Sybaritism in Seattle » unabashed decadence and zest for life

05 Feb

Family

Today is my birthday. I am 31. (I just typed 21 and then had to erase it. That’s how surreal it is to me that I …

04 Feb

Lions and dragons, oh my!

Last weekend was the official Lunar New Year celebration in our tiny international district/ Chinatown. I ended up there for a short while with a …

03 Feb

liquipel your phone

Apparently I need this, if I plan to have an iPhone on a boat…

01 Feb

A new battle song for the dark

Last weekend was a particularly hard fight, wherein I could feel the Crazy, the Darkness, the rabies, Depression, whatever you want to call it, dragging …

30 Jan

Snowdays

These past couples of weeks, since I got home from my whirlwind trip to England, have been insanely busy. I arrived home only to have …

14 Jan

London at night, part deux

In the Whitehall area. Fancy theatre Just a little pub. Trafalgar square Just off Picadilly. About a mile past those gates is Buckingham Palace. World War 2 memorial. The Queen …

14 Jan

London at night

My last night in England was eventful, from the broken tube track to dinner in SoHo, and here are some images of the rest of …

11 Jan

England days 2,3,&4

Monday and Tuesday held 2 successful days of photo shoots for my DayJob. We were shooting a new product in use, and I came to England in …

08 Jan

Basingstoke, England: day one

These are from my Sunday in Basingstoke. Overall, it’s a pretty new town, but it does have a quaint, old town center that is a …

08 Jan

Family photos: The Youngs

I was lucky enough to get some of my family to let me take picture of them while I was in Montana for Christmas. These …

07 Jan

Over the Atlantic, musings

(I wrote this in transit to London last night. I will be in Basingstoke, just outside of south west London, for the next 5 days, …

02 Jan

Battle songs in the dark

The title from this post comes from a blog I read today by The Bloggess, which she wrapped up by saying, “I sing strange battle …

31 Dec

Wishes for a New Year

I read this today on Neil Gaiman’s blog, and it made my heart simultaneously sad and glad. The last 2 years have been filled with more mistakes …

15 Dec

Digital Magic

I can’t seem to get the damn video to embed, but go to this Ted talk to see a really cool example of digital interactive …

13 Dec

Frosty december

Today I woke up to a thick frost covering the docks, and Jack Frost designs on the windshield of my car. I bundled up in my thickest wool coat, …

08 Dec

Walking on the bike path

I was walking Sparrow down the bike path by my boat tonight, thinking of how nice it is to have the converted railway path right …

01 Dec

Blue Christmas without…

London. Yes, it was a good thing those tickets were refundable, because today the photo shoot was moved back to January. That’s what I get for not knocking …

01 Dec

NOLA Dreaming

I can’t sleep. Ever since May, when I can’t sleep, I go to my happy place: New Orleans. I love Montana, I love Seattle, I love …

30 Nov

Loving it

I just booked my tickets for London for the 17th through the 22nd of December. It’ll be a fast trip, and I will have only …

29 Nov

Camera to change the way you shoot

One of the things that I say about the new technologies that have developed in photography, digital cameras and post production via Photoshop, etc, is …

27 Nov

November rain

For me, November is one of the hardest months of the year. We go from a usually brilliant, mostly sunny, somewhat warm October, to a …

25 Nov

Thankfulness

I got a message yesterday morning, from a little boy, saying “Happy Tanksgiving, Ness.” I hear a voice in the background say, “Tell her who it …

21 Nov

Striped conspiracy

I went to WalMart today. I say that in the somewhat embarrassed tones of a shopper who hates chain stores and plastic and all things WalMart, but also …

16 Nov

Autumn in Montana

Here are a few more shots from my September Montana trip. With Thanksgiving coming up, and as I am planning to stay in Seattle for …

12 Nov

Mountain’s majesty and waves of grain

This is near my brother’s house in Montana. I took this shot in September when I was on my way to their house for dinner. …

11 Nov

Terrance and Tamara

Last Saturday I had the amazing privelege of shooting engagement photos for my cousin, Terrance, and his lovely fiancee, Tamara. They were such good sports …

10 Nov

Fonte coffee

Every now and then I get the privilege of photographing an event for my local Yelp community. It’s fun, a couple of hours of work, and I …

31 Oct

Things I learned this summer

I have SO much to write about from the last few months that I almost don’t even know where to start. I’ll sketch it out …

24 Oct

House like a chapel

I came across the Hudson Passive House project today, and fell in love with this serene, prayerful house that is reminiscent of a chapel, but in a …

18 Oct

AIGA conference

At the opening night reception with my new friend Jeffrey Apgar, designer from New York I am going to write all about my amazing, inspiring, exhausting …

14 Oct

Strappy shoes

I sat down at the hotel bar last night and ordered some happy hour pork sliders and a bourbon, chatting with the bartender and making …

13 Oct

Gin, gin, more gin

A couple of weekends ago, while I was still in Montana, I was lucky enough to spend a day and a half on the Ridge, …

13 Oct

Phoenix, day one

I’m in Phoenix to attend the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) bi-annual conference. It’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for a while, …

10 Oct

A day full of win

Yesterday I made it home, from 2 weeks in Montana, at about 3:30 PM. Not a bad arrival time for a 9 hour drive. Shortly after …

07 Oct

Lucky Star

My brother, Jesse, his wife, Jessica, and their two kids live outside of Columbia Falls, Montana, on the Lucky Star Ranch. On Tuesday evening they …

06 Oct

Goodbye Steve Jobs

Apple has announced that Steve Jobs has died today. I feel like music died, or Einstein, if he happened to be my uncle. I can’t explain …

05 Oct

The ESPN body issue

To me my body is a medical and sculptural experiment. While I have learned that I cannot, in any way, control my health or the …

04 Oct

Taylor

I spent an evening last week with a couple of old friends in Kalispell, playing darts, drinking hard cider, and smoking cigars in the garage. This, …

03 Oct

Children of happiness

Last week I went to the Whitefish Farmer’s Market with Mom, Isaac, Meg, Emlyn, Jesse, Jessica, Banyan, and June. It sounds like a lot of …

29 Sep

Rehab

I am working remotely for my company, which is in Seattle, sitting in the comfy chair at mom and dad’s in Montana. Dad is in …

28 Sep

Equus

In August I had the distinct honor of photographing Equus while the play was running at my old alma matter, Flathead Valley Community Theater. The …

26 Sep

Belonging

“That’s when you know you’ve found where you belong. It’s great to get away & travel, but there is nothing better than driving back over …

01 Sep

Montana: August rain

I am back in my hometown for a quickly dissolving week, scaring off summer and playing with family and friends. Last night, on the way to Michone’s …

26 Aug

Evening at Ewing Street

Looking east at my marina I realized that I have really only ever posted images from my boat, Otis, looking out, and perhaps one of Otis, …

25 Aug

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO

Yes, there was an earthquake in DC and another in Denver two days ago. Damage was essentially nonexistent. Yes, there is also a hurricane named Irene …

16 Aug

The Blue Angels

I went out on the boat with my friend Michael and a few other people to watch the Blue Angels this year for Seafair. The …

15 Aug

Steveston, BC

I got a last minute job in Vancouver BC photographing some medical equipment this weekend. I left work, swung by Otis to pack a bag, and drove …

12 Aug

Layla

Layla is the coffee sprite who lives in my soul. What’s that? You’ve never heard of such a thing? Well, chances are, you have a sprite …

11 Aug

Dalton James Rose

The first time I saw Dalton Rose he was 11 – a cute, chubby kid running around after church, hiding behind his bangs as they …

10 Aug

Summer evening sunset

Last Tuesday I was driving home around 7:30 PM. When I rounded south Lake Union, the view opened up and there were hundreds of sails, …

09 Aug

Emlyn Mae Johnston

Emlyn is my newest neice, born yesterday around 11:30 am. She is Isaac and Meg’s first kid, over 8 pounds, and very healthy. Emlyn Mae, Day …

08 Aug

Texture

One of the (myriad) things I love about New Orleans is the texture. From gingerbread trim to rust and peeling paint, the city is reach …

07 Aug

Early morning southern light

I woke up early on my penultimate day in New Orleans, miraculously not hung over, despite the 8 hours of champagne the previous evening, and …

02 Aug

Grandpa’s house

Grandpa's house from the street One of my goals when I was in New Orleans was to find the house that my great-grandfather built in 1934. …

31 Jul

The wisdom of youth

My friend Mike has a delicious sense of humor and the most adorable little boy. Mike is a wizard with technology and has a creative, …

29 Jul

The Rider

This is a short film starring my brother Jesse, with an appearance by my brother Isaac. It was shot by Josh Brooks for the Nokia Shorts competition …

27 Jul

The grave of my people

I bet you all thought I was done obsessing about New Orleans before I started up again yesterday, didn’t you? HA! Gotcha! I am far, …

26 Jul

Banksy after the storm

A Banksy that remained in May Banksy is a very famous graffiti artist who hails from Bristol England. Well, that’s how he started, anyway. Graffiti brings to mind mindless spray …

19 Jul

Comic Sans

Like almost everyone who has ever studied typography in design school, I hate the typeface Comic Sans. This video popped up today on my LinkedIn, …

15 Jul

The Distillery

The copper alembic, which is used to distill …

14 Jul

Rocky Mountain Green Hour continued

Well, hi there, Bill! Our hard working bartenders after the Tasting, taking a well deserved break with refreshments. Team Ridge is a great group of some of …

13 Jul

Verte Heur, Deux

Continuing with the images from the Rocky Mountain Green Hour… Thaddeus juicing limes for the Gin Gin Mules More limes to juice! I don't know how many …

12 Jul

Green Hour

These are more images from my 4 day weekend in Montana last month. I was lucky enough to stay with my gracious and wonderful friends, …

11 Jul

Isaac

When I was in Montana last month I had lunch with my brother Isaac and took a couple of shots of him in downtown Kalispell. He …

01 Jul

The little Mercers

I was in MT last weekend, and I will tell you all about it this weekend, once I have soaked up some sun, imbibed a …

21 Jun

June glimmer

I love to watch the light melt into the canal from the dining table on Otis. I often sit with a drink of some sort, …

17 Jun

Vancouver riots (a Rick Lam image)

Wednesday night, the Canucks lost game 7 of the Stanley Cup to the Bruins in a heartbreaking slam dunk of a Boston dominated game…in Vancouver. …

13 Jun

Jesse and Jessica

These are more family portraits from Easter, this time of my brother Jesse, sister in law Jessica, Banyan, and baby June. We shot these out …

11 Jun

Saint City groundhog day

I know, crazy lady with the camera continues… The Marigny I love the texture in this town. Love love love. Y’all are lucky I was only there …

10 Jun

Neurotic and excessive crushing on New Orleans continued.

