loveliness...

A front stoop is a special place. It's where friends gather & morning coffee is sipped. I think I'll pretend this one is mine for today.

triptych...

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{ a triptych is a series of 3 prints hung together}

Three is a good number. Right? It is my mom's favorite number. She does everything in 3's. Other reasons to love the number:

1. It's lucky, you know, "3rd times a charm"
2. No one jumps to the count of 5, they jump on 3

3. In photo lingo, the "rule of thirds" almost always makes an exceptional photo

Note to self: make sure there is a 3 in the wedding date. And yes, I am bored, why else would I go on & on about numbers?

what was that?!

You hear a lot of crazy noises in the middle of the night out here. Last night, I think I heard an angry owl murdering a muskrat. Their battle was loud & ferocious. I'm telling you it is true. Nick heard it too...

ooohh...ahh...

Our 4th didn't quite go as planned. We arrived hours early in Columbia & spread our blanket in the primmest of locations. We were just feet from the band, overlooking the lake with a water fountain in clear view of the pending fireworks display. As time passed, blankets continued to cover every speck of ground. There were hundreds and hundreds of people. All is good until the lady on the loud speaker tells us (& about 5 others) to move our blankets because of "fire code regulations". Really? Needless to say we were thrilled to watch the display from the car. Then we spent hours in traffic. Wonderful.

Oh well, at the end of the night, good music has the power to mend all that ails us.

firecracker drawings...

Ms. Vivian (our "landlord") says no fireworks on the campgrounds. But it doesn't truly feel like the 4th without some sort of explosive material on hand. So we settled with some sparklers & a few snap bombs. As darkness fell, I mounted my camera on its tripod & practiced writing with the light of the sparkler. Stay tuned for more firecracker drawings...

P.S. We wish everyone a safe & happy 4th!

Love.

inner harbor...

"inner harbor"

Crazy how these massive ships are just parked like cars downtown.

diana...

"photographs open doors into the past but they also allow a look into the future." -Sally Mann

I found this little camera in Fells Point. I just had to have her. Isn't she a beaut? She takes 35 mm film (much less expensive than medium format) & can shoot 72 images/roll. I am so excited to try her out!