Through Tyler's Eyes

I met Tyler only once. She and her friend were graduating from high school and asked if I could take some fun pictures of them, since they would be going to different colleges.

 Ever since then I have so enjoyed seeing people through the eyes of her camera (She likes to work with natural light, which I love) and reading snippets of her life on her blog. 

I think you will love her work and talent too.

http://www.tylernicolephotography.com

(all photos courtesy of:tylernicolephotography)

A "New Girl" Makes Me Laugh

Who would have thought when I watched the pilot episode of New Girl, starring Zooey Deschanel, that I would find its quirkiness so funny? I have found myself laughing so hard that I confess, I've snorted (while also cringing at its VERY awkward moments). I find it  to be funny

and a little bit endearing. 

About The Show

After a bad break-up, Jess Day needs a new place to live. An online search leads her to a great loft...and three single guys she's never met before. But Jess moves in, and through her upbeat personality, unique sense of self and the unlikely support of her new roommates, she learns to move on.

(pictures courtesy of: google, 

synopsis courtesy of fox)

Thinking of The Deep

I have a fascination and fear of the ocean; it's so huge and I am, well, a very tiny fish in comparison.

Visiting an aquarium seems like the perfect answer for someone like me, who wants to see, 

learn and experience the ocean. 

Georgia Aquarium

" The Georgia Aquarium is the world's largest aquarium with more than 8.5-million-US-gallons  of marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500 different species. Funded mostly by a $250 million donation from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus. Marcus credited his 60th birthday dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1990 among the inspirations behind his desire to build an aquarium in Atlanta. "

http://www.georgiaaquarium

Oregon Coast Aquarium

"The largest exhibit is "Passages of the Deep". It features walk-through acrylic tubes surrounded by deep water marine animals such as sharks."

http://aquarium.org/

Shedd Aquarium-Chicago

"The John G. Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30, 1930. The Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection."

http://www.sheddaquarium.org/

(information courtesy of: google & wikipedia)

If Ever in Denmark

I was reading an article titled: Artisanal And Authentic, The Flavors Of The New Year. Towards the end of this article the writer set aside a few paragraphs to write about a restaurant in  Copenhagen, Denmark: Noma.

"Noma was just named the best restaurant in the world by The San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. Redzepi's staff forages in the woods, and the menu includes such things as sorrel granita, musk ox, pork skin and chicken skin, as well as accents of hay, pine, moss and juniper. For dessert? Jerusalem artichoke ice cream." 

Because I have a love for most things relating to food, I looked up Noma's website and...

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. 

(excerpt courtesy of: 

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/01/144442022/artisanal-and-authentic-the-flavors-of-the-new-year) 

Gustave Eiffel's Tower

When I think of Paris, France, I think of the Audrey Hepburn movie Sabrina. I think of the Louvre Pyramid and I think of The Eiffel Tower. 

The man behind the Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel, known for his revolutionary bridge building techniques. These techniques would form the basis for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. He was also known for the construction of the Statue of Liberty's iron framework.

The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the estimated 12,000 iron pieces were designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approximately 7 million nails.

The Eiffel Tower is used as a radio broadcasting and observation tower.

(photos courtesy of:weheartit.com

information courtesy of:aviewoncities.com) 

Most Favorites (for now)

Favorite city: San Francisco 

Favorite hobby: cooking

Favorite song: "Nothing" by The Script

Favorite flower: Garden Roses

Favorite Blog: Pioneer Woman

http://thepioneerwoman.com

Favorite drink: Latte

(Photos courtesy of: weheartit.com & google)

Waiting to be: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

On New Year's Day I saw the movie trailer for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey--an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who are all survivors in their own ways.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9SEGYE

(To Tina: I'll get the peach rings and milk duds to share.)

On The Eve of a New Year

On this New Year's Eve I don't hear the sounds of club music or the 

crowded streets of Time Square;
instead, I hear the sounds of my parents, laughing

and talking and I am so thankful for that sound. 

Before a new year begins I would like to write that

 I am deeply thankful for my
 Family and Friends.

Happy New Year to you and the ones you love.

"The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is
that we should have a new soul."
~G.K. Chesterton

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~T.S. Eliot


(Photos courtesy of: weheartit.com)

Dear Frankie

I woke up this morning to the sound of falling rain. After my morning cup of coffee, I did some laundry and cleaning. During that time Frankie kept me company.

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra in 1946. 

(Photos courtesy of: weheartit, google image. 

Information courtesy of: wikipedia)

To Study

I know it has been a long time since I have written and posted anything on my blog. No, my computer did not break down, and no my fingers have not all been broken. So, my reason for not writing has been...

To Study

1: [Noun] Literally, a setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind of books, to arts or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of learning what is not before known.

Over the past two months I had been studying different subjects (specifically Mathematics) in order to take the GED test. This was a step I needed to take in order to then apply for college (another story, at another time). On December 3rd I went to the adult learning center and took my GED test and...I now have my certificate in my room! 

I am realizing a little more each day that Learning is not always quick and easy, 

but it is so good for me and the more I try it, the more I love it. 

I am very pleased to say that I will be posting, and writing again on here, and 

I hope in the New Year  you will enjoy the stories and pictures that will appear!

Sincerely,

Libby 

(Photos courtesy of:weheartit.com)