hoot hoot

if you know me well you know that i am super obsessed with owls - owls on paper, owl statue, a painting of an owl, owl jewelry - ANYTHING OWL. i am constantly finding owl things and have decided to share with you my owl discoveries. here's to all you owl lovers out there.

 items, from left to right.

marybelle owl plushie | put a ring owl it | new zealand owl framed artwork | resin owl statue on wooden base | groovy owls mug | geek owl necklace | crafty owl scoop neck | heart owl card | owl flip top trinket box

my everyday photos

i created a new main category called PHOTOGRAPHY where i will be posting photographs i take in my hometown. no flying across seas or driving across country, these places are all right outside (or inside my) front door. so enjoy my everyday photos.

floral arrangements

"floristry flower arranging floral arrangement, floral designer, floral artist. the of creating flower arrangements in vases, bowls and baskets, or making bouquets and compositions from cut flowers, foliage, herbs, ornamental grasses and other materials. often the terms "floral design" and "floristry" are considered synonymous." - the free dictionary

my mother has always loved gardening and flowers, so growing up we had a lot of plants and fresh cut floral arrangements around the house. i remember wanting to help cut flowers for the arrangements she needed or just wanted to make. i would try to place them in a certain vase in a beautiful way but mine just never looked as amazing as hers. now that i live away when i return to north carolina i am graced with a gorgeous arrangement in my bedroom. they always make me smile and feel oh-so at home. here is one from my may visit.

and here is my simple dried flower arrangement in my kitchen.

linear love

i am obsessed with lines and shapes. from ffffound >>

happy halloween

happy halloween. this is one of my favorite holidays, probably second to thanksgiving. set during the best season, fall, halloween is a day where you can be a different character, dressing up however you want and acting however you want (almost).

so who will you be?  to see who i am click here >>

yes please

awesome native american printed motocross wool jacket from OPENING CEREMONY.
if only it weren't so pricey....

october

yesterday was a most amazing day, a treat sent from above. unfortunately i had to work. so on my lunch break i decided to spend the entire hour walking through the neighborhood while listening to atlas sound.

a perfect indian summer day, with warm temps, sunny skies, and autumnal colors.

itouch (no more pod) repeat

my 2004 original photo ipod died about a month ago. it had been slowly dyeing, turning off here and there, running out of battery very quickly, and then finally one day the screen of death appeared. a triangular warning sign next to an icon of an ipod with a frowny face in its screen. translation = i am dead. so for my birthday i was lucky enough to split the cost of the 32GB itouch with my boyfriend (such a sweetheart). and now i am in love and addicted (BAD). i recommend it if you are weary (or cheap like me) about paying the monthly cost for the iphone.

so now my ipod repeats will be my itouch repeats. this time around its Crystal Castles (named after She-Ra's fortress). electro pop beats with lots of deet deet deets. a couple songs reference music from super mario brothers while others are darker with echoing muffled lyrics.

listen here >

they're electric

while in san francisco we decided to check out the aquarium at pier 39. the first floor has some unique fish and information about polluting our waters. interesting but nothing that caught my fancy. then we took the elevator down and turned the corner and were graced with the beautiful presence of bright, electric jellyfish.

the small florescent white jellyfirsh are aurelia.
the large orange jellyfish are pacific sea nettle (chrysaora fuscescens).

love notes

from...ffffound & le love

san francisco

view my photographs of san francisco >>

look up

these pictures were taken while hiking through muir woods in california. as we walked down the path i kept looking up and up, high into the sky, trying to see the tops of the trees. the more i looked upward, the more vertigo i got. the trees soared upward, creating a lovely canopy. i tried to capture what i saw, but it was impossible to get it all in (must get wide wide wide angle lens). more to come!

love, love, love

the intricacy, the line work, the pattern, the colors, the shapes, the animals. desperately want & need a poster.

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