no. 137 - 12 days of Christmas

no. 136 - in the yellow

no. 135 - a time to breathe

My moment to get away and just breathe. A walk on the beach with friends. A weekend of rain, inside but not stuck. Happy to be in this moment.

no. 134 - Finding it

no. 133 - posies and me

Oh the glory of the farmer's market. I love being surrounded by these happy colors. A contrast to the many brown leaves covering the ground outside.

no. 132 - street koi

no. 131 - Squashy

no. 130 - patterns and color

no. 129 - special occassion shoes

Sparkly shoes finds sparkly floor.
Out for a special occasion with my two favorite guys.

no. 128 - smallroots love

fall's love note

no. 127 - surrounded

Smack dab right in the middle of fall.

no. 126 - fire

No parking, just passing through in search of fall. Oh reds.

no. 125 - i heart fall

In search of fall this month.

no. 124 - Onions

Today was one of those days that I knew I wanted to mark. My first day of October was not so great. I'm sick and whenever I'm sick I always go grocery shopping for comfort food. While onions are not a comfort food they did become my marker for this sick day. I was drawn to the rich red color and they happened to be right next to the potatoes I was picking up for some homemade soup.

no. 123 - Hi

Hmmm, this might be my first I am here that I've posted with my Mom. This one will always remind me of my/our botched Dentist experience. It was a turning of lemons into lemonade kinda day. So a special "Hi" from me and my Mom.

no. 122 - bouquet gathering

HI goodbye

Thanks for following me along my Hawaiian vacation for the month of August. 

As a goodbye to the island here's a quick iphone video I took while we were at the beach. It's nothing I thought I would ever post (I was really just fooling around). However it fits in with this project and reminds me of my lovely time away. It's all of about 30 seconds, so you don't have to get too comfy. If you're prone to getting sea sick then close your eyes and take a little listen.


Or view on Vimeo.

no. 121 - until next time

Not the best photo ever but it does sum up how we left. Lots of love for Hawaii. Until next time. -xo!

no. 120 - jump in

no. 119 - Hawaiian Ground

 
Such a different landscape. Hawaii is not just about beaches and sand.

no. 118 - riding waves

As close as I got to surfing on this trip. I found this surfer while walking into Ono Gelato shop in Paia.

no. 117 - koi

no. 116 - turtle

This is what greets you as you walk into the Maui Ocean Center.

no. 115 - bridge view

As I try to squeeeeze my feet under the fence...

Iao Valley State Park

no. 114 - hula it out

When in Hawaii dress like a hawaiian tourist. "Floral" dress and lei included.

(ps - in my defense we were headed to a luau. hula on people.)

no. 113 - sea and sand

For the month of August I've decided to dedicate the site to shots from my time in Hawaii. While I was not there for a long period of time I have enough memorable shots to fill up this month (plus I get to relive Maui over and over again!).

I spent the moment below at sunset, feet in the sand with the sea rushing in and out over my feet.
Wishing I could stay right here in this moment.

no. 112 - colors of summer

no. 111 - remembering

no. 110 - Happy 4th

Happy star(s) and stripe(s) day!

no. 109 - Mother's Day Edition

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there.

no. 108 - breezy

"A cinemagraph is an image that contains within itself a living moment that allows a glimpse of time to be experienced and preserved endlessly."
Here's my first attempt, inspired by cinemagraphs.com.

On the shelf

Last February, during my yearly round up, I mentioned that pieces of my I am here project were going to be a part of a notecard collection published by Chronicle Books.

Well I was recently thumbing through my instagram contacts and saw someone call out that their photo was part of a similar collection...hmm...nah...that couldn't be the same one. So I looked it up and there it was. There were my photos, 4 of them, printed and being sold as part of a collection!

Shoegazing Notecards was put together by the creator of Uppercase Magazine. She styled each of them so perfectly. She even thought to put my name on the back of each of my cards (my name is on a card published by Chronicle Books - oh joy!)

So happy to be a part of this.  I am here.

 Available at Chronicle Books, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and perhaps at a boutique near you.

no. 107 - insta i am here

More and more I find myself without my "big" camera and am relying more on my iphone. I love the ease and quickness of just snapping an "i am here" shot. After shooting I usually go into instagram then edit and post. Here are a few of my latest instagram captures:

no. 106 - Alley Cat

no. 105

no. 104 - hi

I've been taking more photos with my iPhone lately. It's always with me and is perfect for capturing unexpected moments like this. Hi!

no. 103 - coffee break

love this tile.

no. 102 - soaring

High in the sky on this day.

no. 101 - snow day

I'll be catching up on posting a few photos. These are mostly from the holidays when things were a bit crazy.
I believe I took this on the day before Christmas. I went out in my coat and pjs and spent some time catching snowflakes.

no. 100 - happy isabella

As the sidewalk said,
"Isabella,
5 years old,
she likes to play in the sun
and play with her friends,
that is all."


At 5 she's already got some things figured out.

love potion number 99

today i am here in love!

no. 98 - Sparkly Beginnings

This is how I started my year. On new years day I found these beauties (on sale) and decided we were a match. These sparklies are my muse for this year. I'm looking forward to magical things happening in 2012.

I haven't posted since December and I've got a lot to catch up on. There are many photos I never posted and still want to share. I haven't forgotten about being here. I am still here, glad you are too.