Thank Heaven for Little Girls

love the pleats, bows, finger curls...

all images from shorpy.com

Westheimer Block Party

The Westheimer Block Party was so much fun! It's basically seven to eight venues, usually former houses, set up with bands on every floor or parking lot, playing all day. Bring your own beer, paint your own face, enjoy the wonderful Houston weather. for the record, everyone's favorite band of the day was Ringo Deathstar, a pop band from Austin.

I loved all the cute families that came out-- my favorite was the little boy who proudly wore his wolf hat. It doesn't get any cuter than that. (And he kind of looks like what I imagine my boyfriend looked like when he was little. I have a adorable photo of him dressed up as a bunny to prove it; will save it for an Easter post). The colors, clear skies and action of the block party set up the perfect opportunity for me to play around with my camera for the first time.

Pollen Break

Busy weekend, busy start.. will post lots of pictures soon. For now, enjoy my allergies!

Photo by Paige Newton Photography

Sand, Water, Light

I don't know about your parts, but in Houston Summer is creeping upon us.

Photo from Bueller Photography Etsy Shop.

Have a good weekend!

aw, thanks

image by photographer alix malka.

Thanks to everyone who has been so kind and warm about passing along the news of our shop.

My mom, boyfriend's dad, and jacci sent a lot of people our way and I'm very grateful!

Here's a fun video if you're hankering for some Europe.. it's of Chelsey and her boyfriend (and our friend!), Josh in Spain.

I realize that I mention Chelsey AT LEAST once a week. I should start paying her for being so bloggable. No, we're not dating. And I totally realize I didn't give her a birthday shout on the blog.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHELZ FROM COSAS!


You guys have a great weekend!! I'm looking forward to eating & shopping in the new hood.

Balloons

I, like everyone else these days, loves what a big bunch of balloons can do for a picture.

1. http://www.joshgoleman.com/blog/
2. Vogue Feb. 2009
3. Miss Dior Cherie AD (this video is the cutest, too)

Today I'm off to Austin to hang out with old friends and work on the project. It will launch soon. I know it's kind of lame of me to keep mentioning it.. but life gets in the way of life.

Be cool and safe and happy.

Magic Moment

How amazing is the SELF-PORTRAIT?? The first thing I noticed was the yellow-to-yellow/green-to-green-to-blue chromatic luck in the landscape. The sun on the tree and perfect swing position is just serendipitous.

I can't reduce the value of this image on luck alone, the photographer Pia Jane Bijkerk has a fantastic eye for this sort of thing (her blog is a daily read for me).

Sin Agua

These photos are from a series named Absence of Water. I can't imagine why in the World (or London) anyone would stop visiting these decadent pools. They look as if they should be in a Wes Anderson film.

Whismy Whim Pic

Just too pretty to not post... Happy Friday!

Winter Pup

Ah, I couldn't resist. Too presh.

Wish we had some snowy love here in Houston. The one year is snowed, I wasn't around-- it was on Christmas Day (!!). Blarg.

Image via Smashing Magazine

Comfy Cozy

Cheers to your weekend. Stay Warm!

Image via Smashing Magazine

Crunchy Leaf Season

Have a faaabulous Friday.
Photo by Tim White

Website Launch

Ah! Almost forgot to mention this-- Chelsey launched her website recently. If you need a photographer or graphic designer, she's your girl. Her stuff is whimsical, sweet and clean. Check it out for yourself: chelseydyer.com

Full disclosure: The picture is me at Five Mile Damn in San Marcos :)

Fifteen.

"He found a wounded panther who would never be fifteen years old again." -Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

These photos are from 15-year-old Elanor Hardwick's flickr photostream. She is GOOD.




Visit her website here.

Vertical

Nope, this isn't a game of Get The Picture--I take random pictures of whatever catches my eye, and as I was browsing through my pictures from this week, I noticed most of them had a vertical stripe theme.

1. rain on my front porch
2. hanging blinds in my bedroom (yuck)
3. planted flowers downtown
4. gift bags in my backseat
5. part of the Niels Esperson building downtown...it's the only complete examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Houston. Designed by John Eberson, the Esperson buildings were built in 1927 and 1941, respectively. They are elaborately detailed with massive columns, great urns, terraces, and a grand tempietto at the top, similar to one built in the courtyard of San Pietro in Rome in 1502 (wiki!)

Fantastical Photos

BEST. IDEA. EVER....These photos were inspired by children's crayon drawings. They're so whimsical, fictional and sweet-- I love these use of tissue flowers and elaborate costumes. You could easily see all these photos in a super-hip glossy magazine. More at fishki.net