We're Back!

We are officially home and trying madly to catch up with all the details of life. I won't bore you with my to-do lists, but let's just say the laundry ain't gone wash itself! (how great would that be!)

We did have a wonderful trip and our long weekend in NYC was loads of fun. Better yet, we spent the remainder of our vacation exploring Washington DC. I had never been and was thrilled to see our nation's capital. Well it most certainly did not disappoint. Steeped in history and yet alive with modern culture, DC is certainly a city not to be missed. Our boys loved exploring the city and I loved watching their looks of astonishment at every turn. The White House! The Capitol! The Supreme Court! The countless, fascinating (free!) museums. And the list goes on and on. We will definitely return to delve deeper in to this fabulous city.

So back to reality. Posting may be light as I have tons of catching up to do. Have a lovely week!

{above images totally unrelated, but aren't they just lovely...and wouldn't that be a perfect entry to return home to...}

I'm dumbfounded...

I was going to divvy up this photographer's work into multiple posts, but I just could not keep myself from clicking on "add image." Her work is so prolific, interesting, and entrancing, I am completely floored.

{all images by the singularly talented ngoc minh ngo}

Swedish(?), Danish(?), who Care-ish...I'll take me some-o-that(!)

I've not a clue as to the native tongue of this publication, but these images speak volumes to me nonetheless.

{all photos via skona hem spotted on the delightful, always makes me smile, maryruffle}

I *GASP* this color is so fantastic!

...and the room ain't half-bad either!

{via another shade of grey, spotted on the fabulous please sir}

UPDATE: ...for the love of...do you see those incredible beams, I missed them the first time around!!!

melancholy

Local artist Todd Murphy has intrigued me since I first saw his work many years ago. I am certainly no art aficianado, but as with most things in my life, I know what I like when I see it. His images are at once haunting and full of light, even with the dark backgrounds the subjects seem to emerge as if born of light. They are ethereal and melancholy and although I can't quite put my finger on it, I simply love every work I have ever been lucky enough to view. I hope someday to have one of his masterpieces hanging on the walls of our little abode.

{images via artnet.com}

also represented by Robert Kidd Gallery