No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film.

Robert Adams

ShineOn

Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine! You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

The Wish List...

The Wish List... by Manny.Raquel featuring cocktail ring jewelry

Something Old, Something New

I spent a good chunk of the afternoon 'thrifting' at various tiny antique shops.

I purchased a tea-cup covered in painted roses, a vintage doll - complete with a feather headpiece, and an old Nursery Rhyme book, which is full of beautiful images - some of which I hope to post soon.

Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose

The Christmas trees are up!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Holiday Party Dresses

Holiday Party Dresses by Manny.Raquel featuring crystal jewelry

Glitter on the Floor

I just want to take a moment to comment on how visually BEAUTIFUL Rihanna's new video "Only Girl" is! Wildflowers, girly outfits (Betsy Johnson!), rolling hills, balloons, over-sized roses, glammed out head-pieces, swings, glitter, rainbows, fireworks, fringe...it's almost overwhelming! What more could a girl want? I have noticed that more and more 'mainstream' videos are becoming artistic candy for the eyes.
Kanye's latest "Runaway" and Ke$ha's "Take it Off" -- all that glitter!! -- are absolutely stunning.

Peace, Love, and Music.

Hello!

I am still here, promise. I have been terrible at keeping-up with blogging lately, as it's a busy time in the semester. Also, with the Holiday Season picking up I've been working quite a bit at MAC and at my second job Muse (a dress boutique), as well as doing some province to province travelling. I appreciate all your messages and I will be responding to them early this week. Thank you for checking in. I'll put up a proper post soon, with some new photos of November adventures!

Peace, love, and art.

xo

Ring-a-ling

City sidewalks,
busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style.
In the air there's a feeling...

Since my camera is broken - yes, I'm going crazy without it - I thought I'd post other photographers inspirational photos that I've kept over the years.

Enjoy!

I hope you all had a...