high high #22

i love waking up to good news!  especially when the news is that four of my photographs have been selected to be shown at an art exhibit in the new city hall here.  there was over 240 pieces of art submitted, and each artist can have up to five displayed.  so i'm pretty lucky :)

i'm somewhat of an amateur photographer.  i love photography, especially travel photography and portraits (though i'm not really good at portraits).  this is the first time my photography will ever be on display or for sale, which i am thrilled about.  i've always been told i should pursue photography, and i've never taken it too seriously.  it's just something i like to do and if i sell a few here and there, well then that's just fantastic.

so the theme of the exhibit is "bountiful living," which is a little ambiguous.  i submitted some photos that seemed 'bountiful' to me, that were calming and happy.  they selected three that i submitted for that series.  i also submitted a few of my travel pictures for another possible exhibit, and one of those was selected as well.  so i'm a little surprised at the fourth one since it doesn't seem to fit in with the theme, but i'm delighted nonetheless! 

and the chosen photographs are...

alaska, june 2008

paris, june 2009

the netherlands, may 2007

and the surprise pick - paris, june 2009

 til next time...

herbs for everyone.

puppy-sitting the brew again this weekend.  before it got to hot this morning we took the little pup our for a walk up to common grounds, our favorite local coffee shop.  we usually try to stay away from the busier streets and lust at the gorgeous little denver cottages in our neighborhood.  today we passed the sweetest garden that we've never passed before.  game us a great idea for our front yard!

 

an herb garden in a front yard where anyone can take herbs.  fresh local food + free for people = good karma. 

 

 

look at these huge basil plants!

that is one tired puppy :)

who knows if i'll ever do anything with my front yard (soooo hot out and no time), but if i do i'd LOVE to do something like that.  what an awesome thing. 

hope everyone is enjoying their summer weekend!   til next time...

 

thought of the day...

"one day alice came to a fork in the road and saw a cheshire cat in a tree.

 

'which road to i take?' she asked.

 

'where do you want to go?' was his response.

 

'i don't know,' alice answered.

'then,' said the cat, 'it doesn't matter.'"

 

- lewis carroll

happy saturday :)