Emerald Isle

Whitehorse- Emerald Isle Because I've been on the road one day too long.

And Definitely Maybe I Will Live To Love

Smith Westerns- All Die Young

Summer of 2011 in London. Time spent with my best friend- a time I miss now.

You

I adore everything about you.

Thursday- Landscapes

Another set of landscapes from Scotland with Jeff standing in the distance. It has been several months since our trip overseas and yet I still have roll upon roll of film waiting. I have to admit that I enjoy taking my time to develop each one. They hold such wonderful and forgotten gems of our trip that I am able to relive each moment when I see them again. 

Ridge/Hurricane/River/Home (Images Of The Floods)

I have not updated in quite some time and I detest my absence from this place. But there are several major factors that have prevented me from being around. With moving to a new apartment, an earthquake, my job at the museum and my part-time job, and Hurricane Irene hitting while we moved I feel like I've fit an entire months worth of activities into one weekend. On top of it all, I am also nursing a terrible cold that is without a doubt worsened by my busy schedule.

And so yesterday, my first day off in nearly a month, was spent relaxing and unpacking boxes. Jeff and I also found some time to walk down to the Schuylkill River, which had flooded the parks and roads that skirted it's edge. All of this being only a block from our new home. Philadelphia was so lucky not to have been hit worse.

our new apartment building. 

we're on the third floor, a perfect view to watch the rising river.

downtown manayunk on the banks of the schuylkill, flooded after the rains.

our rescue kitten oliver twist (or oliver for short), who is feisty and peculiar just like his namesake

views from the high land across the flooded streets and into the river. east falls was so luck not to have been hit like some others were.

Almost six years ago I was in Hurricane Katrina when it hit my high school in Southern Mississippi. I remember living without electricity, the never ending gas shortage, and having to evacuate after the storm due to poor water standards. One particular memory of the storm was braving the eerie calm after the storm to step outside into the damage and start pumping out the water that had made its way inside. Standing in the wind, its strength knocked me over several times before I retreated inside to safety. Hurricane's are not to be trifled with and Irene brought back strong memories of Katrina for me.

Mississippi Family

You're My Sunshine- The Civil Wars

My days are filled with multiple jobs and little time for photographing. I'm so ready for a small break and a bit of an escape. In the mean time, family photographs are by far my most loved inspiration. Especially, when they're taken in the 70's. Really, the 70's were amazing!

P.S. The Civil Wars rendition of Micheal Jackson's Billie Jean is also amazing.

Hiking/Wind (Scotland in May) II

Mr. Little Jeans- The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Cover)

More from the day spent in the wind.