holiday

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blue green seaside

(Images via Lemonade & Ivy & Belle of the Ball)

color

{one of my favorite visual books}

(image via Patterson Maker)

uncommon chickens

 
Chickens are incredibly beautiful animals! The above breeds, Gold Sebright, Light Sussex, Orpington, & Phoenix, are featured in National Geographic's image gallery of uncommon breeds.  
(Imagies via National Geographic)

pop-up flower shop at Anthropologie!

Exciting news! My amazing friend Erin will be having a pop-up flower shop at the Anthropologie in Chelsea starting this Saturday! 

To indulge yourself with the happiness that flowers bring (which I highly recommend,) stop by Anthropologie in Chelsea Market on Saturdays or the Brooklyn Flea on Sundays to see her beautiful, earthy arrangements. I am so proud!
(Images via Erin Ostreicher Floral Design)

the witch of portobello

I'll understand that in order to combat ghosts, you must use weapons that form no part of reality.  Then, following the advice of my grandmother, I'll place an open pair of scissor on my bedside table to snip off the end of the dream.

devon caranicas

Visual artist (& old friend) Devon Caranicas takes amazingly thought-provoking photos.  Look through her tumblr to see her edgy, youthful eye--it's full of intriguing moments of her current life in Berlin as well as her previous dwellings of California & New York City.  Visuals of her travels are also included. The three dreamy photos above are from her trip to the Baltic Sea region.  Definitely check her out!

i love you in the morning

Nico, every morning.

seabed

(Anthropologie, May 2011via AphroChic) 

glassbaby

These glass goblets/votive holders are so vibrant & happy. Read the website to find out the story behind them.

(image via glassbaby)

two loves: poetry & the sea

via the ugly earring tumblr

fiery botanicals

Mexican Poppys & Bloodroot

Scanned from the 1953 Crown Publishers book, Wild Flowers of America

summer calm

 

(images via A well traveled woman)

Cheetah

 Such a prince.

(photo via Zooborns)

happy Memorial Day weekend

(image by Laure Joliet via aubrey road tumblr)

pop-color sun hats

beautiful sun hats for Laundry by Shelli Segal

(available here.)

the shell has to be cracked

You always knew how to enjoy a lover, 

whether crayfish or lobster, the shell has 

to be cracked, you said, it's impossible 

to love & stay 

whole.

- Mary di Michele, 'Crown of Roses'

(image via Le Love)

clouds dripping.

via Tittenhurst Park

old family photos

my (amazing) parents

On his old sailboat, Brie

On Brie

rainy green days.

 

White Gate Vineyards

White Gate Vineyards is a small vineyard my father cultivated on Block Island, Rhode Island. With no professional training or help, he did everything from clearing the land to planting, maintaining, & harvesting.  After 10 years of tedious & dedicated work, he made his first bottle of wine in 2008 (our garage serves as the facility for this.)  How he found time to do this while maintaining his corporate job is beyond comprehension! In any event, the White Gate world he has created (named for his former side hobby of gate-making...see photos below) is absolutely gorgeous & charming. The cases of homegrown & produced wine are an added bonus to this beauty. More about his appellation, Falaises (which means 'cliffs' in French,) to come.

 

 

things that are beautiful

Much of my inspiration to start this blog came from a folder on my computer called "things that are beautiful" which I created a couple of years ago before I had any intention of blogging.  This folder is filled with images from around the web that I've collected for various reasons--it's my digital inspiration board.  Here are some selections from the folder that involve people as subjects--enjoy!

Unknown

Unknown (but I do recall this is a young, Norwegian photographer.)

Unknown

We <3 It

The Selby

A Cup of Jo via Lost via Rolling Stone

Water for Elephants

from May 2011 Vogue Magazine

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ocean craving

a salty life is a good life

(image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4)