Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

This week my friend Adeline included me in her Photographic Diaries project. She has an amazing and seemingly effortless way of organizing some truly unique and cool projects (ie: Ada the Globe Trotting Doll and The Talking Trees). The photographic diaries required only 4 things... An answer to the hard question of why do you photograph? A self portrait, a photo which expresses a love and lastly a photo of details in your life. Easy to the normal person, but not so much to the slightly obsessive compulsive like me! Be sure to stop by Adeline's Lady Croissant Blog *HERE* to see my submission. And thank you again gorgeous Adeline for letting me be a part of it! Also, there's a tie-in here with all the photobooth pic's you see on this post. So you should go for a look-see if only to find out what it is... ♥

Photograph Sources: Finger in Mouth by Swapatorium, Little bunnies fool fool by Jek in the Box, a Young Lady by ATypicalArt, The Two Sides of Margaret, Bunny and Photobooth also by Swapatorium.
Post Title: Quote by American Photographer Dorothea Lange.

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Martes Trece

In most Spanish speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th is considered a bad luck day. Searching for reasons you'll get a little on the Fall of Constantinople and the Tower of Babel (both on a Tuesday?). There's also something about the word Martes (Tuesday in Spanish) originating from Mars the God of the war. Day governed by the red planet. Sort of creepy, but glad to have gotten through the day without any mishaps. So superstitious.





Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962), warned not to wear anything new on a Tuesday...







Sources by order of posting: I see It All by Deth P. Sun, Untitled by Sofia Ajram, The Virgin Suicides from Yoduggy, Untitled by Alison Scarpulla, Mёпот Mолока by Sergeyloie, Untitled by Lully & Rupert and When a tree was green... by Liluna.

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Holiday Favorites, Apologies and Blizzards

Often, when I act badly my general tactic is to act like nothing's happened. It's so bad isn't it? Not to offend any of the guys out there, but that's sort of a guy thing isn't it? It sometimes works, but not always. If the degree of my badness is big enough for me to not be able to hide from it I'm forced (out of shame) to apologize. Which is what I'm doing here today. I'm sorry. I've been a HUGE flake. And though I can offer an array of excuses the truth boils down to me being bad at managing my time and unable to properly think when under stress. Stress isn't my friend. But things have gotten considerably better this week. I'm officially on vacation for the next two weeks and almost done with my Christmas shopping... just three things left on the list, very last minute but sadly this is good for me. Does anyone know of a patron saint for flakes? ♥



Also, this last week I had the extreme honor of guest posting for my dear friend Diana♥ of our.city.lights. The topic was one of my favorite films for the Holiday's... visit today!



Source of these Flickr favorites by order of appearance:
Baby It's Cold Outside by Boopsie Daisey, Pages ready for Christmas by Our.City.Lights, The Christmas Tree Book: Wrapping Presents by Wardomatic and Miniature Gingerbread House by Shay Aaron.



Hope you're having a lovely week!
Happy that Christmas is a coming...♥

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Loud Girl and sleepy boy

Life would be perfect if I could write like this…♥



Sleepy Boy liked small spaces to take naps in but everywhere he went Loud Girl followed. She’d drop dishes and slam doors. Pop balloons and knock trashcans over. She wasn’t mean, just happy to make noise. Sleepy Boy tried nesting in trees and being buried underground but nothing worked. Loud Girl hung around making a ruckus. Then one day Sleepy Boy dove into the ocean with Loud Girl trailing. They sunk to the very bottom where it was dark and quiet. Very quiet. Everything seemed well and Sleepy Boy looked forward to a good night’s rest but then Loud Girl made friends with the whales and spurred them to sing. Whale songs came in from all directions, from miles away. Sleepy Boy had no reason to fight with Loud Girl because he knew she loved making noise as much as he loved sleeping. So he decided to crawl into one of the whale’s mouth and find rest deep inside the center of its belly. From then on Loud Girl and Sleepy Boy traveled the oceans with a pod of singing whales while he slept and she screamed as loud as she could.

(by Luis Garcia Romero)





Photo Sources
Belle-Ile-en-Mer by Emilie79,
Ride a Fish Sign courtesy of Swapatorium,
West Underwater by Javly
and Ghosts Presence by Poly Bird.