More. Because, New Orleans? More, please! I dont even like perfume, yet I loved this place. The French Quarter. The French Quarter The cornstalk fence is a national landmark. …

09 Jun

Dreams of Queen City

More New Orleans. Yes, you, my dearies, get to be the victims of this unwavering obsession. Congrats, you poor sods. Really, I’ll run out of images …

08 Jun

Still Holding On

I can’t get New Orleans out of my head. No, it’s more than my head. This disorganized, paint peeling, 2nd world, shambles of a Parisian dream …

08 Jun

Falling in love again

…with RED. To quote my uncle Vern (and I often do): “I’m just like my mother. I like any color – so long as it’s …

02 Jun

The curse of Dorothy

My co worker sent this to me with the question: “I wonder what Dorothy is doing today?”

25 May

Joplin, Missouri: AFTER

This sPring has been a horrifying parade of natural disasters, beginning with Japan, whirling through the southeast (Tuscalosa, AL), and landing, most recently, in Joplin. …

20 May

Tina Fey’s prayer for her daughter

Tina Fey, comic genius and pretty lady, has a new book out called Bossypants (available on Amazon) which I am planning to buy today. This …

17 May

Easter in Montana

I love spending Easter in Montana with my family. The roads are usually clear, so it’s the safest holiday to travel home, the weather is …

12 May

A sunset walk

New Orleans has the sweetest, most luscious light of anywhere I’ve been. In the afternoon, say, after you’ve been drinking champagne with friends, old and …

12 May

Color and texture

I could go on and on and on about how much I love New Orleans, the people, the architecture, the food, and the music, but …

10 May

The magical, mythical place called New Orleans

I just got home from 3 1/2 days in New Orleans: the shortest vacation ever. The photos are downloading now, and I will edit them over the …

03 May

FORD

This is my neighbor Ian’s truck. I just love this old Ford and its red red hue. It is one of those old trucks that …

02 May

ABCs of me

A. Age: 30 (thirty and flirty and thriving, thirty and flirty and thriving, thirty and flirty and thriving…) I told someone I was 16 about 4 years …

29 Apr

Isaac and Meg

I went to Montana for Easter last week and shot some family pictures of my siblings and their children. It was a lot of fun, …

20 Apr

Slip A

There are so many ridiculously interesting things to shoot around my place, and the mailboxes are a great favorite of mine. The one that says Slip …

19 Apr

The canal in spring

Spring has spung in Seattle, and in my neighborhood especially. The magnolias (three different kinds at least) are in full flower, and the daffodils have been pushing …

18 Apr

Readers

This explains so much. From Design Crush.

18 Apr

Ollie and Harriet

I don’t know why, but these are my default names for otters, and so I have been calling my two neighbors this for the last …

13 Apr

Cracks in the sky

Just now, 7:00pm on a Wednesday in April, I was sitting at my galley table working, my Sparrow at my feet, and it began to …

08 Apr

Virtual Choir 2

This one was posted today (information that was left in the comments on my last post, thanks!). It’s the next choir, which is EVEN BIGGER! …

06 Apr

Virtual Choir

I heard about this on NPR today, and it is just so fascinating. With all of the bad things that the internet brings to us, …

05 Apr

The birds of sadness

There is a Chinese proverb that I read a couple of months ago that go thus: “You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing …

04 Apr

Lomo and prosecco

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: I love food. Truly, I do. It’s amazing I’m not 300 pounds, and I attribute that to …

02 Apr

Dapper Gene

I randomly happened upon this image of Gene Kelly online the other day. I’m guessing it’s from An American in Paris (1951) or, at least, …

30 Mar

Auto correct fail

The other day I was working from home and decided to email my co-workers so they knew where I was. I was walking Sparrow, so …

23 Mar

Ides of March in Chicago

Here are a few more Chicago pics I just came across. The architecture there makes me want to lick these images and weep with hope …

21 Mar

Chicago

I was in Chicago last week for a work conference, and it was the first time my visit there has ever coincided with the kick …

20 Mar

South Dakota

A few weeks ago, I drove cross country, helping a friend move out from back east, and I made a side trip to the Badlands …

14 Mar

Japan

I’m in Chicago for our annual conference, and have been for a few days, working and photographing the event. I’ve been running around like a …

08 Mar

My week so far

It’s not that I’ve intended to, but I’ve been chasing my tail a lot this week. So this made me grin:

04 Mar

Mt Rushmore

I’m swamped right now with work stuff, but I wanted to post a couple of photos quickly before the weekend. I was in South Dakota …

28 Feb

Life on the Ridge

These are two of my most favorite people in the entire world, and they run a distillery in the hills of the Flathead valley, near …

28 Feb

Trust your struggle

Via Design Crush It’s been over two months since I started taking medication for my depression. I almost re-wrote that sentence because I don’t want it to …

24 Feb

The DNA need for Chocolate

With all of the Valentine’s Day indulgence a week behind us, and most of the cheap chocolate gone from store shelves, I came across this …

21 Feb

New color for new times

This is Otis. Otis in the morning, 2010 Otis is a 1968 Seagoing vessel; he is a housebarge that measures 28 ft long and 12 ft wide …

19 Feb

Genevieve

Altered with Instagram for iPhone. Taken by Michone.

18 Feb

Glam Girls

I love this image of this dress. Unfortunately, the original poster didn’t include info as to where she found it, so I can’t cite it …

08 Feb

Valentine’s Day gift guide

Valentine's Day gift guide From foodzie.

07 Feb

birthday doings

curtains in my loft I woke up late on Saturday morning, glorying in the sound of the rain on my roof, and reached out from my …

04 Feb

cube attack

Tomorrow will be my 30th birthday, and of course, (hooray!) it’s a Saturday, so I will not be showing off my new wrinkles and gray …

01 Feb

Chicago logo

This was one of the concepts I made for a logo that was requested but never used. I like it a lot, so you get …

31 Jan

Help find Nick

My colleague, Gene Cuppola, and his wife are looking for their son Nick. He has been missing since December and they are to the point …

26 Jan

Eginum Canopy Bed by Joseph Walsh

This is a direct re-blog from Outrageous Luxury. I thought about re-writing the whole thing and making it mine, but they did such a good …

07 Jan

Be your own superhero

Via Pinterest Seattle has a superhero. Well, perhaps Superhero is exaggerating the point a bit. Seattle has a vigilante crime fighter in a bullet brook, slightly Batman-esque …

05 Jan

Holidays in the city

I love December in Seattle. It’s not the frosty wonderland of my youth, but it is indeed magical. The buildings and houses put up lights …

27 Dec

The best things

Happen while you’re dancing! This is a snippet from the movie White Christmas, which I saw as a play with my mom and sisters the Saturday …

20 Dec

Laughter like a gunshot

Along the Mist Trail, Yosemite I was told once that my laugh is like a gunshot. This is my favorite description of the way I …

17 Dec

A down home holiday

These are a few more shots from Thanksgiving and Christmas treeing with my family. I’m not heading back to Montana for Christmas this year, so …

17 Dec

Purple Madonna

This is from the Brian Andreas site Story People, and I thought it was fitting for Christmas: One time on Hollywood Boulevard I saw a …

01 Dec

“You call me Sweetie.”

When I was a kid Christmas was almost 2 months long. We’d all pile in the Suburban: 3 brothers, 2 sisters, and me with …

01 Dec

one of these thing doesnt belong here

The past few weeks I stroll merrily (ok, blearily) into the gym locker room and toss my duffle onto the bench. After a few rounds …

18 Nov

MYO (make your own) BUTTERBEER!!

