sunshine + sweet d + a walk around the block =

the perfect morning.

it is G O R G E O U S outside!!

i'm gonna go play outside with the ladies...

... aren't they purdy?!!

what are your plans for the day?

abby try again

abby powell is a self-taught photographer who uses thrifted film cameras and captures the most beautiful, whimsical images. she is relocating from portland to austin {sad for portland, hooray for austin!}
because of the big move she has recently put every item in her shop on sale!! the sale lasts through may 9th, and then her shop will be closed for a few weeks while she moves. go look, time is running out.

wanna see what i got?

so pretty. 

oh so sweet

a gift from my neighbors this morning. picked from their yard. just because.

today was like, whoa...

... in mostly an "i might ralph at any moment due to stress/anxiety/frustration/worry/tension/heartache" sort of way...

... but there was good found in simple, beautiful things...

... and an extraordinary almost 5 year old...

... and an artistically experimental roommate...

... and chicks...

*deep breath*

aren't you glad to be alive?!!

it's a spectacularly beautiful spring day in portland. one of those extraordinary days where the air smells sweeter and the colors are brighter and people are radiant... the best kind of day. i went for a walk/jog to the hardware store to pick up a paintbrush and on my way home i was stopped by a lovely and rather petite elderly woman. she was walking slowly in one direction, i was walking quite quickly in the other. she reached out for my hand and said to me with more more excitement than a small child on christmas morning, "aren't you glad to be alive?" in that moment, she made all of the sad and hard and stress go away and i looked at her with the most enormous smile stretched across my face and replied "YES, i really am!!!" then she smiled, and we both continued walking. i'll probably never see her again, but i'm certain i'll never forget her.

it's not really about the birds and the bees...

... it's about lots and lots of fried stuff with cheese!!!

this morning the squirrels were asking if i could have a baby. they really want a new baby around and practically everyone else we know is having or just had one... so we had this conversation:

6 year old: hey momma, are you gonna have any more babies?
me: nope, i have all the babies i need.
6 year old: but we reeeeaallly want to have a baby...
me: I know, it would be a lot of fun but i can't have any more babies.
3 year old: well, you know momma -- if you eat a lot a lot a lot of food, then your belly will get very very big and THEN you CAN have a new baby!!!
(if only you could've seen the excitement on her face after sharing her marvelous idea with me... it was a priceless moment)

so there you have it, how babies are actually made.

also, i've been crocheting more, this is a work in progress and another gift... i'll post more photos once it's done!!

i found this adorable tiny creature in my front yard this morning, hooray for spring time!!