Our friends L & J live in a gorgeous old neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, close to campus, and I was completely obsessed with the houses (theirs and others) we walked past all weekend. This is a little sample of what was there. (It also made me want to improve my architectural photography about 300%.)
travel and gardens: franklin park conservatory
(Yes, this was in Columbus, not Seattle!) While we were in Columbus, Trav and I spent a whole morning at the Franklin Park Conservatory, which in addition to being a garden (which I love), was hosting an installation of Chihuly glass (which I also love) in addition to their permanent Chihuly pieces. The FPC was…
gardens: atlanta botanical garden
We traveled quite a bit this fall – for good reasons, like Trav’s father’s 75th birthday and a trip to see friends in Ohio, and for sad ones, a funeral – and I have fallen behind in blogging my adventures. On that birthday trip, we spent a gorgeous afternoon at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, confirming…
album review: jason hawk harris – love and the dark
Out now on Bloodshot Records. Okay, so I’m a few weeks late on this one, but trust me, if you too are several weeks late on this one, it is definitely worth your time. Love and the Dark is Jason Hawk Harris’ debut record, out on my beloved Bloodshot Records, and it is a goddamn…
life list: learn to make cheese
52. Learn to make paneer and mozzarella. I have wanted to learn to make cheese for absolutely ever, because I love eating cheese, and last night I had the chance to take a class in it! My friend Nina and I went to a hands-on cheese making class at Southern Season, taught by Leslie Chartier…
eats in the thrill: 411 west
A Chapel Hill classic, I hadn’t been here in years and Trav had never been before we took his folks there this past weekend. Their whole menu is great – the antipasto tray was spectacular – but I do love their pizettes. This one was sourced from all NC farms.
eats in the thrill: buns
Ordered hamburgers from Buns the other night, and they were A+. Brie, bacon, honey mustard. Would eat again.
photography: thinking about light and shadow
This is the same photo, with two different focal points. They feel totally different, and yet they’re the same plants (something evergreen, and a caladium), same framing, two distinct images. The top photo, the interesting parts are the shadows on the everygreen; the bottom photo, it’s the light through the leaves on the caladium. My…
explore your state: orchids at stowe botanical garden
The orchid conservatory at the Stowe Botanical Garden is so fabulously lovely. Orchids are positively made for macro photography and I had a wonderful time messing around with it.
explore your state: daniel stowe botanical garden
Trav and I drove out to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on Sunday morning, and it was such a lovely day. Right now the garden features an installation from Seattle glass artist Jason Gamrath, lovely Chihuly-esque oversized flowers set into the Stowe’s living gardens. The exhibit will be installed through the end of September, so if…
brand new kind of photography 