Especially approporiate, given that HP7 comes out at midnight tonight, Dr. Gateau has posted a recipe for butterbeer! I cant wait to try it. Butterbeer (or …

18 Nov

Fractal vegetables

I took this with my phone at the Ballard Farmer’s Market this Sunday. We have the most amazing year-round markets here, part of what I …

18 Nov

Flashmob wedding in New Orleans

If you know me well you are familiar with how much I like Neil Gaiman and the Graveyard Book, one of his novels. He’s a …

15 Nov

Grow up

“I’ve heard that it’s possible to grow up – I’ve just never met anyone who’s actually done it. Without parents to defy, we break …

08 Nov

Autumn in the Northwest

We’ve been having an absolutely gorgeous fall here, which, while chilly, has been perfect weather for long walks with the pup. We go along the …

08 Nov

Sharpest pinpricks

From Cap'n Surly on Flickr Fall is one of the most spectacular times of the year in Seattle. The skies have been really clear and …

27 Oct

Beautiful and a tad morose

This is Laura Marling’s new video, which I find to be poignant and beautiful. But that could just be me, sitting on a dark boat …

19 Oct

Whiskey Managed

I often say that there is a Harry Potter reference for everything in life, much the same way some feel about James Joyce, others …

15 Oct

the French acrobat

Max, by Keith Brofsky This is my friend Maxime. Max is from France, and studied for 6 years at the Cirque Du Soliel school in Montreal …

07 Oct

Be kinder

“Be kinder than necessary. Everyone you meet is fighting some sort of battle, too” I keep thinking this over and over today. In fact, I even …

06 Oct

forgotten gems

I was running through the old photos in my backup drive, organizing them, and came across these from March 2009. Pioneer square Pioneer square Alki flowers

27 Sep

AIDS walk/run

I joined our (very small) Seattle Yelp team for the Aids Run 5K on Saturday, which started at Volunteer Park on Capitol hill and made …

22 Sep

the lullaby of Autumn

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat down upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” – …

21 Sep

Epiphanie

These are the camera bags I’ve been searching for all my life! They run about $164 from Epiphanie, but they may just be totally worth …

21 Sep

But in Sacramento, with the warm summer air seeping under the crack I left in the window, tickling my brow and kissing my eyelashes, I pillowed my head on a cushion of synthetic love and slept with flying dreams behind my eyes.

16 Sep

Hey diddle diddle

The cat and the fiddle… The owls arrive at Gasworks, Lullaby Moon, Sept, 2010 Lake Union, at Gasworks, Lullaby Moon, Sept, 2010 Prep stage, at Gasworks, Lullaby Moon, …

11 Sep

Mt Baker weekend

Last weekend I spent Friday near Mt. Baker with Sparrow and a friend, hiking the Chain Lakes Loop trail. Mt Shuksan (left) to Mt Baker (right) Mt …

31 Aug

so close I can taste it

After I posted yesterday about my deep and abiding love for Neil Patril Harris (<3!!!), I came across this: That’s RIGHT!!! A Dr. Horrible renactment sing …

30 Aug

Awesomness

I found this HERE. I think Neil Patrick Harries is HILARIOUS. I love his quirky mannerisms and his put-yourself-out-there willing-to-be-silly mentality. He manages to be really …

27 Aug

I think of this every time I ride public transport.

Those poles stopped looking like support uprights to me about 10 months ago… not my photo, but I can do this!

25 Aug

All aboard

Last night I was recovering from a weekend back tweak (old injury flare up), and decided the best course of recovery was rest, so I …

24 Aug

lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless

This is a beautiful, gracious poem, and I found myself watching it over and over today. I’ve found that the beauty of appreciating ones own …

19 Aug

Babes and bikes

A) Drew Barrymore, though very much not my favorite actress, is on the cover of Elle this month (I came across this on the blogosphere …

17 Aug

a history of sublime backstrokes

Lately I’ve been spending every spare moment I can in the late August heat, which has all the concentration of an entire summer condensed into …

12 Aug

Yosemite in black and white

I picked up my black and white film today, shot all over Yosemite with my Minolta Autochord Twin Lens Reflex camera. It was a brick …

11 Aug

Yelper blogtastic!

I made the Yelp blog with a few of my shots from our event on Monday! Check it out!

10 Aug

Don’t waste the pretty

“Don’t waste the pretty” is my friend Jenni’s mantra. She was out with a guy one night, on a date that she really didn’t enjoy, …

09 Aug

Tuolumne Meadows

Tuolumne Meadows The last 2 days of my Yosemite sojourn were spent in the Tuolumne Meadows area of the park, a sub alpine meadows and woods …

05 Aug

Prop 8 overturned

Proposition 8, the California ban on the civil right to our cultural expression of commitment known as marriage, has been struck down! In a US district …

03 Aug

LIAM

The first night in Yosemite was not, as a matter of fact, spent in Yosemite. Though the rest of the week was planned, booked campgrounds …

03 Aug

Raza Sayed

Raza is my favorite Twitter feed. He totally cracks me up and I often find myself saying “me2!” He posted this a few days ago …

02 Aug

First taste of Yosemite

I am rushing about a bit today, and I dont have many of my images edited, since I got home last night, but here is …

22 Jul

Yosemite

I leave tonight for 10 days in Northern California. My plan is to spend most of my time In Yosemite, and to have, this time …

19 Jul

Natalie and Francesco’s June wedding

I was incredibly privileged to shoot Natalie and Francesco’s wedding last month here, in Seattle. They were married on Queen Anne Hill and had their …

15 Jul

Not THAT crazy

Yesterday I was running errands for a giant impending photo shoot, picking things up from hardware stores and dry cleaners, and as I returned to …

14 Jul

Letting go

From dearcolleen on Etsy. I’m learning how very true this is more and more EVERY DAMN DAY.

13 Jul

Hello and goodbye, until we meet again

I have a friend in town for a work conference and we started talking about Seattle Saturday night and what this fabulous town has to …

08 Jul

Beauty in the rainclouds

From Miss Wallflower.

07 Jul

Sun goddess

This is also from the Fremont Solstice Parade. It’s taking me forever to edit all of these…

07 Jul

Sunshine, on a cloudy day

This was one of a handful of rain dancers at the Fremont Solstice Parade this year. I think their dance worked, because it is sunny …

02 Jul

There’s an app for that 4g

BEST. COMMERCIAL. EVER.

02 Jul

The last time I thanked someone

Last night I went out with some friends who are artists to the Seattle Downtown First Thursday’s ArtWalk. I’ve been to this before a handful …

01 Jul

Incriminating evidence

I’m completely stealing photos from Jessica Marie’s Facebook page today, but I love this incriminating shot of me and the Scouty. It’s at Jennifer’s wedding …

01 Jul

Malachi love

I miss you, Malachi, because you call me “Aunt Nessa” and pucker up to give me a kiss automatically when I look at you. And …

30 Jun

Borscht Urine

The Zinfandel poured pinkly from the bottle, like a stream of urine seven hours after eating a bowl of borscht. Alf Seegert Salt Lake City, UT The Bulwer-Lytton awards …

28 Jun

pepper monger

I cant believe I never posted this shot–it’s one of my favorites. This guy sells the pepper bouquets on a string at Pike Place Market. …

28 Jun

Calendar girl

I realized this morning, while popping open my laptop to check the date on my iCal calendar application, that I didn’t buy a calendar this …

26 Jun

Introducing Ansley

There it was; my Cinderella magic.

24 Jun

Ancient Kings

This is from Brian Andreas’ “Story People” and it reminds me so much of my family: My grandmother kept a box of old photos in her …

20 Jun

Michone and Ansley

This is the first in a series of shots I just completed with my sister, Michone, and my niece, Ansley, who is 7 weeks old.

16 Jun

Rosie Hardy, I think I love you

I found a new photographer today and I love her work. Her name is Rosie Hardy, and you should visit her site to see more …

14 Jun

Imogen Heap

I’m going to see Imogen Heap at the Paramount tonight with a handful of people, and I am very excited. If you don’t know who …

11 Jun

Lighter than air

Today I am very, very tired, which translates to slightly depressed. The depression is really just due to the tired, and I’m fine other than …

10 Jun

Stache Bash!

I went to a Mustache Bash party for Yelp on Monday night, and my ‘stache didnt stick. This was the first time I’ve volunteered at an …

10 Jun

Irene

This is my nearest neighbor, Irene. The otters play around her skirts and I like to watch her absorb the sunset until her windows turn …

07 Jun

Syrup and honey

Now that my May bride, Prentiss, has finally seen her photos, it’s time to share a few with you! I’m going to post them in …

02 Jun

The sadness of adults

I know it’s ridiculous; given everything that going on in the world and in my life right now it doesn’t matter one iota that Al …

02 Jun

The new wine

Via a sweet and thoughtful gift, I recently discovered a new Choclatier, Francois Pralus. He is, of course, French, and the Cuban origin chocolate I’ve …

01 Jun

big shoulders to lean on

I’m sorry it’s been so long since I posted anything. Really, Im a slacker and I’m sorry. I don’t have internet at my place right …

19 May

Post Secret

These are from PostSecret, a blog that gains it’s fodder from people who send in random postcards. I find it inspiring, entertaining, uplifting and heartbreaking …

18 May

Youth’s last stand

Isaac turned 26 yesterday. Let me repeat: Isaac turned 26 yesterday! He and Meg came out for the weekend and we dove into a sublime abyss …

18 May

I thought you were dead

I Thought You Were Dead is a new book by Pete Nelson, chronicling a story about a man named Paul who is going through a …

11 May

Working for the wedding

I am in the process of weeding through the images that we shot last weekend in South Carolina at Prentiss and Joe’s wedding. I love …

06 May

Gone to Carolina in my mind

Wedding site We are hitting the air to South Carolina tomorrow to shoot a wedding and I couldn’t be more excited to return to the south! …

06 May

Long days

06 May

of Dragons

I was bouncing in my seat to Otis Redding’s “Sitting By The Dock of the Bay” and talking to a friend on the phone when …

06 May

Mario Testino

I sat in the molded, leather, hairstylists chair last night, dryer whirring in my ears like a bowl full of Africanized honey bees on my …

26 Apr

Parisian HDR

Have you ever seen someone else’s work and found it so lovely, so skilled, so what you want yours to be but it isn’t that …

26 Apr

Beautiful stones

I think I may be a sucker for things that begin “Ashes and…” I LOVED Ashes and Snow. I found a song yesterday that was …

23 Apr

Ban.do

I found these fabulous hair pieces over at ban.do and I adore the pieces, but also this fantastic model. She has a square face and humor in …

22 Apr

Christina Hendricks on men

I read this article because I adore Madame Hendricks. Hands down my favorite actress and the most beautiful woman on TV. But also, totally RIGHT …

15 Apr

Season of bliss

Wedding season is gearing up! I’ll be in South Carolina next month shooting my fist event of the season and I cannot wait. Not only …

10 Apr

120 Twin Lens Reflex

My daddy gave me this camera a couple of years ago as an “out of the blue, delight your daughter” gift, which he is very …

09 Apr

She of the Lasso

My favorite new blog in the world is called Amazon Princess. Nope, it’s not about me, but about the blueprint, Wonder Woman. Everything you ever …

06 Apr

The Wisdom of Amelia

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act …

01 Apr

Feeling good

I missed the MIchael Buble wave that swept my city. Im ok with that. But damn, I love this song.

