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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
mini family trip to banff!
canada!
by mini i mean two things:
only half the family,
and just a few days of random fun.
my parents were there to speak at a marriage conference (hello 30 year anniversary!),
and my brother and i got to go along to do some photo and video for them.
highlight of the trip: going horseback riding through the mountains in banff.
epic, energizing, take your breath away, hilarious fun.
canada!
by mini i mean two things:
only half the family,
and just a few days of random fun.
my parents were there to speak at a marriage conference (hello 30 year anniversary!),
and my brother and i got to go along to do some photo and video for them.
highlight of the trip: going horseback riding through the mountains in banff.
epic, energizing, take your breath away, hilarious fun.
brother ryan! the adventure-lover
hi horse! love your hair,
favorite part! going through rivers. felt like magic.
taken while in the water, so glad i brought my cam!
i like when the so-called main part of the photo is blocked.
i like obstructions.
i like dealing with reality as it is, not as i want it to be,
i like obstructions.
i like dealing with reality as it is, not as i want it to be,
couldn't help it. had to hug the horse. maybe i missed cosmo.
a few more non-horse photos to come tomorrow. :)
peace to you.
shannon
peace to you.
shannon
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one of my favorite parts of the day is when the mailman comes. i hear him opening up our metal mailbox, and i literally hide and peek out the window to see when he's gone, then i sprint downstairs, praying i will get something good. today all i got was a student loan bill. not a good mail day. BUT! yesterday was a good one. postcard from rosanna, $20 cash (first time i've received cash in the mail), and one more thing that i forget. but it was good. promise.
and.
it will be a good mail day for about 7 or 8 people soon....
just sent out lots of wedding CD's and letters and surprises.
one of my favorite parts about my wedding biz biz is doing my own packaging....!
i find joy in making things simple and lovely with simple and lovely things like string and tape.
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and just in case you're dying to know,
fun tape, is from cutetape.com, we love their url.
stickers, from zazzle.com. the quality is okay.... i want to try someone else next time. but it works.
those white boxes are from rice studio, love them.
and my little address stamp is from overnightprints.com!
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Kodi says:
Just so you know, if I lived in your home I would be excited to raid your mail. In a not-super-awkward-and-intrusive way, but in a way that I'd want to be there when you opened all your fun packages because you get adorable things in the mail.
(04.29.10 @ 02:10 PM)
jennifer young says:
i love snail mail! and packaging :) i love how you capture little bits of joy! i own that yellow felt placemat from world market! definitely brightens up my room!
j.
Michelle says:
Packages are THE BEST. Especially when you don't know (or forget) they're coming. And thanks for the stationary store tips! I LOVE that tape. I've also seen a bunch of etsy stores that sell it.
(04.29.10 @ 08:53 PM)
Ro says:
what about that amazing delightful yellow placemat ---- wonder if it might come in green?
(05.02.10 @ 02:07 PM)
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today brought me joy.
life and joy.
life and joy.
my friend kerry and i both finished the artist's way a while ago,
and we also both just adopted pets.
this was a big deal for both of us.
not just a random decision-----
it has affected deep parts of who we are.....
its affecting the spiritual and the emotional,
its healing identity issues,
its been a place to give and receive love,
a place to practice surrendering control,
and perhaps we should write a book about it because the list goes on.
lots has been stirring.
so we needed our pets to meet.
solution: pet date.
i brought cosmo over to her house,
she made us lunch,
and we had the best time.
both Hoss and Cosmo have gone through turbulence,
they both are pretty timid and are working through their own issues,
but both of them somehow lit up and loved their lives at the pet date.
neither freaked out.
i think they really like each other.
maybe partly because kerry and i like each other yet are very different.
it somehow just works.
-- so hoss folds his hands in a heart. animal uniqueness is something i never really noticed until i got my own. kind of melts my heart, but still feels funny to be admitting it.
kerry!!!! you are the cutest.
ahh! hoss! YOU KILL ME.
do we love his travel cage or what?? took me three cage purchases to discover this one. its so him.
(or so me. which i am now projecting onto him.)
i love taking what you get with the self-timer. all awkward angles and expressions. receive,
showstopper.
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paula leme says:
adopting is the way to go! i think it's awesome what you both did! as soon as i get an apartment that allows pet, i'll adopt a grow up dog :)
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Kerry says:
I will be candid: I checked at dawn as I rose for work in the off-chance that you had already put this up. Shannon.... it's perfect.
(04.14.10 @ 06:24 AM)
Ashley says:
Hoss has kind eyes. Love them both.
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blythe, emily and i
photographed a wedding in northern california this weekend and double
teamed it with a little vacation. well, to me, vacations are when you
eat out a lot, laugh a lot, watch TV in a hotel, and wear weird outfits
because they're comfortable.
so even though it was technically work, we played. somehow going to
photograph a wedding never feels like i'm going to work though, which i
love.
happy monday,
i mean it,
monday is a day too!
love him!!!
i mean it,
monday is a day too!
love him!!!
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i just can't get enough of it.
breakfast with cos. its the best.
what's also the best is having a roommate who is studying photography at art center and can document me with my bird at all times. shaina kasanoff. she photographs us every few days. its kind of throws me off to be the one in the pictures. but hey.... embrace.
so this shows three things. 1) my new haircut which i love, being air-dried 2) green power juice from trades 3) i feel like there's a weird tint to this photo and its bugging me. maybe its because of the neon sweatshirt. who knows.
breakfast with cos. its the best.
what's also the best is having a roommate who is studying photography at art center and can document me with my bird at all times. shaina kasanoff. she photographs us every few days. its kind of throws me off to be the one in the pictures. but hey.... embrace.
so this shows three things. 1) my new haircut which i love, being air-dried 2) green power juice from trades 3) i feel like there's a weird tint to this photo and its bugging me. maybe its because of the neon sweatshirt. who knows.
classic---------
its not 100% bliss.... he often FREAKS ME OUT by sitting at the back of my neck. totally tickles.
i scream pretty loud. every time.
i scream pretty loud. every time.
okay, and everyone needs to check out these songs, recommended to me yesterday by my hair-artist lindsay.
- synonynonym by the tune-yards,
- two planets by bat for lashes.
do i EVER recommend songs?
nope.
so, it must be good.
i will also say that i am usually the last to know about music.
so------ maybe everyone already loves this stuff. WHO KNOWS.
- synonynonym by the tune-yards,
- two planets by bat for lashes.
do i EVER recommend songs?
nope.
so, it must be good.
i will also say that i am usually the last to know about music.
so------ maybe everyone already loves this stuff. WHO KNOWS.
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Shelley Leith says:
That juice is inTENSE. The haircut is darling - hair ARTIST? Whoa. And I can hear the scream. Surprised Cosmo doesn't keel over from shock. Love ya! Mom.
(04.09.10 @ 04:13 PM)
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this photo was supposed to be a portrait of my friend jasmine, a closeup of her pretty red curls. the leaves and flowers were supposed to be blurry and her curls were supposed to pop. apparently my polaroid had a different plan. polaroids tend to always have a different plan, but this time it made me mad...... because it was my last one, and i really really really wanted a photo of the curls. it has taken me a few weeks to become okay with this image in my spirit------ i had to let it settle with me for a while. i'm finally okay with it and decided to post it extra large so we could take it in and let it be. so here's my portrait of jasmine. we had a picnic in griffith park among the old abandoned LA zoo cages. we went on a photographers hike, which to us means: photograph for 10 minutes, walk for 2. photograph each other taking photographs. walk a bit more.
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jasmine says:
You are loveliness. I have a shot of you up on my flickr page! http://www.flickr.com/jasfitz
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blythe and i had lunch together the other day and it was lovely.
i like having lunch with people because i like conversation.
i like being with.
i love how food becomes a space to connect.
i also love how food is just GOOD.
body and soul, so good.
i like having lunch with people because i like conversation.
i like being with.
i love how food becomes a space to connect.
i also love how food is just GOOD.
body and soul, so good.
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Erin says:
Such pretty table settings! I love your little insights like this.
(04.03.10 @ 07:29 PM)
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love this. glad you had a good trip. refresher.
(05.04.10 @ 02:03 PM)love that shadow pic! and the horse's hair!!
Loveee them!!! Ry and I may be going to Banff on a babymoon someday...meaning before we have kids. :) Was it just gorgeous?! Sure looks like it!
(05.04.10 @ 04:53 PM)wow. pictures of shan on a horse = perfect. maybe you were made for more of nature than you thought :)
(05.04.10 @ 11:43 PM)look at you not just loving birds but horses too.
(05.04.10 @ 11:44 PM)oh my! what a super fun getaway shannon!
(05.05.10 @ 12:31 AM)j.
aw. love these photos. and your parents are greg and shelley leith?!
(05.05.10 @ 07:17 AM)Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Your photos are so amazing. They really capture the beauty and serenity of nature. I CAN'T WAIT to see more. :)
(05.05.10 @ 11:34 AM)you guys are so nice :) :) hol, yup! one with nature. i'm transforming. :)
(05.05.10 @ 02:45 PM)love these photos! the ones with the horses going through the river reminds me of dances with wolves. or any indian movie for that matter. they always seem to be riding their horses through water.
(05.09.10 @ 01:36 AM)