Desert Flower

Anxiously awaiting summer. 

{via here}

In the Meantime...

Sometimes, life can feel incredibly messy and frustrating for no good reason at all.  (Do you ever feel that way, or is it just me?)  While I get a grip and stop being such a grump, I thought I'd give you some visual stimulation (not THAT kind of visual stimulation...)

Sweets

It's a gloomy morning, and I am craving something sweet...then again, when am I not?

{via the beautiful photography blog "On My Way"}

Dancers Among Us

see Jordan Matter's entire series, "Dancers Among Us" here. Cannot. Get. Enough.

Sartorialist mini-doc

This is a fun/interesting little documentary done on Scott Schumann a.k.a. The Sartorialist.

Christmas Card Genius

How brilliant is this Christmas Card booklet? Maybe I'll snag this idea for next year- it's a great alternative to buying presents if you're short on cash, too!






and for all you pescetarians out there (i.e. those who follow the cheater's vegetarianism, like me) here is a great recipe for salmon pastrami...

via jacqui lewis
...and we have the same name. coincidence? perhaps.

The Blue Hour

I have re-vamped my reading selection. sometimes it's nice to change things up a bit and see what's out there.

Check out this great photography blog, The Blue Hour. One of my favorite posts/series is "on sunday." It reminds me of weekend bliss and going into coffee shops without a daily schedule to adhere to- just me and my coffee (and pastries! don't forget the pastries).





Other blogs I've added to my reading list:
Orangette
Cook and Eat
Fresh 365

...do you see a trend here? My mind has been gravitating heavily towards food as of late. I feel as if the only way to rectify this situation to give in. Maybe this weekend will turn into a cooking/baking extravaganza...who knows.

Happy Friday.

2011 TED Winner: JR

incredible.

Freedom by the Sea

Tucked up in an office all day can kind of make you want to be here.

{image via here}

City Shores

Isn't this nighttime dinner party on the Bay absolutely the most romantic thing you've ever seen? It reminds me of the Great Gatsby, west coast style. I think it would also be a great setting for a wedding reception...hmmm.

Dunst + Delight

I love these photographs by Mario Testino for Vanity Fair back in 2002. They're extremely carefree...kind of how I feel with this cooler, fall weather coming on.

Farming in Sicily

My good friend Juhee, who just graduated from college in May, has been traveling ever since her graduation. She has been trekking through Spain, farming in Sicily, cooking in Dubai, and is now in Korea probably eating pork belly and drinking beer.

Her photographs from Sicily are beautiful, so I thought I would share a few of them here.








If you'd like to see more, you can see them here.

Delicious Looks

"Oh Joy Eats" posted this collage of scrumptious food pornography today- I couldn't help but share it with you all so you could join in my little drool-fest ;)

A Beautiful Journey

Photographer, Scott Weller, came back recently from a long 11-month journey spanning 16 countries in Africa and Asia. His photographs are full of color and inspiration, as they tell the stories of their subjects with such vivid detail.

"Skateistan"

These images are absolutely gorgeous.







Beautiful photographs by Noah Abrams, titled "Skateistan" documents the emerging skateboarding scene in Afghanistan during his visit in the summer of 2009. (found via GOOD)