photo friday

My camera is still broken….woah is me….so I will continue to use shots from my archives for my photo challenge.

 16. something new

Newborn baby Cash

Newborn baby Helene

17. time

Boston Public Library

Time does not exist here.

18. drink 

Tea cup wisdom.

The last cup of coffee I had as a daily drinker…2 years ago!

 19. something you hate to do

Wash dishes while camping. Damn collapsable
sink is not my friend.

I seem to change homes/apartments/states
every few years, but I absolutely hate moving.

 20. handwriting

My girl Nat writing with sparklers.

A little piece of wisdom I found written on an
alley wall in Burlington, VT.

photo friday

Tragedy befell me this week….my camera broke! Given I live 45 minutes away from anyone who can fix it, and I'm completely exhausted by the end of pregnancy, I have no idea when I'll get it fixed. But, I didn't want to give up on my photo challenge, so this week I selected two photos from the past to compensate for the lack of present day photos. Here it goes...


11. makes you happy

Being out in the wilderness with my hubby (who is
in the back of this canoe).

The fall season.

12. inside your closet

The empty walk-in closet in our old apartment where
my husband proposed to me.

Walk-in closet, how I miss thee.

13. blue

The highway into Vail, Colorado.

Blue flowers. Obvs.

14. heart

I left my heart in... 

My sister-in-law's pregnant belly.

15. phone

Polka dot phone at happy hour…ages ago.

My man on the phone (when we first
moved in together, aww).

photo friday

The second week of my photo challenge...

6. dinner:

Past

A gluten-free spinach gruyere quiche I made
last summer.

Present

My favorite side dish: baked sweet potato fries with
garlic mayo dipping sauce.

7. button:

Past

My pre-pregnancy belly button

Present

I have an awfully sizable box of buttons in my
linen closet…yet I don't think I've ever replaced or
repaired a button. Hmm...

8. sun:

Past

I took this in my father-in-law's backyard 
4 summers ago.

Present

What I've been looking at all winter: a sunless sky.

9. front door:

Past

Front door…to a POW prison. 
The Headlands, San Francisco.

Present

Front door knocker.

10. self portrait:

Past

Taken about 4 years ago.

Present

Tired mama eyes.

photo friday

The first 5 days of my photo challenge...


1. your view today:

Past

This was the view from our honeymoon villa in Antigua.
Life seems so simple and calm with a turquoise backdrop.

 Present

Bare trees, winter sky, my backyard.

2. words:

 Past

A print I made for a friend's bedroom. Love me some mantras.

Present

Another mantra. One I'm trying to remember these days as I sit here
all pregnant and artistically unproductive.

3. hands:

 Past

Daily meditation does a body good.

Present

I had to take my wedding and engagement rings off last week on
account of pregnancy swelling. So sad. Now I wear them around
my neck. And I desperately need to clean them…so dingy, no sparkle.

4. a stranger:

 Past

He was very eager to pose for me.
I took this at the San Francisco Pride Parade one year
when I was living in the city. 

 Present

Stranger….in my belly. Who is this little person? I can't wait
to find out.

5. 10 am:

Past

10 am in Washington, California. Drinking
some coffee by the river on a camping trip.

Present 

10 am these days includes sitting on the couch,
drinking 3rd trimester tea and writing my blog.

maternity shots

I still haven't figured out how/when I will have maternity shots taken. I realized this morning that time is quickly passing me by so I might want to start thinking about that, which led me to head over to Flickr in search of some inspiration. Just a few…

by Sebastien Laban

by Anna Theodora

by Michael Sweet

by A&K Photography

by Yvonne Lorraine

by Jen Rodriguez

foliage remix

I've obviously got fall on the mind this week! Yesterday I posted some beautiful fall prints from Etsy and today, while I anxiously wait for all the leaves to change color so I can get out there and snap some new pics, I'll share some of my seasonal photos from falls past….

Old film cameras photos: