The First Days Of Spring

Film from a warm day spent on the river. Spring has arrived in my little pocket of the world!

Noah And The Whale- First Days Of Spring

Heart And Soul

"Existence well what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future, the present is well out of hand."

More from my flexo film. I'm really enjoying the simplicity of this camera. Right now Jeff is here, a surprise visit because I was in a low place. We've been ignoring the world for a week- living like children in a war zone. Reality will be back next week, but I don't really want to think about that.

I Know Very Well How I Got My Name

(film from my flexo medium format, I truly adore this camera)

I am counting the days with an intensity that I have not felt in some time. A flutter has taken hold of my senses- I am anticipating. There is so much hanging on this, like cobwebs in the corner of the coming weeks. So many things to come, so many things to be said. And well to tell the truth,  I just feel so very aged- so old when the world is young. The place I was born is no longer my home and really, I'm not sure where that place is at the moment. I booked a flight to London in April. I'm so ready to plant my feet in new places, to live with no certainty of tomorrow, and to be in his arms again. 

Wish me luck!
(I'm sorry I've been so lacking lately.
I'll be back to myself soon. I promise)

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

(source)

Hard to believe this photographic survey of 20th century Russia was taken nearly a hundred years ago. The photographer, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944), used a three step color filter process to capture three different black and white negatives (using blue, red, and green filters). He then combined them to give color and density of tone in the negative allowing accurate and beautiful shade. I'm honestly not sure if I have ever seen such naturalistic and clarifying color.

To be honest, I have a bit of a love affair with Russia. It started quite some time ago and after I became enamored with the philosophies of Russian literature I was instantly smitten. After reading Anna Karenina my interest was thoroughly peaked and I toyed with the idea of picking up Dr. Zhivago. The decision was made for me however, when my boy gave me a vintage jewelry box that played "Lara's Theme", from the 1965 film for my birthday. I hadn't told him of my interest in the book so I appreciated him even more because he knew me so well. :) Soon I had the 1965 film adaptation and a first edition copy of the novel on my doorstep, a surprise from my sweet boy who knew just how to shower me with affection (and books).  I'm still debating what my next soiree into Russian Literature might be but Alexander Pushkin's Eugene Onegin seems like a good candidate. I think the internal dialogue and philosophic intimacy, prominent in eastern European literature, appeal to my introvert nature.

p.s. This is currently on repeat at all hours of my day in my itunes- its perfect company. And with that holiday coming up next week I'm sure to be in a pessimistic mood, reminded that my boy is some thousand miles away. :(

Une Femme Est Une Femme

A bit obsessed with French New Wave Cinema at the moment. Une Femme Est Une Femme is by the same director of Breathless and stars Anna Karina, who is adorable by the way. :)
(all images are stills from the film)

My Mother,

"I've seen the bright lights of Memphis, and the Commodore Hotel, and underneath a street lamp, i met a southern belle. Oh she took me to the river, where she cast her spell, and in that southern moonlight, she sang this song so well." -Dixie Chicken, Little Feat

she would sing this to me when I was little.