The lovely story is by my dear friend Luis♥
of LionHuntsRabbit.com…
Thank you for letting me post this !!
*besosybesos*

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Leggy Inspirations

This is just a not so subtle reminder to enter the Undergrowth Design GIVEAWAY (shown above) today if you haven’t already!

There's only one week left....!!♥



Sources: Mythologie des Lucioles, SimpleToEnchant and a few from one of my favorite blog muses Chloé Van Paris.

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On the Subject of Favorites...

Kittens in a Box (Above) ca.1960, courtesy of Swapatorium



Left to Right (From Top): Budgie by Swapatorium, Checker Dress by My Favorite Vintage, Strapless Ruby by Timeless Vixen, Coral Blossom Corsage by A. Alicia Accessories, Tears of Pearl Necklace by Tilly Bloom, Navy Chrysanthemum Ring by Down and Out Chic, Alice’s Chair Necklace by Sea Unicorn, Backstage at the Follies by Matou en Peluche, The Vacation by Cassia Beck, Knot Hat in Burgundy by Retro Repro, Ring Ring by City Light and Lady Margret by Clay Flower.

(Marisa Berenson on The Muppet Show... ♥)

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Around the World in 1,000 Pictures

A Photographic Encyclopedia
to Travel to Foreign Lands.
Edited by A. Milton Runyon and Vilma F. Bergane;
Published by Doubleday &
Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. 1954.



This favorite book of mine was given to me by a dear friend about two years ago for a birthday, ‘It looked like something you’d like?’ (Which I did!). My thoughtful and intelligent friend has a keen eye for gift giving don’t you think? So come on, let’s go visit the world in 1954 through pictures and cute captions... not all 1,000 though.



Trinidad: ‘On drive over the saddle to Maracas Bay you pause here. Most colorful and polyglot of all the West Indies islands, Trinidad is home of the Calypso, the satirical and haunting folk songs. As you walk though the streets of the capital, Port of Spain, you’re likely to encounter East Indians, Hindus, British, Spanish, French, Chinese, Africans, Americans. There are Moslem mosques, Hindu Temples, bazaars. Port of Spain is 9 hours flying time from New York.’



Hawaii: ‘You won’t be able to match the skill of these surfboard riders at first try, but the simpler styles are not hard to learn. First successful ride is a great thrill.’



Cuba: ‘Paseo de Marti (formerly ‘The Prado’) runs from the center of Havana to the sea wall. Treelined, it reminds you of the Champs-Élysées, with its sidewalk cafés.’



France: ‘Biarritz, on Bay of Biscay, is one of France’s most fashionable resorts. It’s 7-mile beach, mild climate attracted Napolean III, Empress Eugenie, other royalty.’

Visit *here* to see more 'foreign lands', like Mexico and Australia and Switzerland! :)

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Serpentine Dancers

by the Lumière Brothers and a found postcard:

Loie Fuller (born 1862)

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895) from Edison Studios.

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I want to be a Cowgirl

The Rifle Queen

Annie Oakley, born 1860, incredible marksman and female superstar
in a male dominated profession.

Annie demonstrates her skills in a film made in Thomas Edison’s Black Maria Studio (1894):

Cowgirl Pin-up’s

Cowigirl love songs to set the mood...

Loretta Lynn ‘Everybody’s somebody fool’ (I love the way she sings the word baby)

Shirley Webb ‘Teardrops in my heart’ (because even cowgirls get the blues)

Patsy Cline ‘Walkin' After Midnight’

Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters ‘Sweet Talkin’ Man’

Cowgirl Comics

Queen of the wild Frontier

Calamity Jane, born 1852, a woman who managed to make herself accepted and respected in a world of frontiersmen in a time when women rarely were able to get out of the restrictions of what was considered to be a woman's role.

Scene from the 1953 film ‘Calamity Jane’, starring Doris Day:

Mexican Cowgirls (Vaqueras)

The Bandit Queen

Belle Starr, born 1848, known associate of Jesse James, stage coach robber and horse thief… gunned down while walking home one evening. Would ride around dressed in black velvet and a plumed hat, riding side-saddle and carrying two pistols with a cartridge
belt across her hips.

From the film ‘Belle Starr’ (1941), starring Gene Tierney as the outlaw:

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