From the sea

It's been a fine, fine week

filled with many things

that just

make my heart sing

Pebbles were aligned,

tides were watched,

while in between

there was quite a bit of dunking.

I'd dyed a thrift shirt

in honor of my friend's visit

and much like in days of old

watching a photograph come to life

in the darkroom tray,

so too, my shirt's colors

after a dip in the salty brink.

Magic

pure and simple.

Kelp jewelry

and an abundant assortment of seaweed gifts

piled along the shore

inspired an experiment ...

what if they might give color?

Although I live by the sea, I have never tried.

So I waited, mustering patience

while my seaweed bundle

rested for five long days.

This morning, I unwrapped her

and I do believe a treasure trove of possibilities

await.

: : :

My  Friday Find ... joining in with the gang over at Kim's place

to celebrate life's simple pleasures.

Another place

::  flight miracle  ::

Although there may be long stretches of time between blog posts,

it's rare a day goes by when I don't fiddle with photographs ...

either taking them or playing with them;

editing & stacking apps, playing with effects, layering textures,

double exposures ... on and on it goes.

True confession:

I have absolutely, unreservedly,

fallen under the spell of iPhoneography.

[digital photography with a smartphone]

At this moment

there's a wee bit of a backlog of images piling up

and I've been noticing a lot of folks

sharing similar mobile photography interests

who I want

to be in touch with ...

I love learning from them and I love to see how

they're translating their world.

::  what memories might look like stitched into cloth  ::

To that end

there's a new link over in the sidebar

::  INSTAGRAM  ::

won't you join me?

::  dreams of summer  ::

My intention is to build a library of images over there,

a collection of edits that won't necessarily appear here ...

experiments, new translations of old subject matter,

and a whole bunch of explorations

into the wide unknown.

There will undoubtedly be dogs,

beads,

dye pots,

 views around my hood,

and elsewhere this summer.

I'll be hash tagging the apps I use, to keep record

and also to share the work process

because some of my fondest successes have come from

following the footsteps of others who've shared theirs.

Wanna keep that circle going ...

I may not always have a lot of words,

but I'm never short of a picture or two.

Dilapidated usefulness

It's been said that all roads lead to Rome
and in the case of my longstanding search for an old copper kettle,
this has proven true ...

I have found her.

Not too big,

not too small, 

but   just right.

Love at first sight, it was, because of this ...

how many hands have wrapped around that handle?

Held and poured?

A bit of historical sleuthing dredged up some interesting facts:

The current Revere Copper Products was founded in 1801 by Paul Revere.

Rome Manufacturing was established in 1892, a division
of Rome Brass Copper with production facilities in Rome, NY.
In 1928, a merge of five northeastern copper companies
produced the Revere Copper and Brass Corporation,
the largest copper manufacturer in the U.S.

Turns out this old gal is vintage Revere Ware.
She's a sweet wreck
with her pock marks and dents and peeling paint.
The thrift shop ladies were clearly perplexed
when I couldn't hand over my ten dollars fast enough.

Her days of useful service are far from over.

She may be past her prime for proper domestic service

but she can't be more perfect for my dye kitchen.

I hope she didn't think she was retired ...

: : :

In a stroke of serendipity, Hipstamatic released a new vintage-feel

lens/film combo pak

the same day I found my kettle ...

they call it Monti

so I took it for a test run.

All images are straight out of camera [iPhone]

no post-processing except to add copyright.

this moment :: May Day .... wheeeeeeee!

Joining Soulemama, and many others, in  this moment

described thusly ...

A Friday ritual.  A single photo

~ no words ~

capturing a moment from the week.

A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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... today's reflections are  HERE.

You are welcome to share your moment, too.