bouquet d'etain

(1st arr., paris, july 2009)

fraternite

(loire valley, july 2009)

leisure time

a shift in decorum over time.
(versailles' gardens, july 2009)

patterns in planned nature

winding my way through the trees.
(tuileries, 1st arr., paris, july 2009)

voir

the view from my window in paris.
(5th arr., paris, july 2009)

ascension

moving up in the world.
(versailles, july 2009)

alley oop

two-timing.
(seattle, may 2009)

tall grass

blowin in the wind.
(bellingham, WA, may 2009)

tango

one two many.
(my fridge, may 2009)

farewell to the west village

two of my favorite parts of New York: magnolias in spring and brownstones.
(morton st., april 2009)

summer nights

missing summer nights back home.
(damen blue line, wicker park, august 2008)

open door policy

a moment for pause.
(summer palace, outside beijing, march 2009)

tele

so odd to see so many phone "booths" or pods and so many bicycles.
typical beijing.
(pku campus, beijing, march 2009)

remnants

the little red book's big red characters.
(798 arts dist, beijing, march 2009)

in the alleyways

an askance glance.
(beijing, march 2009)

time, framed

dynasties and years past, waiting for resolve in a octagonal entryway.
(summer palace, beijing, march 2009)

The People's Leisure

chinese communal life.
(temple of heaven, beijing, march 2009)

总是同样

some things are the same the world over.
(beijing, march 2009)

customary

kumquats at a chinese market.
(beijing, circle 3, march 2009)

cathedral

(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

inconsistency

wavy to straight pages, only half filled with plans.
(my desk, january 2009)

a familar face

seeing ansel adams and oak trees in brooklyn.
(prospect park, february 2009)

jack of spades

emerging from the winter.
prospect park, february 2009)

red hooked

view from the ikea ferry
(red hook, february 2009)

cookie cutter

bay windows peering over at prospect park
(park slope, february 2009)

soft ball stage

waiting for chocolate to become fudge.
(my kitchen, february 2009)

spores

sick today. this looks like the embodiment of the virus attacking me.
(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

all curled up

too shy to unfurl.
(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

soft edges

the sweeter side of cacti.
(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

ombre

gradation naturelle.
(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

balance

coy swimming yin and yang.
(garfield park conservatory, february 2009)

yi er san

how adorable. i want to unhinge this door and put it on my house no matter the address.
(west village, february 2009)

fudge!

whisked to a glossy sheen.
(my kitchen, february 2009)

rolling along

my favorite new neighborhood.
(park slope, february 2009)

a little bit of sunshine

reminders of the desert
(west village, february 2009)

environment

a little sunshine in the snow.
(west village, february 2009)

past-times

baby it's too cold outside.
(west village, february 2009)

she sells sea shells

madeleines.
(my kitchen, january 2009)

midsummer midsentence

nico in full dramatic flair.
(oak st. beach, august 2008)

mass exodus

leaving inauguration.
(dc, january 2009)

the frozen masses

decked out for a sober holiday.
(dc, january 2009)

burning midnight oil

the lights stay on in the district
(dc, january 2009)

silent and still

snow on the L
(Damen and North, january 2009)

layer cake

inches on inches
(oak park, january 2008)

new and improved

and shouting it through large print.
(clark/lake, january 2009)

two turtledoves

nesting.
(oak park, january 2009)

red berries

a little color in the winter.
(stuyvesant park, december 08)