010-04-08T07:01:00.000-04:00

beautiful braids: conjuring images of spring picnics, music festivals, and frolics through fields of wildflowers

easyfreshfemininemuch better than a crown of thorns...

Simple Pleasures

2010-04-04T19:51:00.000-04:00

Life's simple joys are often what makes it worth living. They consist of where we go when we're feeling sad, who we surround ourselves with for a good laugh, or what brings a smile to our faces. Where would we be without the little things?

Simple Pleasures:

dipping my toes in cool water
taking a pretty polaroid
cashmere sweaters
lifting my face to the rain
picking a perfect flower
robin's egg blue
squishing my toes in the sand
soft chiffon
crying from laughter
seeing the sun stream through the curtains

Rejection

2010-04-02T13:12:00.000-04:00

It happens to everyone.

Why it occurs is insignificant --
Our reactions, however, speak volumes

will you fall down or rise above?

Sometimes I Think I Can Fly

2010-03-30T19:24:00.000-04:00

I'll touch the moon
Touch the sky
I don't need a destination
Just to feel my feet leave the ground
Weightless.

Teacups and Rose Petals

2010-03-28T09:25:00.000-04:00

What pretty things surround you?
Take a moment to look around

photos via taste the rainbow

We often get so caught up in analyzing and searching for meaning, that we forget to step back and take in our surroundings. We pass by the beauty in our lives without a second glance, too eager to pursue the future. Let's close our eyes, take a deep breath, and truly experience now.

Beach House

2010-03-25T19:25:00.000-04:00

The sun warms your face
The sand crunches softly between your toes
The breeze gently flutters the curtains
The waves lap at the shore
At the beach house
first photo from weheartit.com

Springtime

2010-03-24T05:34:00.000-04:00

springtime calls for:

a dance in the woods
bicycles
hair braids, daisy chains
and paper cranes

with a handful of berries
photos from bee hives, [the drifter and the gypsy], laura marie scot t, and weheartit.com

Simplicity is Beautiful

2010-03-22T04:42:00.000-04:00

Sometimes things are at their finest when the outer layers are stripped away, the makeup is washed off, and the walls lose all decoration -

"simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo da Vinci
all photos from ohsweetnuthin on flickr

Prettiness

2010-03-19T22:55:00.000-04:00

stop and smell the roses
photos from weheartit.com

Escape

2010-03-14T19:55:00.000-04:00

lose the time
lose the place
close your mind
enter your space
what do you see when you close your eyes

Smile!

2010-03-13T13:04:00.001-05:00

just let it out
and let go
cheers for happiness

Eleanor Hardwick

2010-03-11T05:11:00.000-05:00

http://eleanorhardwick.com/

half a diary and half a love letter to everything exquisite
a medley of brilliance and beauty

2010-03-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

photos from weheartit.com

Take Me Away

2010-03-09T04:12:00.000-05:00

It doesn't matter how we get there,

as long as we're going -

Anywhere.

Monday Mixtape: Rainy Days

2010-03-08T19:40:00.000-05:00

1. Rainy Saturday - Brown Recluse Sings

2. Zebra - Beach House
3. Woods - Bon Iver
4. Cape Canaveral - Conor Oberst

5. Raincoat Song - The Decemberists
6. Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine
7. Waterfall - Daniel Rossen

Let's Play Pretend

2010-03-02T18:53:00.000-05:00

All you need are faith and trust...
And a little bit of pixie dust!

Where are we going?

Will you take a left at the pond
or a right at the tree
Turn down that lane
or sail off with me?
Any way, we'll be free.

Monday Mixtape: Breezy Afternoon

2010-03-01T03:01:00.000-05:00

1. The Blessed Breeze - Fruit Bats
2. Mary's Market - God Help the Girl
3. Would You Come With Me - The Elected
4. Who Knows Who Cares - Local Natives
5. Heavy Storm - First Aid Kit
6. Quelqu'un M'a Dit - Carla Bruni
7. Just A Ride - Jem

Another Week

2010-02-28T15:16:00.000-05:00

always aim for the moon
because if you miss,
you'll still land among the stars

Rainy Day

2010-02-27T15:59:00.000-05:00

because the rain pours down today

the flowers will bloom tomorrow

"Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby."
- Langston Hughes

New Beginnings

2010-02-27T01:37:00.001-05:00

We're always ready for the carriage ride into the sunset before the final credits of the movie. . .a beautiful ending for a perfect new beginning -

you can make it happen

Pretty in Pink

2010-02-24T17:02:00.000-05:00

source: frankie magazine, the drifter and the gypsy, mine
I don't think there's anything more feminine

Reflect

2010-02-23T19:02:00.000-05:00

what color are her roses?
we watch, we learn, we read -
6.8 billion people in the world.
how many do we know?

the goal: travel the world, embrace every experience, love as much and as completely as possible

Flowers in Her Hair

2010-02-22T20:00:00.000-05:00

the epitome of springtime...

what a life i lead in the summer
what a life i lead in the spring
what a life i lead in the winded breeze
what a life i lead in the spring

what a life i lead when the sun breaks free
as a giant torn from the clouds
what a life indeed when that ancient seed
is a berry watered and plowed

-Fleet Foxes "Sun Giant"

Monday Mixtape: Wake Up!

2010-02-22T03:01:00.000-05:00

1. The Right Place - Monsters of Folk
2. People C'mon - Delta Spirit
3. Happy Birthday You - Jay Jay Pistolet
4. The Frug - Rilo Kiley
5. In the Sun - She & Him
6. Big Sur - The Thrills
7. 10/10 - Paolo Nutini

All You Need...

2010-02-21T16:05:00.000-05:00

breezy stripes and baggy jeans --
to walk barefoot on the beach

A Perfect Sunday Morning

2010-02-21T02:33:00.001-05:00

Let's Go

2010-02-21T02:14:00.000-05:00

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.

-Mark Twain