| barnes foundation gardens

To appreciate The Barnes Foundation watch this documentary, "The Art of the Steal" I'm so glad we got the chance to go while the collection was still in its original home.

tulips

M brought home tulips for me on Monday in honor of my birthday and they are still looking just as strong today. I actually had a droopy one that straightened itself out after a day. I'm not sure I've ever seen that happen. Usually over time they tend to bend towards the floor, but these are still standing tall!

design inspiration

This is the lime I mentioned yesterday. I felt the need to photograph it, since it was a bit intriguing, visually, to be looking at a black colored lime. It's paired along side some discarded cuttings from a handful of gladiolas I bought at the farmer's market two weekends ago. The urge to document them meant I was hovering over the kitchen sink with a tripod, turning on and off various lights, splashing water on the stems, manually combining droplets all in the name of getting just the right composition.

There are times that I think if one were to watch me set up a shot,
he or she would deem me quite silly in all my efforts.

another flower

I seem to have a thing for flowers recently. Or maybe that's just the photos that seem to turn out well.

bright and sunny

These are beautiful poppies taken at a friend's house in Colorado the last time we were back for a visit. Maybe some day I'll grow my own. But seeing as how I couldn't seem to keep bamboo alive, the chances are not good!

flowering

i'm not quite sure what to make of this picture. but i found it intriguing so i thought i'd share.