Beautiful conversations, people, places, design+photography
Summer 2013 leaves a beautiful trail across the sky (in sequence)
reminding me of the beauty of the universe we live in.
None of these photos has been altered or retouched,
taken in my backyard with a simple iPhone 4.
I love the streaks of color.
Ah, the rain is back and it will be July 2014
before the faucet gets turned off again.
Why does summer have to be so short?
Perfect day for a straight up black coffee
at one of my favorite haunts Cafe Ladro.
Cheers, and here’s to Autumn
…and hopefully an indian summer.
So when Hank, a graduate student in the school of architecture,
received his instructions for his final project, he knew exactly what
he wanted to do. He turned to Craigslist and bought a bus for $3,000.
I just love this story and everything it represents. I wish Hank luck
in his new found adventure.
Sometimes the best plan is not to ave one….indeed.
Sugar the beach loving troll
“You are what you believe yourself to be”
Paulo Coelho
The word yellow comes from the Old English geolu. Yellow is associated with sunshine,
knowledge, and the flourishing of living creatures, but also with autumn and maturity.
The yellow sun was one of humanity’s most important symbols and was worshiped as
God in many cultures. According to Greek mythology, the sun-god Helios wore a
yellow robe and rode in a golden chariot drawn by four fiery horses across the
heavenly firmament. The radiant yellow light of the sun personified divine wisdom.
The oldest yellow pigment is yellow ochre, which was amongst the first pigments
used by humans. Egyptians and the ancient world made wide use of the mineral
orpiment for a more brilliant yellow than yellow ochre. In the Middle Ages,
Europeans manufactured lead tin yellow. They later imported Indian yellow and
rediscovered the method for the production of Naples yellow, which was used by
the Egyptians. Modern chemistry led to the creation of many other yellows,
including chrome yellow, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, and cobalt yellow.
I could live in this place. A 1910 pencil factory building, designer Morten Bo Jensen,
chief designer at Vipp and graphic designer Kristina May Olsen created this
dreamy, open space modern loft. They mixed repurposed vintage finds with their
own creations – the carbon colored kitchen is a Vipp Design by Morten himself.
Result is a light filled space with salvaged pieces.
Modern Scandinavian design at its best in beautiful Copenhagen.
Beautiful Blooms
Myrtle Edwards Park at the end of the day; doesn’t get much better.
The unknown kid in the photo reminds me of Debussy’s quote,
“Music is the space between the notes” or perhaps it could read,
“Life is the space between random moments”.
Alas, summer is much too short.
I recently came across this most curious and enchanting place online
Bad Blumau, Austria. I would love to visit this village someday. The
architecture is so unique it almost seems like something out of
The Hobbit. Simply enchanting.
Beautiful Musings 