おやすみ

Nothing of substance in these words, I'm just going to bed tonight.  Oyasumi/Good Night!

And The Gusts Of Wind Seemed To Carry On Their Singing

It seems fitting that I represent my yearning for northern weather with an artificial world. A beautiful winterey scene captured behind tempered glass- frozen, in an effort to confront gazing eyes and runny noises with an interpretation of a natural habitat. I remember snapping this diorama at the Academy last year during a particularly fierce snow storm. I trekked across the bridge into the city with a tripod on my shoulder and a camera on my back. It had been cold and I fell twice due to juvenile, southern, feet not used to the slippery ice. But I was strangely fascinated and in love with the all encompassing snow- its just that beautiful- even when mimicked in an old museum.

Good Morning World

At this moment I love freckles, sleepy headed boys, and warm morning light more than anything in the world.
Oh and my favorite band in the world (The Decemberists) are coming out with a new album in January. I fell into a deep love affair with them as a teenager with their album,  Her Majesty The Decemberists and they became my gateway to many of my musical loves like Jesus And Mary Chain, Morrissey, The Shins, and The Thermals. I am beyond excited for this!

 

Louisiana, Come Go Away With Me

While Jeff was here we spent an evening at my aunts lake house. The weather has been beautiful here in the south, with fall now in full swing. :) The wind was crisp and the leaves were falling so I finally had a chance to wear my new faux fur muffler. It was so much fun! We also took a day trip to New Orleans, one of our favorite places in the world, and although we lost ourselves for a moment on Lake Pontchartrain we had a wonderful time. As we crossed the Mississippi/Louisiana border we sang this song at the top of our lungs and smiled the entire way- so in the end I guess I had a lovely weekend. :)

Oh and Kate of Cream Coloured Ponies posted a few of my images the other day on her blog and I just find her the sweetest! 

Born On The Sixth Of November

 

 My sweet sullen faced boy is finally here and he is by far the best birthday present I could have received! Tomorrow we are off to New Orleans for Birthday celebrations and French Quarter fun! :)

Maiden No More

"She looked upon herself as a figure of Guilt intruding into the haunts of Innocence. But all the while she was making a distinction where there was no difference. Feeling herself in antagonism she was quite in accord. She had been made to break a necessary social law, but no law known to the environment in which she fancied herself such an anomaly."- Tess Of The D'urbervilles, Thomas Hardy. 

I have been reading this novel over the past week and I must say that I am smitten by both Tess and the writing of Hardy.  His works seem to always carry a richly dark and sexual undertone which given the time period is quite radical. I have strangely found a kindred spirit in his writing.  I loved his Jude in Jude the Obscure for his tragedy and I love him more for Tess because of his fearlessness ,femininity, and vagrant sexuality entwined closely to the destruction of the traditional due to modernity. But it may be that I'm just a romantic in the literary sense.

I'm working every day this week and although I'm grateful for the distraction, I fear I will be exhausted from the mediocrity- standard mall retail jobs are a necessary evil. I did manage however to snap a few photos the other morning before work. And with my birthday coming up this Saturday I have so much to look forward to. November 6th is such a nice day to be born!

Pressure

Tonight his back is vivid in my mind and this song keeps playing in my ear. I hope this week passes quickly, friday is when my Jeffrey comes home to me!