01 Apr

The great debate

Maybe its more of a question of why are you a dog lover (vs. a people person or any other animal lover). I’m a Sparrow lover. Always have been. Always will be.

27 Mar

Rat City Rollergirls

A couple of weeks ago my erstwhile cousin and newly re-found friend, Charles (known to friend and for alike as The Chuckman), set up a …

23 Mar

Molly Moon

I hurt my back Saturday gardening. Well, sort of. I bent over and it seized like the angry fist of Zeus. Its an old injury …

22 Mar

Much muchier

“You used to be much…muchier!” The Mad Hatter said to Alice. “You’ve lost much of your muchness.” A few more from Friday night. My pals. I can’t explain …

20 Mar

Into the looking glass

I attended a Yelp party last night for the “elite” members, of which I am one, at Pravda Studios on Capitol hill. It was Alice …

18 Mar

Living a life of whimsy

I love modern houses, their low, sleek profile slung along a pool or a pond like a supermodel at the beach. I love their minimalist …

15 Mar

Electric fence farm girls

Nalani, Kateria’s daughter. Edible child. When I was about 10 my cousins Kateria and Bernida came up for 2 weeks to visit my family in Montana. …

11 Mar

Charlotte and Carla

This song is from Carla Bruni’s 2003 album,Quelqu’un M’a Dit, and I think it’s just lovely, especially on this softly rainy day. It washes my …

11 Mar

Think Geek

From Belle Du Jour: 9. Real geeks don’t need a press release to tell them what to like. I love Apple as much as the next girl …

05 Mar

There is something so ingenious and compelling about OKGo’s one take music video. I have to admit, and I’m sure I’m not alone, that it …

05 Mar

The sun shines again

Sparrow is so much better today. I arrived home late last night and crept up the stairs, having unconsciously adopted the manner of a person …

04 Mar

under the weather friend

Darling boy. My Sparrow is ill, and I think he has the flu. I make him come sit with me for a while when I come …

24 Feb

For the love of mustaches

Here are a few more shots from our Valentine’s Day photo set up. I am terribly embarrassed to admit that I put all of my …

22 Feb

February Spring

This weekend was sunny and 60 degrees (that’s 15.5 Celsius, you Canadians) and I spent a lot of time outside walking, running, and sitting on …

20 Feb

Valentine’s day photo booth

Here are a few shots from our photo booth at Jeanette’s house on Valentine’s Day. It was really fun. We had dinner with 6 friends …

17 Feb

Laundry in the window

16 Feb

In the tunnell

I took this shot on the Ille St. Louis. An American, a Frenchman, an ancient old woman, and a stunning supermodel are riding in a train …

15 Feb

Byrd is the word

James, is this you? From Design Public. Random, eh?

14 Feb

May this not be a day to show your love

…but a day to celebrate the love you show. ~ from my buddy Buzz. From Miss Wallflower: Marie and Konrad are in town for the weekend. They …

10 Feb

Deepest hopes

From one of the blogs…

09 Feb

Vancouver weekend

I spent the weekend in Vancouver BC, celebrating my birthday. It’s such a lovely city, filled with interesting people, beautiful buildings, and surrounded by rugged …

09 Feb

Just so pretty

From Style Me Pretty.

04 Feb

The beauty of black and white

Not mine, from ObsessionMIA, but just so lovely.

03 Feb

Melancholy contentment

From the Canlis web site photo tour. Tim left for Costa Rica today and will be gone a week. My birthday is in 2 days and …

01 Feb

There is no plan B.

The A Team Ahhhh, yeaaah!

01 Feb

Ampersand and ampersand

I cant remember if I posted this before or not, but I’ve been looking at it for weeks and now Gus has it up, so …

01 Feb

Monday funday

So, a dyslexic walks into a bra…

01 Feb

The beauty of light

As part of my duties this weekend, I shot 162 portraits of sales people. I don’t really do portraits, I’m more of a come what …

31 Jan

Working you more

This week, after the intensity of the conference, I fell into the flood of the river in spring that was the backlog of work in …

28 Jan

Waiting for the Soft Face to come love me

I am home for the first time since Saturday. Where have I been? Somewhere grand and romantic, Italy perhaps? Absolutely not. I have been at …

22 Jan

Daily inspiration

Miss Wallflower: Everything she puts on her site comes with the caveat “this is not mine, but I like it.” Find pretty stuff, inspiration, fashion, interiors, and …

22 Jan

…while the band plays on

I wish I were doing this today. (Found here.) And I tried to to this with my hair today. Not sure it worked, but I love …

18 Jan

Pining for the Queen of the Adriatic

I’m not over Venice. Every time I come home from Europe I leave a large chunk of my soul behind. It is my heart’s home. …

17 Jan

Vermont house

This house is for sale on almost an acre in Virgennes, VT. I was entranced by it and the price, which would have easily been …

16 Jan

Snowball catch

A caveat: Tim took these last weekend while skiing with Sparrow. Sparrow loves snow. He loves to play catch. So when you get the 2 together, …

14 Jan

Christian Oth

I started realizing that the bloggers I read read the same (other) bloggers I read and we kind of rip each other off. I found …

12 Jan

a room full of joy

Balloons en masse can be absolutely lovely. I hope that one day I come home to something like this. It would be magical, dont you …

11 Jan

Intrepid

I was on Marian Bantjes’ site today, looking through some of her newest stuff, swooning a little. She has a page that is, essentially a …

11 Jan

January 10, 2010

Yesterday’s date was 011010. It was almost as if the Binary universe was imploding in my iCal. Really, though, nothing happened, I just thought maybe …

08 Jan

Marvelous Meryl

I read my latest issue of Vanity Fair cover to cover on our 33 hour journey home from Vermont (snow, don’t ask), including a wonderful …

07 Jan

Ask Ben anything

I pulled this link from my friend Gus’ blog (who is Justin now, but wil always be Gus to me) and I’ve been reading through …

05 Jan

Smacked children more successful later in life, study finds

Can you imagine a headline like this in a US paper? No? Me neither. In fact, I think maybe they’d be sued! But in Ireland, …

05 Jan

Photographer to love

These are images from “the Digital Darkroom,” a site I stumbled upon via a series of complicated blog trackbacks. Suffice it to say: it’s awesome. You …

02 Jan

the world in miniature

This is a tilt shift effect that can sometimes make things look tiny. I don’t think it has that effect on these, but I like …

31 Dec

in 1999

(from FP blog) On this day in 1999… Lou Dobbs was a respected, middle-of-the-road journalist. The prospect of achieving Middle East peace seemed imminent. Beltway pundits believed Al Gore …

31 Dec

The end of the world?

Every New Year there are odd speculations…This cartoon comes from Bizarro Blog.

31 Dec

New Year’s eve 2009

Serendipity Street. 1999 Do you remember where you were New Year’s eve 1999? I do. Oh, boy do I. I was 18. My sister Michone had …

29 Dec

Home from the sky

This is Seattle from the window of the plane on Christmas Eve. To Quote Richard Avedon, “All photographs are accurate. None of them are the truth.”

29 Dec

Forge

This is Aunt Lea’s dog. He’s a bit of a pill. It’s kind of the pretty girl in high school syndrome, I think. He can get …

28 Dec

Rialto on a Wednesday at Sunset

This picture thrills my soul and I have to remind myself, “That was REAL. I was THERE.” It’s almost too perfect to exist, but it …

27 Dec

Christmas in Vermont, part 1

We had a beautiful snowy Christmas with Lea and Doug (Tim’s uncle and aunt) in Addison, Vermont. It was super mellow and low key, and …

27 Dec

Gondolas in front of San Giorgio Maggiore

A Tuesday in Venice.

23 Dec

An afternoon cocktail

This is Michone, Charis, mom, and me walking to Place Pigalle for our afternoon cocktail.

23 Dec

Merry Christmas!

I’m standing up to the political correctness that has throttled our Christmas celebrations in recent years, and I’m skipping the “Happy Holidays” greeting. If you …

23 Dec

Genius upon reflection

This is a little sampling of the work done by Fiore Films, who also shoot still photo. I found them on Style Me Pretty. Check …

23 Dec

Minimalist redux

Two more images of this dreamy little cottage. Don’t you want to spend eternity in that tub?

23 Dec

Desire to be minimalist

I found this GREAT cottage on Desire to Inspire, and I am totally in love with it. If I won the lottery and bought the 1920s …

22 Dec

Best wedding invite ever!

This is a 5 minute wedding invite, done all in stop motion by shooting over 5500 images and stringing them together in iMovie. Genius! www.vanesshutchinson.com

22 Dec

Murano

Here are a couple more shots of me on the most fabulous sunny day in Murano, the glassmaking island in the lagoon of Venice.

22 Dec

CarrieBobo: last new artists of 2009

Yes, I’m already offering lasts. I came across this artist this morning and I love her style. Find her here for a wider variety of …

16 Dec

Happy 30th Michone!

My big sister turned 30 on the 9th, so Mom, Michone, and Charis came over and spent the weekend with me. We saw the musical …

16 Dec

Venice, reintegration

Coming home was difficult (an understatement I assure you). Getting back into the swing of work has proved impossible. Aside from the photo shoot that …

14 Dec

Venice images

Bonjourno, If you click on any of the Venice images I have posted thus far they will get MUCH larger and you can see better detail, …

13 Dec

Venice, Gondola

The first Gondolier I saw was this fellow, disappearing down a canal. www.vanesshutchinson.com

13 Dec

Ancient Venice

A black and white from my trip… www.vanesshutchinson.com

13 Dec

Venizia, the rainy day

Here are a few images from Day 1 (after the day I arrived when I collapsed on my bed and didn’t look around too much). …

09 Dec

Gondolas, St Marks

These gondolas are in front of St Marks square. More San Marco. www.vanesshutchinson.com

09 Dec

Academia Bridge, Venice

From the Academia bridge. Venice, Italy

09 Dec

Venezia, day 3

Venice is like a wild swan: beautiful, unpredictable, the most lovely thing in the world. The only problem is a major DUH that didnt occur to …

03 Dec

the sass

Oh, I’m feeling it today! www.vanesshutchinson.com

03 Dec

Scarlett

Not my image, but gorgeous. LOVE the Rolls. www.vanesshutchinson.com

03 Dec

Adelaide Rose

Adelaide Rose is 13. She is also a well-known burgeoning photographer who sells prints worldwide through her flickr site and has developed an ethereal aethetic that …

02 Dec

6 days in Venice

I have a magical golden ticket for a ride on a plane that will take me almost anywhere in Europe. I have had it for …

01 Dec

WIlliam Anthony Photography

This image was on the PDP photo of the day (kind of a big deal) and I think it is just stunning. I like the …

25 Nov

Tye River Cabin

All by Olsen Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects This is in Skykomish, WA, near Seattle and right now it is my dream house (it changes). Provided it is …

24 Nov

Dr. Horrible’s sing along blog

I think Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie to those of us over 27) is sublime. His oddball sense of humor is most evident in the Dr. Horrible …

23 Nov

collage

I think this series of images captures the vintage summer romance that we all wish our teenage years/early 20s were. I feel the heat coming …

23 Nov

oh what a difference a year makes

I was showing off this image of my devastatingly adorable nephew when someone asked, “Is that Sparrow’s costume?” It’s not, but last year we did dress …

21 Nov

Sunny Seneca

Last summer, on a perfect Sunday afternoon in August, we met a friend at his boat on Lake Union and took off for a cruise. …

20 Nov

New Moon

Not that I have plans to see it, but I do want to mark it because I am THAT dorky: Tonight is the release of …

18 Nov

Addictive inspiration

I love to go on Flickr and click the “Interesting in the last 7 days” button. It’s like a photographic magic 8 ball, rolling up …

17 Nov

Star kisses

And the stars came down tonight and greeted me.And kissed me.And their kisses tickled my skin.And they felt like what stars would feel like.Or how …

17 Nov

Paul Nicklen’s Polar Obsession

The PDN photo of the day gallery for Polar Obsession is beautiful, but there are even more to check out. All I’m going to say …

11 Nov

Potter Byrd wedding

Ok, so it wasn’t “tomorrow,” but here are the pictures of Andy and Rachael’s wedding, finally. It was so fun, and SO HOT. 106 in …

11 Nov

the love and books

This is by Jessica Johnston (not my sister, either sister, a different one), and I really love it. Jess, your shots just keep getting …

09 Nov

Paris J’Taime

I love this movie. This is just a clip of 18 shorts. You should see it if you’ve ever loved Paris. www.vanesshutchinson.com

09 Nov

Roid week

It’s Polaroid week on flickr and there is a ton of amazing stuff floating around out there. Seanyeh harpy Click around, be happy. See pretty. www.vanesshutchinson.com

09 Nov

A bit of Lost

I don’t even like Lost (I’ll get my stress from LIFE, thank you very much), but I love this typographic discovery of the plot line …

05 Nov

Super cool flash site

Just check it out here. Roll your mouse over the images. Sa-weet. www.vanesshutchinson.com

05 Nov

Halloween

We had a fantastic Halloween this year with many friends. I hope you all had a great, and safe time, too. www.vanesshutchinson.com

05 Nov

Texture of happiness

These are from the incomparable and inspiring Jasmine Star. I love the poses and the colors and the texture. The sass. The happy. Check out more of her …

02 Nov

Princess

Every now and then I get a “story of the day” from Story People and it inspires me to go read some more of them. …

31 Oct

Coffee with Sparrow

My pretty boy. From last weekend at Pioneer. www.vanesshutchinson.com

31 Oct

Sushi party

Last weekend Konrad was here while Marie flew to SF for Anthony’s ordination, so we had a little get together Saturday night with Konrad, Karl, …

30 Oct

Best pumpkins

Ever. www.vanesshutchinson.com

29 Oct

"You need kissing badly."*

“That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” *from Gone with the Wind. I’ve been reading this blog …

27 Oct

When I say tunnel

You scared yet? No? HOW ABOUT NOW, SEATTLE? This is why we need a tunnel. Because THE VIADUCT IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. www.vanesshutchinson.com

26 Oct

5 words

I was looking through one of the MANY blogs on my RSS and they were featuring “5 Words a Day” journals. The theory is that …

23 Oct

A few more: summertime romance

The bride with her papa. A little experimental processing here. The ring bearer. Entering the site. Reception www.vanesshutchinson.com

23 Oct

Hetzel Cummings wedding

I realized earlier this week that I haven’t ever shown you any of chelsea and Luke or Andy and Rachel’s wedding shots. How neglectful of …

23 Oct

my red letter day

anessa HutchinsonI just wanted to see the letter with my name there like that. Inspiring. Daily Drop Cap is a blog project by a typographer/illustrator named …

21 Oct

Great big little tiny

Scamper at Friday Harbor Tim’s nephew, Jedric, used to refer to things really liked as the “great big, little tiny” this or that. The quote below …

20 Oct

Sybaritic weekend of absolute perfection

Granville Island I took Friday off last week. Partly because I was thinking of going surfing with Tim and some guys in Oregon, partly because the …

20 Oct

Kristin Vining

Kristin Vining is a wedding photographer extraordinaire, and these are a few shots from a recent wedding she covered. Aside from the gorgeous job she …

19 Oct

America is my country

And Paris is my hometown. Missing this place right now. www.vanesshutchinson.com

19 Oct

The angels doth sing

And Canon doth introduce the EOS 1D Mark IV DSLR with HD Shooting, Extreme ISO Capabilities, and Revamped Autofocus System. Warning: super dork overload below. But …

19 Oct

Ridiculous

Ok, so to all of you who asked: Lullaby Moon was especially spectacular last night and dreamlike. They all climbed into a schooner and sailed off …

14 Oct

Lullaby Moon

Last month, on the same Saturday as Octoberfest (why are most Octoberfests in September? That really bugs me), Tricia and Pat’s engagement party, Uncle Doug’s …

12 Oct

MINE

Mine. Thank god, mine. I used to look over at Tim and think that a lot when we were first together. Walking down the street, sitting …

11 Oct

Old Ben didn’t know what to think.

