sunflowers.

i need red sox games, summer camp, ice coffee & picnics at ponds. i need the beach & i need newport. i need to fly kites, watch movies on my porch at night, lay on a blanket and look at the stars, go night swimming & camp out in the back yard. i need smores, cookouts & corn on the cob, sun dresses & flip flops. i need bike rides, watermelons, trips to cape cod & trips to new hampshire. i need visits from friends, i need freshly mowed lawns, i need sunflowers i need to people watch, i need ice cream, i need summer.

a short list of loves. spring break issue.

things I feel in love with over the last few days: teal ocean water, white sand, big blow up water slides, palm trees, mexican food, margaritas, bartering, sun tans, bubba kegs, speaking spanish, spider monkeys, katie’s head band, parasailing and a southern boy from ole miss.

ahhhhh, tropical islands.

pictures.

what would we do without pictures. how would we validate the stories we read in the news. how would we remember our memories. how would we decorate our living space? its amazing that there are classes, majors and schools dedicated to teaching people how to take photos. after these first 6 weeks of photography class i was finally able to see some results. i have never appreciated the art of photo taking more than i do now. hours upon hours can be spent shooting and developing a good photo, or a bad one at that. i hope that i enjoy taking photos for the rest of my life. i am looking forward to the subjects of my photos being the same people- the same faces, just getting older and older looking.