Here’s my collaboration with Julie. I was looking through her photos and saw this lovely flower…and it reminded me of this fireworks shot I’d take a couple years ago. Don’t they look amazing together?

You can see more of our work here.

Bloom where you’re planted…or where you end up!

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Kristine says the whole month of May will be about music; today it’s all about our “musak playa”:

Meet the Elfpod He’s a little worse for wear…but he still plays the songs I want to hear (I SWEAR he’s sentient). Here’s a list of 15 songs that come up when I put him in Shuffle mode:

1. Dirty Little Secret, All American Players
2. After The Goldrush, Neil Young
3. Don’t Stop til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
4. A Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash
5. Private Idaho, the B-52s
6. Fool In The Rain, Led Zeppelin
7. Making Plans for Nigel, XTC
8. Don’t Be Cruel, Bobby Brown
9. Treat ‘em Right, Chubb Rock
10. Too Much Pressure, The Selecter
11. Run Through The Jungle, Creedence Clearwater Revival
12. Going To The Bank, The Commodores
13. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club
14. Tell Mama, Savoy Brown
15. Living for the City, Stevie Wonder

You can find the Friday Fill-Ins here!

1. The extra dirty martini had an extra secret ingredient; it was a couple of chopped cocktail onions…yum!!
2. I see vampires cavorting outside through my window.
3. Right now, I need to lay down.
4. Shopping is where I went Thursday night; it was fun, so was dinner.
5. Why does my tummy hurt so much?
6. All I can think of is the pictures I’ll take on Lilac Sunday.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to book club, where we’ll talk about Eat, Pray, Love, tomorrow my plans include photographing my pregnant friend, Aislinn and Sunday, I want to take lots of pictures at the Arnold Arboretum!

I love black boots, my dogs, salty chocolate
I love old recipes, coffee, pinecones
I love brussels sprouts, traveling, photography
What do you love?

If you’d like to join in: Love Thursday!