We are in Portland again, for a few more hours, heading to breakfast at Mother’s with Marie and Konrad. They graciously allowed us to stay …

08 Oct

Mike’s obituary

This is from Oregon Live and it features a place to leave comments, which a number of friends have done: Boire, Mikel Anthony 39 3/22/1970 9/26/2009 …

02 Oct

L-O-V-E

Had this song in my brain all week… www.vanesshutchinson.com

29 Sep

Log church

I’m not much for log buildings most of the time. I like airy, light filled structures, and I think of log homes as dark and …

28 Sep

A sadness alone

It’s hard to do the smallest tasks when tears are dripping off the end of your nose and clogging up your eyelashes. I mournfully washed …

27 Sep

See you on the other side

There are people you think of as your loved ones, people you know you love, people you try to love. And then there are the …

24 Sep

Little Jackasses

When I was a kid summer was, of course, my ultimate favorite time of the year. If I could have, I would have changed my …

20 Sep

the errant shoe

A few months ago I decided, with a couple of the girls from work, to splurge and buy tickets in the first balcony at the …

15 Sep

Waves of the future: Underwater Ads

A few weeks before we moved, perhaps six weeks ago now, we saw this boat out in front of our old house, driving in circles. …

14 Sep

The power of blogging

I have been reading numerous blogs lately (my RSS boasts that I skim over 47 blogs) that have been addressing the readers directly. They don’t …

11 Sep

Cracks in the sky

I found this on this blog. I’ve had this story typed up for a while, waiting for a suitable interval to blog it. I wrote it …

11 Sep

Remembrance

I don’t want to post depressing pictures or go into a monologue, but if you guys want to join me and a group of others …

08 Sep

Electronic page NY Times

Click on US and here it is!!! www.vanesshutchinson.com

07 Sep

Audio version of the NY Times Article

Check out the A/V here. Awesome. Some cool photos and dad says, “Do I really talk that slow?” No, he doesn’t mostly, but there are times …

07 Sep

FAMOUS: my old man

I know this is tiny, but if you click on it you can read it. My dad just called me, and I should be posting this …

06 Sep

A moment to pause and breathe

Twice Baked Almond Croissant, from the Bakery Nouveau site Bakery Nouveau, from their site Yesterday was a grueling day of removing sod, putting in plants, catching up …

01 Sep

Seattle Flash mob

A flash mob is like a flash flood of people who all come together quickly, seemingly randomly. and perform some sort of art or dance …

28 Aug

Thoughts from Sparrow upon moving house (again)

Sparrow submitted to me a letter, or rather, his attorney did, petitioning to stay in our current location, with our current neighbors as the couple …

24 Aug

Moving on…

We spent the weekend moving everything that we don’t need desperately this week. Which included all of my boxes of books, everything from the bookshelf …

21 Aug

European Americana

I came across Tim Irving’s work today on his blog, StyleMed, and on his Etsy site. His work, taken all over Europe, is striking and …

20 Aug

Find love today

These come from one of the blogs I check daily, Please Sir. And I love the question at the end of the post: Where will …

14 Aug

A very grown up house

I think we assume a lot about people by their houses. When we lived in a 350 square foot apartment we most certainly appeared to …

13 Aug

August rain

I am cozied up alone, backing up wedding photos and processing others, in front of a twinkling fire. It is pouring rain, and the stomach …

12 Aug

Midnight View of Seattle from Rockaway Beach on Bainbridge Island

Midnight View of Seattle from Rockaway Beach on Bainbridge Island Originally uploaded by Mantis of Destiny Beautiful. From the Seattlest Flickr Pool. www.vanesshutchinson.com

12 Aug

Dog days of summer

The week after we got home from Montana and Shooting Chelsea and Luke’s wedding, we were really tired, but really looking forward to Chelan, and …

05 Aug

What now?

see more Fail Blog I especially love the memo line! www.vanesshutchinson.com

05 Aug

Apple tablet?!!!

from Blurbomat This would be so awesome, if it is true. The blogosphere is buzzing about the possibility of an Apple tablet coming out sometime in …

03 Aug

The sticky wicket

I love a good turn of phrase, like the things my grandpa used to say, that my mom still quotes. “That ski hill is steeper than …

02 Aug

6 years

We just pulled back in to town from two days in Lake Chelan, shooting my cousin Andy’s (and his beautiful wife Rachael’s) wedding. It was really fun, but …

29 Jul

raspberries and cream

From Five Spice Duck All I can think about right now are (is?) raspberries and cream. I’d like a big bowlful, and to sit here in …

27 Jul

Because they all became mommy bloggers

I’m going to preface this, as I do most posts that are potentially offensive to those who like to think that all humans think as …

24 Jul

wildlife on parade

Yesterday, Logan Pass, Glacier park. Click to make huge. www.vanesshutchinson.com

24 Jul

War with mosquitos

We are in Montana, and I haven’t recently processed any images, so this post will be naked. We spent yesterday in Glacier with Krista (my …

16 Jul

Web cam picture of the day

From St Mary’s in Glacier park. Webcam! www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Jul

Toma Leche

I think these princess ads for milk are beautiful and entertaining– a far cry from Brooke Shields in a milk mustache! www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Jul

Tim Clark beaches

Tim Clark is actually an interior design photographer, but I really like this shot of his the best! It’s in his “native woods” section. www.vanesshutchinson.com

12 Jul

Re-vamping old memories

Yesterday i spent some time pulling old photos to print, and realized that I have learned so much about processing images in the last year. …

09 Jul

Summer solstice parade

This year’s Solstice parade in Fremont was smaller than usual, and the floats that did take part were a little less elaborate. However, it was …

08 Jul

Mediocre

How to get mediocre work from an artist via Sparky FirepantsIt’s actually pretty easy to get awesome artwork from a professional graphic designer, animator, or …

07 Jul

Paris says goodbye

For those of you who somehow, inexplicably missed it, today was Michael Jackson’s public memorial at Staples Center in LA. The last piece before the …

07 Jul

Where the Wild Things are

Out October 16, 2009. Can’t wait. www.vanesshutchinson.com

06 Jul

English drinking games

Near our house there is a “pub” called Beveridge Place Pub (I say “pub” because they don’t serve food, and I think that violates the …

05 Jul

A lazy Independence day

We gave ourselves a choice between staying home with Sparrow, who was stoned on sedatives to help him cope with the fireworks, and heading to …

03 Jul

Summer in the city

I picked up my computer yesterday. Apple has a flat rate fee if you send your laptop in to the “depot,” whatever that is, and …

30 Jun

My French Cocktail Hour

I love going out to our local little Italian place, sitting in the grotto before dinner or, lately, on the patio in the sunset, and …

29 Jun

Just another manic Monday

We had a beautiful weekend with Charis and Pete, despite an unfortunate decision to explore Bremerton. We spent part of Saturday playing tennis on the …

26 Jun

The world in mourning

This is the front page of the New York Time web site last night, and today there is a big article about people all over …

25 Jun

Even dead prophets are revered in their home towns

Reports are that people are showing up at UCLA medical center (where MJ died) in Thriller costumes.Billie%20Jean.mp3 www.vanesshutchinson.com

25 Jun

The King is dead; long live the King.

I’m in shock right now as news is rolling off the wire that Michael Jackson, yes, himself, has died minutes ago from Sudden Cardiac Arrest …

19 Jun

I love Paris in the fall

I booked our apartment in Paris for October. This is the street view from Google maps. It’s in an entirely different neighborhood than last time, …

16 Jun

Unrest in Tehran

These images are from this week on the Big Picture, a Boston based photo pool. It’s been a terrifyingly violent and angry week in Tehran, Iran …

15 Jun

graphics card

We had a busy and lovely weekend with Graham, Jess, Malachi and Scout, who visited us from Montana for a very short, fast weekend. I …

10 Jun

Olympic Elk

The eagle wasn’t the only animal we saw on our trip. We encountered 6 cow elk of varying ages in the Hoh Rain forest. They …

10 Jun

Baseball light

Our house butts up against the Bar-S park, which is a park that includes 2 little league fields. I love coming home to the sounds …

09 Jun

Knowing

Sitting on the couch, wanting to gaze out the panoramic windows that offer us our incomparable view of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and, last …

09 Jun

Paper creasing

These are made from folded and creased paper (he uses mostly napkins), smoothed back out. Check out more of Simon Shubert’s work here. www.vanesshutchinson.com

05 Jun

corporate miscommunication

I wrote my boss a quick e-mail as I was running out of the office at 5pm last night. I wanted to see if it …

05 Jun

Entering Forks at Twilight

We spent most of our Memorial Day weekend here, at La Push. If you are at all familiar with the Stephenie Meyer series, Twilight, you’ll …

04 Jun

Beautiful stranger

Aliens have invaded England, again. These ethereal strangers have an interesting aesthetic, and are quite good artists. The jelly fish is the new one, over 600 …

02 Jun

red shoes

I love these images from plushkind. I’d like to frame all three of them and hang them over my headboard. www.vanesshutchinson.com

02 Jun

block prints

These showed up on Scoutie Girl yesterday, and I think this would really work with some of my recent shots. I like the blown out, summer-light quality …

02 Jun

the simplicity of apricots

the simplicity of apricots Originally uploaded by cannelle-vanille I have a lot of stuff to post and no time to post it, so hopefully later this …

29 May

Job news

Some of you have asked about my job status, since today was supposed to be my last day. I was hired on as a full-time, …

29 May

Beach wedding inspiration

Click to enlarge In the theme of obsessing over wedding photos (it’s job inspiration, I swear!), this is from Snippets and Ink. I especially love the …

29 May

Hall of Mosses

The Hoh Rain Forest. All of these different kinds of moss grow on the trees in the Hoh Rain Forest, on the Olympic Peninsula. They feed …

28 May

Rolls Royce accesories

I love Rolls Royce and their beautiful, considerate design. Purse holders, I ask you?! www.vanesshutchinson.com

25 May

An Olympic return

We had a wonderful/uncomfortable time on the Peninsula over the weekend. The wonderful was anything while we were awake. The uncomfortable was anything in/around/relating to …

23 May

croquet for your soul

Have a happy weekend. Tim, Sparrow and I are off to the Olympic Peninsula for three days, so we’ll hopefully have some super stellar shots …

22 May

Treehouse point

I came across this today while trying to figure out what to do this weekend.Treehouse point is a retreat center and/or resort here in the …

21 May

Free bike

Enter this giveaway for a free Madsen bike! Sa-weet! www.vanesshutchinson.com

20 May

Discourse with our adversaries

As usual, Obama follows up on his campaign promises. By Pete Souza, White House Photographer www.vanesshutchinson.com

18 May

Guiseppe Zanotti

This is from Style Me Pretty, and is a real wedding. The groom made the wedding dress (very romantic), and the shoes are Guiseppe Zanotti; …

12 May

Tuesday inspiration

I’m warm and fuzzy and longing when I look at this shot. It’s like a late August afternoon, and you’re just trying to hold onto …

11 May

Abstinence and the role of Republicans

God forbid I should ever agree with Megan McCain, but I agree with Megan McCain: The GOP Doesn’t Understand Sexby Meghan McCainBristol Palin’s new abstinence campaign …

09 May

Remorse, With Mint Sauce

In the 5th grade I raised sheep for the first time as my summer 4-H project. Sheep seemed perfect for me, even though my brother …

07 May

See Grandma…see?

