two jars

ink stained

This is my favorite drawer of wood type at the studio. I love how each letter has inherited a certain color over the years, and that each and every one is different.

misty morning

alfresco

in my garden...

"In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful." -Abram L. Urban

almost

little wings

milwaukee road

for ava

Welcome to the world, little Ava Jane!

Born 12:34 p.m.
7 lbs. 7 oz.

{Love you, Skooz!}

honeysuckle morning

everywhere, for a moment

"Lilacs in dooryards

Holding quiet conversations with an early moon;

Lilacs watching a deserted house

Settling sideways into the grass of an old road;

Lilacs, wind-beaten, staggering under a lopsided shock of bloom

Above a cellar dug into a hill.

You are everywhere."

-Amy Lowell

what dreams are made of

Soft lilac, aqua blue, sparkly mason jars, unlimited amounts of polaroid film (i WISH!)... ;o)

PS: Has anyone seen the new cotton commercial with Zooey Deschanel? I just saw it for the first time tonight. Love her!

happy as a clam

Warm weather + baby pool + tennis ball = Indiana's heaven. ;o)

more little b

We did another photo shoot today with Little B! He enjoyed the grass much more this time around...especially his little feets! ;o)

liem

This weekend we went to Chicago to watch our friends' horse, Liem's Luck, run at Arlington. She is such a beauty...and a talented gal, to boot. I'm hoping to get some real "up close and personal" shots next time, so stay tuned! ;o)

{PS: Thanks Pete and Heather! Can't wait for next time...}

the light of thought

"When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life is embosomed in beauty." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

with sprinkles on top

The obsession continues! ;o)

patience

"Our patience will achieve more than our force." -Edmund Burke

happiness

"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them." -Leo Tolstoy

for mom

Happy Mother's Day! ;o)

little b

Uploading this image to the Web took away a lot of its vibrancy and color, but it's still pretty darn cute! Happy six months, little B!

in the garden

cupcakes for the cure

Hope you guys aren't getting sick of my cupcake shots yet! I just can't get enough of them lately.

The cupcakes pictured above were on sale at Lunalux today during our Bake for Hope bake sale benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. And don't be fooled by their sweet demeanor...these particular ones had chipotle seasoning mixed in for extra ZING!!

after the rain

Have you ever noticed how tulips curl up during rain showers and then, ever so slowly, unfurl themselves afterwards? It took me 28 years, but I finally did. ;o)

cloudscape

"Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way..."
--Joni Mitchell

{PS: I opened up a little online shop for my photographs...click here to check it out! ;o)}

one of us

"Someday, the light will shine like a sun through my skin & they will say, What have you done with your life? & though there are many moments I think I will remember, in the end, I will be proud to say, I was one of us." --Story People

anew

little t

If these don't make you smile, I don't know what will! ;o)

Happy Saturday!

canditi