the smell of rain....

it's raining today and i'm actually loving the sound of it outside my open windows. yes. it's march and my windows have been open for over a week now and i'm loving every minute of it. 

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i'm kind of wondering where march is going. does it seem to be flying by at your house, too.

i still have so many florida photos to share, but i promise as soon as i get a few more of my "local" photos edited, i'll be back on the right path. i think. 

but hey, doesn't this look like donald sutherland.

how can you not love this little boy. i don't think he's ever seen a hula-hoop before.

this was taken on a rainy day in florida. i had come across a similar photo on pinterest and decided to 

"re-inact" it using things i had around the cottage, mixed with a few things i had brought from home.

i have to admit, taking still life photos does not come easily for me. i really have to work at it.

this photo was taken at one of the outdoor concerts we went to in seaside. 

i love it mostly because for some reason it feels old to me. i think i should have given it a wash of graininess when i processed it, to really give it that old feeling, but preventing and eliminating noise in my photos is one of those things i learned early on to do. maybe i've been tainted.

{but i do love the sun flare i captured}

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in general news:

a. i love her work

b. we watched "win win" again and i love that movie. 

i highly suggest you watch it. 

i promise you won't be be disappointed. seriously, i promise. it's that good.

c. i'm reading "fifty shades of grey." 

{thanks jen}

i'm only on the first book. it's a trilogy. 

if you're reading this book, too....email me. we might have to start a secret book club.

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in the meantime, for those who want to learn a little bit more about it,

or why i'm being rather hushed about it, you can go here or here or google the title. 

{i'm reading this on our ipad. i'm not sure you can get the paperback version of it yet}