Via Design Crush. www.vanesshutchinson.com

06 May

sister love

Jessica Marie has started a blog.It reminds me a lot of Dooce (without the swearing, and the kids behave better), only cuter. Jessica is …

05 May

love in the time of Ranunculus

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04 May

Your own personal gossip meter

It’s always interesting, if sometimes painful, to overhear what others say about you when they think you arent around. It’s rarely flattering, but these little …

04 May

statistically speaking

Is a brave new world, baby. www.vanesshutchinson.com

03 May

Sunday afternoon martini

Cucumbers and Hendricks. www.vanesshutchinson.com

01 May

Lunch in Portland

Last weekend we went to Portland to see Marie and Konrad and their new apartment. On Saturday, in between Ikea and Urban Home shopping for …

30 Apr

Engagement shoot inspiration

Can anyone tell me just how you get a couple to do this shoot? In the morning? In the shade? I love it! Anybody want to …

29 Apr

Wiley Valentine paper goods

I found this site that makes these GORGEOUS invitations. I love paper goods, especially lusciously letter-pressed invitations! Check out Wiley Valentine. www.vanesshutchinson.com

29 Apr

The White House on Flickr

For the first time ever, you can view the official White House photo archive as it is updated, on Flickr! I think this is fabulous, …

29 Apr

Update your bookmarks and RSS!

I’ve moved my blog from Blogspot to my site/blog, so it’s time to update! I’ve been threatening this for a while, and you can still …

29 Apr

Update your bookmarks and RSS!

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27 Apr

I heart it

Love this shot from Erin Ever After. www.vanesshutchinson.com

27 Apr

Please, let me pay you $50

My new website is finally up over at my e-home, www.vanessahutchinson.com. You should check it out, when you have a sec, ’cause I’m rather proud …

24 Apr

A sunny day in the spring

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20 Apr

Dandelion IV

Dandelion IV Originally uploaded by deceptive Just beautiful… www.vanesshutchinson.com

18 Apr

Jubal

My friend Douglas named his baby Jubal. This is Jubal. He’s six months old, and he loves you. Yep. He’s that kid. My niece Genvieve loves …

17 Apr

There are times..

Great ads don’t have to be complicated. www.vanesshutchinson.com

17 Apr

Neil Gaiman’s "The Graveyard Book"

If I could do anything in the whole world and make a living doing just whatever I pleased, I would be a book reviewer. Consequently, …

15 Apr

new and sweet

This past weekend, Tim and I toyed with the idea of heading to Rialto Beach on the Olympic Penninsula, depending on how the slow knitting …

07 Apr

a first venture out, April lace

Yesterday I was going stir-crazy. I assume that is a good sign; that I have enough energy to be bothered by sitting still for 7 …

06 Apr

the moment we met

I was killing time on Facebook yesterday and came across this photo. Holly put up a bunch of new shots from “back in the day” …

05 Apr

Because love is…

…the same the world over. It’s just that simple; it’s just that complicated. www.vanesshutchinson.com

04 Apr

Thank you for the flowers

I’ve been inundated by beautiful bouquets tis week, and I adore it. These tulips and Hyacinth (?) are from my sister-in-law, Heather. She sent a gorgeous …

03 Apr

recovery

I had my surgery to correct The Problems on Tuesday morning at 7:30. This means we arrived at the Hospital at dark o’clock and began …

27 Mar

Why I love you

Because you can sum me up in the most perfect way, like when you tell me, “You don’t want to be a ballerina; you want …

26 Mar

Moon over the Sound

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26 Mar

nervous

I’m having surgery on Tuesday. Today is Thursday. I’ve never had surgery and I’m a little nervous. Nervous. A scared way of saying scared. A …

23 Mar

A muffin to soothe the soul

From The Way the Cookie Crumbles I’m not generally one to subscribe to the “Mondays suck” school of thinking. With enough to overcome when coming off …

22 Mar

Tastes like the Jackson Five

A few nights ago Tim and I sat in the CPA office and went over our taxes while the Jackson Five played in the background. …

19 Mar

Calendars and catheters

As I perched, pant-less and shivering, on a paper covered table at the doctor’s yesterday, I stared hard at the desk calendar. Less than two weeks until …

16 Mar

Life isn’t supposed to be a battle at all…

“Life isn’t supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss. Life isn’t supposed to be a battle at all. And when …

12 Mar

Even in the snow…irresistible

I found this image on Design Crush, and there was no artist name. Despite having “no hassle” round trip ticket vouchers from US Airways, it has …

11 Mar

ranunculus love

ranunculus love Originally uploaded by cannelle-vanille Photos by my new favorite food blogger… www.vanesshutchinson.com

11 Mar

Playing with fire

Fire Poi at IBDC by ArmouredRavenOriginally uploaded by dogolf He gently pushed my arms down until I had to stop spinning the chains that I clutched, …

09 Mar

Sunny day…chased by the clouds away

It’s been on and off sunny/snowy here, with intermittent grapple. Yeah, grapple. I’d never heard of it either, but Tim says it’s somewhere between sleet …

04 Mar

The most beautiful skis I’ve ever seen

Our good friend, upstairs neighbor, and doggy uncle, Andreas, has been developing, researching, making, and testing his own press-made skis. Click here for a video if …

04 Mar

Ural M66

Ural M66Originally uploaded by Mario Angelo I’ve been obsessed with motorcycles for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, Uncle Gerard and …

27 Feb

A place to die

Per Lachaise, Paris I was looking at portraits by Matt Eich today, and he has a portfolio about death row, entitled, “A Place to Die.” …

25 Feb

Have blood, give blood. What is family?

“They came to see that family need not be defined merely as those with whom they share blood, but as those for whom they would …

25 Feb

the missing email

I am FINALLY refacing my primary website (www.vanessahutchinson.com). I am also switching all of my hosting services to a new host, so my “vanessa at …

22 Feb

California Rain

Helper elves waxing Russell’s board I’ve had a 65 hour work week this week, and my mitochondria are exhausted, so I haven’t been online much at …

12 Feb

My next camera

This super cool surf video was shot with the new Canon 5D Mark II, the next gen of my 5D. Mmm. Nice. www.vanesshutchinson.com

11 Feb

Faux cafe

I have a confession. It’s confusing and perhaps even shameful, given where I live and the amount of smack talking I’ve done over the years …

10 Feb

returned and returning

After a whirlwind weekend with the Hoytes, the McCuens, and Sir Bentley, we are back in Seattle. We got in last night at midnight, showered, …

05 Feb

Coffee with Jared Rue

Sort of… I stopped at Vivace this morning on my way to work (they have a fabulous new location by REI), for a special birthday treat …

05 Feb

Congratulation OBrien and Mel!

And welcome Riley May! What a good day to be born! www.vanesshutchinson.com

05 Feb

Windy Days box from Sixth and Elm

Loving these beautiful jewelry boxes on Etsy! www.vanesshutchinson.com

04 Feb

Valrhona and Beaujolais

I’m on my way out for some Gnocchi and Creme Brulee with the boys, but here is an image of some shallots from the creamed Swiss Chard …

02 Feb

Epicurean celebrations

Image from La Tartine Gourmand. Happy February! (And very Happy Birthday, Marie!!!) For those of you who don’t know, this is the beginning of my birthday week—well, …

30 Jan

Feeling better…

…health wise and about our country! I’m stoked about the direction this ship has turned and what President Obama (love that) is doing: -froze salaries for …

25 Jan

Allow me to remain pathetic…

I’m home with a massive sinus cold while Tim is at his sister’s for dinner (his family is, in general, pretty old and would not …

23 Jan

Health update

I hadn’t planned to write about this, but a number of you have asked what’s up with my health (thanks for the concern), so here …

21 Jan

Front pages of celebration

I have a Seattle P-I front page for my history archives today, and I found this beautiful gallery of other front pages form Newspapers around …

20 Jan

First words of a brand new day

“What the cynical fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them.” “Know that America is a friend of each nation and each man, …

19 Jan

The last day

Today is the last day of the Bush/Cheney regime. I am so excited for the 8 years of “above the law” good-old-boy’s club to come …

16 Jan

tilt shift…sort of

A tilt shift lens is a special lens that compensates for the perspective we get when things get further away from us. When you look …

15 Jan

Seattle Winterfest fire festival

Last Sunday, hopped up on hydrocodone and nursing a sore face, the boys and I (Karl, Andreas, and Tim) hit the fire festival, a free …

15 Jan

Design loves a depression

In light of yesterday’s news, this is a little cheering…(Click) www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Jan

Sometimes inappropriate clams

The Washington state inaugural ball was last night. In addition to fashion and beauty and lavish buffets, there were the ever present ice sculptures. They …

14 Jan

End in sight

This fit just hit the shan at my company. We had a layoff announcement today and are losing 12% of our staff. It’s a responsible …

14 Jan

worldwide no pants day

If you’ve never heard of Improv Everywhere, go waste an hour watching their videos– hilarious. They started no pants day on the New York subway …

12 Jan

can the best case scenario really win?

This from the P-I this morning: viaduct to be replaced with deep bore tunnel!! I SO hope this is true this time. Viaduct to be replaced …

10 Jan

health update

i had surgery at 9:45 yesterday morning to remove all 4 of my wisdom teeth. I realized right before my surgery, while I was re-reading …

08 Jan

Snoqualmie Falls, at the flood

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08 Jan

Because I do want a grown-up house

Someday. With grown-up things. Which do not include free chairs from Craigslist and white walls that I haven’t painted since the last renter moved their …

07 Jan

NYTimes features Idaho House

As Soviet Block as it looks from the outside, I love the inside of this high desert home. Notice the 16×20′s of the butterflies! www.vanesshutchinson.com

07 Jan

We’re weather people

And a good thing too! This is in front of our house today: courtesy of West Seattle Blog. www.vanesshutchinson.com

06 Jan

GSM site is up!

I designed the site for our company Global Sales meeting, and used a lot of my photography for it (some stock, but mostly mine), and …

06 Jan

In love with the weekend

Which it is not, right now. It is a Tuesday and I am hungry, tired, and wishing it was the weekend. Tim, Sparrow and I …

05 Jan

santa barbara

santa barbara this morning Originally uploaded by zinkwazi We are going to SB! When we left town after 2.5 years of getting smacked around by Brooks, …

05 Jan

Midcentury modern Monday

I’ve been spending way too much time on the internet over the weekend, in what has become free-associative Googling (starting with “why won’t my WordPress …

03 Jan

Upgrade

Since it seems to be the trend among bloggers this month, and since my site badly needs to be more versatile, I’m going to be …

02 Jan

Speaking of…

Good things came out of Snowmageddon ’08 in Seattle, most notably interesting and creative street art! You can find more about the street art face prints …

02 Jan

What is that white stuff that snarls traffic?

Oh, yeah. Snow. It’s snowing again. Snow= bad traffic= missed doctor’s appointments… should I leave the office now? www.vanesshutchinson.com

02 Jan

Bonne Anee!

Photo by zeeloop via Flickr Happy 2009, internet! I’m really excited about this year and what it will bring. T and I have some big plans, some …

31 Dec

new languages

Does anybody else just love the fact that when somebody just told me that their “dashboard won’t let me feed my tiger” I knew exactly …

28 Dec

Back to spring

T & I are back in Seattle, with Sparrow moping in front of the fire because we went for a walk this morning to get …

23 Dec

Images from home

(Monday photo from Alki by David Hutchinson) We are in Montana, chillin’ at Mom and Dad’s and greatly enjoying the sheer numbers of snowplows that Flathead …

19 Dec

This is why I don’t leave the house

For all you wondering why I stubbornly choose to work from home when it snows: these people are allowed to drive. This is this afternoon …

18 Dec

ND Snow

60 second exposure. www.vanesshutchinson.com

18 Dec

Frosty’s visit

This is the Alki Beach point trail in June. This is the Alki Beach point trail today.Ah, what a difference 6 months can make! Sparrow and I …

18 Dec

Sparrow

This is right before he licked my lens. www.vanesshutchinson.com

18 Dec

Snow day and Christmas vignette’s

This morning I have been sitting in this chair, working from home, chillin’ with the pup. This is our living room this morning. I love a …

17 Dec

Happy Birthday, Mama

I know Mom may not appreciate this photo so much, but I love it because it is so classically her—crying while she tells my …

16 Dec

Glacier web cam

This is a screen shot from the Lake McDonald Glacier Park Web Cam. I’m looking forward to next week, even if it is -4 there. www.vanesshutchinson.com

16 Dec

What the automotive bailout really says

Click to enlarge. I don’t think further explanation is necessary… www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Dec

Chilly Crowley

This is yesterday morning, shortly after sunrise, the view from my desk at home. www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Dec

Snowfall on Seattle

Alki is iced over, a gleaming sheet of danger waiting to suck your car wheels into the center of the road and oncoming traffic. Saturday …

13 Dec

Andy Mumford, ND photographer

I know I have been posting a lot of photography stuff lately, and if you aren’t into that it’s probably boring, so I will promise …

11 Dec

tea fire {2

tea fire {2Originally uploaded by jdg4 I came across an old acquaintance today on Flickr while looking for info for a work project. While it was …

11 Dec

Adam Burton: Genius

Last summer I received (after a 3 month backorder) a Neutral Density filter for my 24-105 lens. I haven’t used it too much (except for a few …

09 Dec

Six word story

Another December sunset off our beach. I read something the other day on Jasmine Star’s blog about Hemingway. Someone challenged him to write a short story–very …

07 Dec

December nights

Sunset in front of our house. Have I mentioned that I love it here? www.vanesshutchinson.com

04 Dec

Nicola Kauperus

I came across this photographer today, Nicola Kauperus, who makes incredible pictures of odd deaths. Yes. Deaths. Death by Beach ball, hedge clippers, car hood, …

29 Nov

The day after Thanksgiving

After a pretty enjoyable Thanksgiving with the Hutchinson family, Tim, Michone, Adam and I girded our loins to wade into the Downtown Christmas Melee. I …

25 Nov

Why I love you

Because you say.”Peyton who? Manning? Who?” And YOU’RE SERIOUS. www.vanesshutchinson.com

25 Nov

why Twitter is now OKAY

Fireland. Oh. My. God. www.vanesshutchinson.com

24 Nov

CS4 is here!

I got my Adobe Creative Suite 4 upgrade today, and I feel like Christmas came early! I’m not sure what the big dif is yet, …

24 Nov

Jay Tyrell

Today I am inspired by Jay Tyrell, a photographer who focuses not on “landscapes” or “people,” but on “quiet.” Can you imagine setting your sights …

23 Nov

Art as lifestyle

Rosanna Salonia and Matthew Yates were featured artists in a gallery opening that Tim and I went to on Friday night. I went to the …

22 Nov

The happiness quotient

I’ve been sitting here listening to Rick Steves’s travel show while I wallpaper my living room. (More on that later—looks RAD, by the way.) He …

22 Nov

Jenilee and Russell slideshow

Here are a few of my favs. www.vanesshutchinson.com

21 Nov

Wedding

Jenilee and Russell were Married October 25th at Lakedale resort on San Juan Island, in Washington. Tim and I shot it and had a lovely …

18 Nov

Embroidery

Why do I keep coming back to cross stitch and embroidery? I guess it seems like such a ’50s style art, where things were “honest …

17 Nov

Geiger, art by Natzke

Geiger Originally uploaded by natzke Done by an interactive designer in a motion effects web program. That is really blurring the lines! I love this print. …

16 Nov

Sam Bennett

How can you not love a little Brit Indie boy with a pink striped web site? In the midst of the doom and gloom that …

15 Nov

Brian Chapman from Alki to Seattle

Originally uploaded by brianchapman Brian Chapman is one of my Favorite local photographers. This is looking from Alki to Seattle. www.vanesshutchinson.com

15 Nov

Shepard Fairey stickers

If you aren’t familar with his work, Shepard Fairey is the one responsible for those graphically awesome “HOPE” Obama posters that are all over the …

15 Nov

Genevieve

Michone and Adam visited us Sunday through Wednesday of this week, brief and busy, but it was good to have them here for as long …

14 Nov

Ago’s face lift

The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, has finished their massive renovations, and have some up with the coolest interpretation of modern and traditional …

13 Nov

It’s a New Day

So, the promised video from Will-i-am was delayed, subject to his complete and total sell out to Oprah. Now it’s out there, and pretty dang …

12 Nov

A walk in the leaves.

These are from a couple of weekends ago, when we went on a long walk in Lincoln park with Sparrow and a group of friends. www.vanesshutchinson.com

10 Nov

Cybermom

My mom has always been one of those people who would rather do anything than si

Family

Lions and dragons, oh my!

liquipel your phone

A new battle song for the dark

Snowdays

London at night, part deux

London at night

England days 2,3,&4

Basingstoke, England: day one

Family photos: The Youngs

Over the Atlantic, musings

Battle songs in the dark

Wishes for a New Year

Digital Magic

Dolphin Jet Pack

Frosty december

Walking on the bike path

Blue Christmas without…

NOLA Dreaming

Loving it

Camera to change the way you shoot

November rain

Thankfulness

Striped conspiracy

Autumn in Montana

Mountain’s majesty and waves of grain

Terrance and Tamara

Fonte coffee

Things I learned this summer

House like a chapel

AIGA conference

Strappy shoes

Gin, gin, more gin

Phoenix, day one

A day full of win

Lucky Star

Sad Apple

Goodbye Steve Jobs

The ESPN body issue

Taylor

Children of happiness

Rehab

Equus

Belonging

Montana: August rain

Evening at Ewing Street

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO

The Blue Angels

Steveston, BC

Layla

Dalton James Rose

Summer evening sunset

Emlyn Mae Johnston

Texture

Early morning southern light

Grandpa’s house

The wisdom of youth

The Rider

The grave of my people

Banksy after the storm

Comic Sans

The Distillery

Rocky Mountain Green Hour continued

Verte Heur, Deux

Green Hour

Isaac

The little Mercers

June glimmer

Vancouver riots (a Rick Lam image)

Jesse and Jessica

Saint City groundhog day

Neurotic and excessive crushing on New Orleans continued.

Dreams of Queen City

Still Holding On