——————-

Every space has its moment. The moment with really good light.  It might be an early hour in the morning, or the short time between evening and night. Maybe its the blue-gray glow during the rain or the two weeks in the dead of summer where the sun hits the shade just right.  It could be right near the window when all the lights in the house are off, or maybe its the middle of day when all the shades are pulled high.  Sometimes it happens twice, sometimes only once.  If you’re lucky, and that space is just right, the moment lasts all day.

I spent the week trying to capture these moments.  Hope you like them.

-t

Sorry for the lack of photos and posts here.  Summer has gotten the best of me lately and I have been super busy traveling around, eating good food and visiting people.

So far my summer includes…

-Making milkshakes and eating lots of ice cream.

-Going to the beach with good people.

-Eating a ton of corn on the cob and in salads

-Spending a bunch of time in the car driving.

-Listening to a lot of good new music.  ( the songs in the summer always seem to stick and bring back memories later on…)

-Peaches.  Lots of peaches.

-Blueberries in everything.

-Good fireworks

-Growing your own tomatoes.

-Swimming pools in the middle of the day.

-Lots of homemade iced tea with mint from out back.

…………….

Thats my summer lately.  How about yours?

See you back here soon…

-t

I had the awesome opportunity to photograph a friends birthday this past weekend. (If you have not checked out Suzanne’s blog you should.  She is quite the artist.)

It was a pretty great birthday.  Good drinks, nutella sandwiches, vintage camper vans, candy, super cool people, an awesome house and a hundred or so balloons.  Why so many balloons you ask?  Well thirty of them had some wishes attached.  Read more about why here. Pretty cool, right?

Enjoy the pics.

Hope you all have a good week.  I have been super busy traveling around, so I am catching up on life.

-t

I had a blast in Florida.   I went with a great group of people. I laughed a lot, drank beer in the sun, ate seafood by the water, ate the best fish tacos and grouper ruben at a great beach bar, ( so good we went back the next night) and even got a little sunburned.

I thought I would share a large mix of photos today.  Honestly I didn’t take that many photos while I was down there.  (I think I was too busy having fun, maybe?)   These photos here sum up the trip pretty well, though.

Also, a big thanks to the ladies over at This Joy+Ride for featuring me.  If you haven’t seen it, go ahead and check it out.

Im off to New York tomorrow. Hope you have an awesome week.

-t

While in Florida last week we visited my grandmother, Nonie.  She is pretty awesome if I do say so myself.  Her house hasn’t changed much since I was young.  She lives in great mid-century modern home on a small lake.  High ceilings, an open floor plan, and a huge wall of sliding glass doors that run the whole back side of the house. The rooms are very eclectic with a mix of art and the loads of great furniture. I wish I had snapped some pics of the inside.  She has got a pretty green thumb too. A huge collection of succulents, unique plants and a yard full of bamboo.

Enjoy these windows and afternoon light.  They are from an old house down in Tryon, South Carolina.  The light and old windows were great.

( I can’t stop taking pictures of windows)

The beach trip was awesome.  Ill share the photos soon.

-t

Here are some snaps of a late afternoon woods walk.  I had great friends come into town this weekend.  We ate a bunch of BBQ, some killer tacos, had a bonfire and walked around in the woods.  A great Memorial Day weekend if you ask me.

But It doesn’t end there. We are all headed south tomorrow to the sunny state of Florida.  It has  been a while since I have seen the ocean and I am looking so forward to it. A week by the pool, some bocce on the beach, cold beers, a lot of fresh seafood, and good people.  Awesome, right?

So I shall leave you with these pictures and Ill see you some time later in the week.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

-t

I dont know about you, but it sure feels like summer to me.   I’ve been in the mountains lately and its been nice.  The flowers are gone and all you see are leaves.  The trees are full, the woods look over grown.  The afternoon thunderstorms roll in everyday telling me to take a nap.  I’ve got a fan in the window that I leave on all night. I ate homemade fried chicken with potato salad.  We grilled some corn and put it on a salad.  We burned a bunch of wood in the fire pit and smoked up the trees.  I had mountain trout fish tacos and washed it down with a local beer. ( too good)  I sat downtown and had drinks with friends.  I sat on the roof in the sun.  I made crumb cake for breakfast.  Im going to the beach on Monday.

Summer or what?

Hope your summer is kickin’ in wherever you are.

-t

I went down to Landrum, South Carolina yesterday to check out an old house my parents are looking at buying. Its a 4,600 sq ft craftsman style home built in the early 30′s.  It needs a ton of work, but its full of history and character.  Dark floors, wide mahogany moldings, crazy fireplaces, and windows everywhere.  You can help but love it.

The space hasnt been touch in years. The rooms are pretty much empty, except for the occasional odds and ends and pieces of furniture.   Why with old abandoned homes are there always things left behind?   The desk or dresser, the random cups and plates.  There is always a chair in a corner or a stack of books in the closet.   Why?  Why didnt they take everything?  It fascinates me.

-t

Woah. It has been the busiest two weeks ever. Tons of work, and very little time taking pictures.  But I am still here,  no worries!

I did have time to snap these pictures, though.  I think light streaks from windows are awesome. The blinds make such great patterns.  They pop up all around my house in the late afternoon and slowly change till dusk.

I will be back to posting regularly soon.  Many changes going on. (good changes) So bare with me.

In the mean time, I am so ready for this weekend–Several friends are coming to visit.

Have a great weekend.

-tim