11.23.2009

window

i don't know what it is about windows that i find so fascinating...


11.20.2009

more Krakow

looking back over my Krakow pictures, i cannot believe how quickly that week went by, and how much i still love Poland. *sigh*

have a good weekend!


11.19.2009

how?

as someone who cannot even keep a plant alive, i am amazed at the mad skills it must have taken to have this tree grow around the windows.
{Krakow, Poland, 2009}


11.18.2009

at the end of an alley in Krakow...

to find a store for someone to purchase a cellphone, we traveled down this covered alley, and emerged to this. i LOVE poland!



11.12.2009

a window at the detroit institute of arts.
how i love wrought iron...


11.10.2009

banff

in 44 days, 10 hours and 6 minutes i will get on a plane to spend Christmas and new years with my family. perhaps, somewhere in there, i will get to see these beauties up close again...


11.08.2009

pink train

about a million years ago, or more accurately in november 2006,
i went with Global 180 to D'nepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
this is the train we traveled on returning to Kiev.


9.01.2009

waterfall


when i walk to work, i always go through the barberhouse restaurant parking lot, and walk by this little waterfall.


8.31.2009

a street in Krakow...


KrakowStreet2, originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ.

is it wrong that i more enjoy walking down the street in europe than i do here? wrong or not, i miss europe...



8.29.2009

and more purple fleurs


PurpleFlowerFence2, originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ.

i really did love these purple flowers...
have a super weekend!



8.28.2009

purple fleurs


PurpleFlowerFence1, originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ.

i walked past this every day for weeks, then, suddenly, there were these perfect purple flowers. *sigh*



8.19.2009

windowbox

where ever i am i always find myself looking out the window wishing i was somewhere else.
{Angelina Jolie}

i never would have guessed that she & i would have such a thing in common.
i wonder if she knows where her somewhere else is?




8.17.2009

castle with a view

the view from a castle in krakow, poland


8.14.2009

500 days since...

taken from the top of the arc de triomphe
april 1, 2008

*sigh*


8.10.2009

homesick


Originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ
it has been 496 days since i walked out the front door of 11 rue des ecoles.

496 days since i last wandered the streets of the latin quarter.

496 days since i last saw paris.

*sigh*

8.07.2009

bicycle

i'm not sure if the owner of this bicycle knew his ride
would end up on some random person's blog,
but isn't that the beauty of the internet?!



8.06.2009

front row seat

just outside the boogie cafe
krakow, poland



8.05.2009

westminster

moments before the annoyingly cliche london rain began,
i took this photo of westminster abbey.


8.04.2009

hostel courtyard

well, we're back from krakow, poland.
here is the courtyard of the hostel we stayed in.


7.17.2009

quiet

wherever you find yourself this weekend,
i hope it is filled with both peace & rest.
happy weekend!


7.16.2009

home, of sorts

my starbucks.


7.15.2009

favorite place

niagara-on-the-lake is one of my most favoritest of places.
this is the side of the courthouse.



7.14.2009

juxatposition

i'm not sure why i so enjoy the juxtaposition
of the old wood and new greenery...


7.13.2009

hmmm...

i am not actually sure if this fire hydrant
could be found in case of an emergency...
but it's pretty, nestled within the green.


7.10.2009

where do you want to be this weekend?

i know where i want to be...
happy, happy weekend!


7.09.2009

pretty...

i got this beautiful tin of paris gift tags for christmas...
they're just so pretty and happy, i use them as bookmarks!


7.08.2009

by the tea room...

7.07.2009

joyeux anniversaire, mon amie

today is my friend lynn's 40th birthday. happy day, dear friend!

6.19.2009

tea room

happy weekending!


6.18.2009

sculpture

this is in the garden of one of the dentists in town.

6.17.2009

lamp

6.16.2009

my favorite corner

coffee & the yummiest pastries in town...


6.15.2009

my 'town'

i love streetsville, my little town nestled within mississauga. in fact, i love it so much that on saturday morning, i went for a walk and all week i will share photos taken on my walk. enjoy!


6.13.2009

happy weekend!

have a super, recreational weekend!

6.12.2009

small

standing in front of this door
i felt infinitesimally small...

6.11.2009

sigh...

wishing i could fly one of yesterday's paperclip airplanes here...

6.10.2009

airplane paperclips



6.09.2009

crazy stairs

i really do love the AGO...

6.08.2009

monday morning coffee

happy monday!
i must say, i love these little sugar cubes...

6.05.2009

happy weekend!

whatever you do this weekend,
i hope more than anything,
that you are thankful for all you have...

5.28.2009

before & after

my new moleskine journals arrived yesterday
& i simply cannot leave them plain...

5.27.2009

favorite

medici fountain, jardin du luxembourg, paris, france, april 2006

i haven't been feeling well this week, so i've fallen off of my photo a day project temporarily. just so you don't think i've given up entirely, i thought i'd post one of my favorite photos i've ever taken.

5.22.2009

daisies

these daisies are sitting on the somerville's back deck.

5.21.2009

i heart potatoes

while grocery shopping last night,
i came across a heart-shaped potato.

{sigh}

5.20.2009

sketchy


i picked up my sketchbook for the first time in ages last night & had the pleasure of rediscovering my two favorite colored pencil colors: jade green & steel.

5.19.2009

a walk in the morning

5.18.2009

tree-lined sidewalk

5.17.2009

pink flowers & the moon...

5.16.2009

a thistle-like thing...

5.15.2009

our sign at the end of barbertown road...