Friday, June 4, 2010

A Day at the Stables





My good friend Leslie owns a horse named Toby. She asked me to take a few pictures of them and I was delighted! I began shooting with my Nikon D60 and felt that I wasn't getting the type of images that I wanted. I switched over to an older Nikon 35mm camera and got results! I forgot how amazing film was. I was looking forward to NOT being able to see the image right away and getting the film developed. I'll be playing around with black and white 35mm film more often.
~Cupcake

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Double Yellow Lines..

.. mean do not cross. Didn't you ever read a driver's manual?

~Cupcake

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

get carried away...

Some moments simply carry you away to a place free from the manmade world, free from worry, conflict or confusion, free from the past and the future. This place for me is often found in nature. I simply cannot experience anything but the present moment when I turn my face up to the suddenly warm sun, feeling the fragrant buds of spring tickling my nose and breathing in the rebirth of this joyous season. Ahhhh....spring is here!

~Lola Rain

Monday, April 5, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

books


My father used to hide under the covers with a flashlight as a little boy, exploring the world he longed to know. I've never met anyone who has read as many books as this man, and the many custom designed libraries built in the many homes he's lived in over the years can attest to that fact. As a little girl I would spend hours in the library of our first home, pacing the 70's style rug as I perused the touring mahogany shelves that stretched from floor to ceiling. At one point I even made my own library cards out of construction paper and stapled pockets in the front covers of all my favorite books so the other members of my family could check them out of "the library." That's a story in and of itself. The point is, as I sit on my couch at night going back and forth between the two books I'm currently reading, I realize that my father's desire to learn more about himself and the world around him lives on in his offspring...and to me, that's a beautiful thing. I am a bottomless pit for information, always longing for more, always seeking to better myself. Thanks dad...I wouldn't want to live any other way.

~Lola Rain

Friday, March 26, 2010

Yellow

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah they were all yellow,

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow

So then I took my turn
Oh all the things I've done
And it was all yellow

Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know you know I love you so
You know I love you so

-Coldplay "Yellow"

~Cupcake

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Snow Covered Backdrop

Ahhhh, the snow! I have a confession to make. This is probably the closest I've ever come to the snow and I can't complain. Cold weather? Black Ice? No Thanks. I think I'll keep my distance.
~Cupcake