window

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

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!

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}

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!

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

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...

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.

waterfall

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

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...

and more purple fleurs

PurpleFlowerFence2, originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ.

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

purple fleurs

PurpleFlowerFence1, originally uploaded by misunderstoodQ.

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

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?

castle with a view

the view from a castle in krakow, poland

500 days since...

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

*sigh*

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*

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?!

front row seat

just outside the boogie cafe
krakow, poland

westminster

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

hostel courtyard

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

quiet

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

home, of sorts

my starbucks.

favorite place

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

juxatposition

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

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.

where do you want to be this weekend?

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

pretty...

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

by the tea room...

joyeux anniversaire, mon amie

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

tea room

happy weekending!

sculpture

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

lamp

my favorite corner

coffee & the yummiest pastries in town...

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!

happy weekend!

have a super, recreational weekend!

small

standing in front of this door

i felt infinitesimally small...

sigh...

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

airplane paperclips

crazy stairs

i really do love the AGO...

monday morning coffee

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

happy weekend!

whatever you do this weekend,

i hope more than anything,
that you are thankful for all you have...

before & after

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

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.

daisies

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

i heart potatoes

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

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.

a walk in the morning

tree-lined sidewalk

pink flowers & the moon...

a thistle-like thing...

our sign at the end of barbertown road...