Flowering

Spring 2012 - Keukenhof and A Field

When it's Spring, bulbs are all over The Netherlands. If you're interested in seeing pretty flowers all in one place - Keukenhof, (mentioned in the previous post) is the way to go. At the same time, it can be fun to hunt down flower fields throughout the countryside. 

First and last shot are from fields somewhere in between Keukenhof and Leiden, and the middle two are from inside the greenhouse at Keukenhof. 

New Growth

Spring 2012 - Keukenhof & Leiden

In the Spring there are flowers, sure, but at the same time leaves are growing, and everything green looks a little greener. 

First shot is from Keukenhof, which just happens to be the world's largest flower garden. It's mostly known for it's bulbs, but this shot is from the Classical Garden on the grounds. 

The second two are from Leiden. There was just something so arresting about the bright blue pin pushed into the purple-y bark of the tree, I had to take a photo. Then there are the bright green seed pods on this other tree. What a great colour. 

Back from the Film Archives - Spring in Holland

Spring 2012 - Wassenaar and Leiden

Sometimes small things catch our eye. 

The first photo is somewhat of a memory now, as it's the number on our garage in our house in Wassenaar. This summer, we moved to The Hague. The second shot is an art deco post box in Leiden. 

Ps. I'm in Scotland!

Fall 2010 - Edinburgh

Finally I'm in Edinburgh! Excitement!! We got here yesterday. These photos are from back when I visited Lauren and Julia in the Fall of 2010 (two years ago?!) but as they were taken in October, they're not far off the weather here! All of these photos are actually of the University, or in the case of the second to the last shot, were on University property. Yay!

Returning to Ashland

Summer 2011 - Ashland, Oregon

I had only been to Ashland once before this summer - in 2007. So going back I wondered if it would still be as magical as I remembered it.

Ashland is home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of my favorite Theatres in the United States. Unlike it's name would suggest, it is not actually a festival but a 9 out of 12 month Theatre that does many beautiful plays in three venues - Including the Elizabethan, which is outside (photo here).

I also think Ashland's small-western-town-in-the-summer feel works great with this slightly strange film.

First shot was the view from my residence for the summer, which was a great thing to wake up to in the morning. The retro ford, I passed on the way to work along with the pretty purple flowers.The English lions, along with many other crests, line the lampposts on the main streets, just in case anyone forgot Ashland was full of theatre folks. The final photo is of the historic Ashland Springs Hotel, though you can hardly see it under all the sun flare.

ps. It's the 1st of September!! I am probably on my way to Edinburgh as you read this post!

Using Up Film

Spring & Summer 2011 - Delft, Dublin, Wassenaar

The problem that I have with my Lomography cameras is this - I take film photos of something or somewhere really cool, like Sicily, and then I still have about 10 shots on my camera. Three months later, I finally develop them.

The first three shots are of Delft, all taken around the town square.
The next two are from Dublin, one taken while walking across the Liffey, and the other looking straight up from Front Arch in Trinity.
The final shot brings us back to Holland, in the fields outside of Wassenaar where my dad and I were riding our bikes.

So I Found...

Spring 2011 - Sicily

I can't believe I forgot that I brought my Diana Mini with me to Sicily! Took me forever to use up this film, too (as you'll be able to see by the next few posts...). 

The first photo is from Poggioreale, digitals here, the second is from the ruins of a castle in the town of Enna. 

I especially love the next three. I didn't really get a good shot of the Greek Theatre at Segesta with my digital camera, but I quite love this film one. There's also something about shooting ruins with film that just works. Digitals here.

Final shot from Cefalu, the same church as in the first photo of the other post here.