July 27, 2009

not what we had planned, but better...

on saturday I decided I wanted to see the butterfly exhibit at the botanical gardens
and
since my hubby goes along with pretty much anything I suggest
~one of the many reasons I love him~
off we went with all my lenses
not knowing what I'd need for the best shots
~~
only to discover 3o minutes later
that everyone else within a 60 mile radius and their uncle had the same idea
so
after one quick look at the ticket line while driving by
I said, "screw this" and we headed to the back of the parking lot to turn around
where
all of a sudden a little garden jumped out at me which made me jump out of the car
and
start shooting with my itchy camera fingers
~~
BUT
then as I came around the corner of the garden
I looked at john to see if he was looking at the same thing I was
and
he was
and
we laughed and smiled and took off to get a closer look at what turned out to be an amazing
abandoned warehouse
and
immediately I was all mushy like
and
saying things like
"oh fabulous old building where have you been all my life"
"I need you for photo shoots"
and
then john gently took the camera from me and said it was his turn to take photos of me

so I let him
even though I'm not happy at all being in front of the camera
which is a disease photographers suffer from
you know
we ended up taking tons of photos
as this building just screamed for the attention we were giving it
the graffiti really didn't make any sense for the most part
but it was amazing and beautiful and I couldn't get enough of it
and
the ivy
oh my god the ivy
so now you have it
give me a choice of butterflies or an old abandoned warehouse
ahhhh
you're all starting to know me so well
*
{and the rest of the weekend....well part of it's over here}

21 comments:

  1. this is so cool! i want to find an abandoned building to explore!!!! love the spontaneous change of plans!

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  2. We are starting to know you so well...and loving you even better!

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  3. I LOVE that your hubby took the camera from you to take photos of you. So romantic! And I love getting to know you :)
    Sounds like he is a sweetie, and you 2 are having wonderful time together. :)

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  4. What a wonderful find! You're right, great for photo shoots. But how could you live so close by and not know its there is my question??

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  5. a day spent together is wonderful no matter the setting. and I like the building better than butterflies too.

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  6. There's something about an old abandoned building that just screams for someone to come along and say hi! Yours was a beauty..especially the ivy!

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  7. Some of the best things in life aren't planned at all! Good for you to find such an amazing place to play for a while. The photos are great.... and it sounds like your day was even better!

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  8. Unbelievably cool. I can see why you stopped -- that graffiti is amazing. (And that sunflower is pretty darned gorgeous, too!)

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  9. oh, it's wonderful! i have some shots that i will be posting in a little bit that are of an old warehouse in chicago that looks so similar! i love finding that kind of stuff. you need to come to chicago, 'cause this type of thing is ALL OVER!

    i love your spontaneous spirit.

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  10. A woman after my own heart...empty warehouses with ivy growing alongside the brick is simple perfection!

    And your hubby sounds like one very special man!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 28, 2009

    these photos are soooo you.kt

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  12. love the old building! fun, fun!

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  13. How cool is that?!!! Love the unexpected blessings in life~ glad you enjoyed your time with hubby!

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  14. What an incredible find!! Old & abandoned & wild - sooo good!! And what a sweetie your honey was to get shots of you in your joy!!

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  15. Well Beth, I love the old buildings too, I think you maybe should have been an explorer too. Continue what you do best. Love it.

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  16. butterflies, old buildings, butterflies flying in old buildings, old buildings with wings, shy photographers with husbands outside on a beautiful summer day - wonderful!

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  17. you are surrounded by the doggone coolest 'subjects', I swear. I mean, it's like they know you're in the vicinity and freakin' rise out of the ground and quickly zip into their grafitti and ivy capes or dusty brick hoodies, then do a cool slanted pose, hushing each other and saying, 'there she is! there SHE IS!!!'

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  18. fantastic. it sounds like so many of the days T and I have. we almost always find the most joy in the unexpected places.
    i'm glad you gave your husband the camera. it's nice to see more of you. he did good.

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  19. NOW that sounds like the perfect way to spend an afternoon... and how awesome would it be to get inside and take shots! ;)
    love the shots your hubby took of you!

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  20. the wall art...my absolute favourite!!! what a nice outing you've shared.

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  21. Yeah! So very glad to catch parts of your happy weekend.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth