enchanted

this past weekend, i went with an amazing group of photographers to the enchanted forest in salem, oregon. the weather was not super conducive to great photo making but i had such a fun time riding the frightening ice mountain bobsled, going through the not-scary-at-all haunted house, and wreaking havoc with bumper cars. it was fun to be 5 years old again. :)

be on the lookout for more enchanted images on flickr from the rest of the crew: annie | dave | whitney | vanessa | bree | summer | liz (some of these folks might be saving their images for polaroid week, so stay tuned.)

pentax k1000, ektar 100

summer blooms

a few weekends ago, jeremy and i spent the afternoon with his parents, perusing schreiner's iris gardens in salem, oregon. it was a little bit like walking through a monet painting. very pretty, soft, and colorful. my favorite part was the crazy names of all the flowers, i should have written some of them down (spice lord is a good one though).

pentax k1000, ektar 100

number 29: summer jamz 2011

not much going on here today, but i wanted to share my little 90s mix with you (number 29 on the list!). i had so much fun putting it together, and every time i listen to it i'm instantly transported back to my youth. hope you enjoy it as much as i do! check it out here.

p.s. happy father's day to all the dads out there. hope you had a great one.

33: a list

today, i'm 33. i'm celebrating by taking the day off from work, doing hot yoga, spending time in nature, and eating dinner at pok pok.

here are 33 things i'd like to accomplish before i turn 34.

1. meditate every day
2. spend time near the sea
3. get my hands on a medium format camera got a hasselblad
4. eat more fruit
5. sew a tova top
6. make cheese
7. paint my kitchen decided not to paint
8. throw a tiny party
9. find the perfect sideboard for my living room
10. drink less alcohol barely drink anymore
11. finish knitting my larch cardigan
12. go camping
13. make homemade yogurt (buy yogurt maker)
14. try the bar method
15. spend less using a budget!
16. have more photo adventures
17. go to the dentist
18. read bossypants by tina fey
19. learn how to pickle and can veggies
20. try px680 film from the impossible project
21. attend a weekend retreat
22. listen to more music
23. work on a personal design projectin progress
24. run 3-5 times a week
25. run another 10k
26. take a photography workshop
27. make homemade popsicles
28. organize my negatives
29. make a 90's jam mix (bel biv devoe anyone?)-done! listen here.
30. take a knitting class
31. learn how to cook a sichuan meal-made mapo tofu!
32. be kinder and more patient
33. hang art in our apartment

now i'm off to enjoy my day!

seattle pt 2

more images from our seattle trip.

highlights:
-staying at the maxwell hotel (inexpensive, super classy, and free pineapple cupcakes!)
-randomly stumbling across a dueling piano bar. seriously. dueling pianos.
-eating at delancey (number 5 on my list) the pizza and salad are so good!
-checking out the nirvana exhibit at emp (made me totally nostalgic for my grunge days ;)

it was really nice to get away.

pentax k1000, ektar 100

weekend in seattle

we spent memorial day weekend up in seattle. the weather was nice. it was great to get away. a few images from pike place market. more to come.

p.s. i scanned these images from prints, does anyone else do that? i'm not good at scanning from negatives, and haven't found photo labs to be better at scanning either. how do you scan your images?

pentax k1000, ektar 100