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09/01/2010

Water Lily

Filed under: Plants — Tags: b/w, black, green, lily, pad, pink, water, white — Melinda @ 2:59 pm

A special shout-out to a highly informative video called “The Lotus vs The Water Lily” on YouTube for helping me determine that, yes, this flower is indeed a water lily and not a lotus, as I had originally thought….oh the things we can learn on YouTube.

I LUUURRVVE this black & white water lily with the dew drops (thank you, sprinker system, for creating such nice dew drops). I want a big print of this on metallic paper–well, on second thought, maybe I don’t. Metallic might be too cheesy. Okay, nix the metallic. How ’bout a nice, crisp yet creamy print where all the tones work together like butter. Ummm. I heart this photo. I wanna eat it.

I’ll let your eye rest before you scroll down to…

BAM! COLORRRR!!!! I like it. But I like the B/W better.

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03/30/2010

Most Beautiful Mannequin. Ever. At Circle the Earth Naturals.

Filed under: People — Tags: circle the earth, hippie, justin, mannequin, naturals, white — Melinda @ 10:15 pm

When I was growing up, mannequins all looked like this. They were made to look more life-like. You know, they had hair, lashes, eyeballs…an actual head. Then came the more simplified–and beheaded–forms like the mannequins seen here during my short “modeling career” for Armani Exchange in Honolulu. (Those photos were taken in 2008 by my friend, Jayme Barnes, and they still crack me up.)

But enough jibber-jabber. Circle the Earth Naturals is having a fashion show this Thursday, April 1st. I was in the store Monday night to do some test shots in anticipation of Thursday’s show and was going to use Justin (the store’s owner) as my test model…But why use Justin when he’s got a hot mannequin standing around?! She was my kind of model: gorgeous from every angle, her eyes are never closed in any shot and–best of all–she’s mild-mannered and doesn’t talk back.

The owner, Justin, with his stylish employee.

If you’re going to be in Sonora, CA or surrounding Gold Country areas on Thursday, April 1st, come on out. The models will walk the runway from 7-8 pm. Admission is free. So come on out and watch the show. Clothing, accessories and a ton of other great stuff (they have the most wonderfully aromatic handmade soaps) will be available for purchase.

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03/01/2010

White Clothesline

Filed under: Personal,Things — Tags: clothesline, clothespin, shirts, socks, t-shirts, white — Melinda @ 9:04 pm

Socks & T-shirts Blowing in the Breeze

We showed up at a friend’s house yesterday just in time to catch the last 20 mins of the USA vs. Canada Olympic hockey game. From what I saw, I’m sad for the USA team (so sad to see how dejected they were, so still on the ice as Canada rejoiced). But, I think it’s really cool for the home team to win at the Olympics. That was awesome for them. Anywho…I spied this refreshing view out on the back deck and immediately had to get my camera. It was, quite simply, the most idyllic scene I’d seen in a long time. Someone joked that the title of the photo should be “Small Town America.” Very true.

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08/10/2009

Blueberries – Philbrook Farms, Vancouver, WA

Filed under: Food — Tags: blueberries, bowl, cereal, dish, milk, quaker squares, soymilk, white — Melinda @ 10:49 am

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My favorite u-pick farm, Philbrook Farms, had a short blueberry season this year and is now closed until next season…and I’m SO BUMMED!! We picked about 14 lbs not too long ago and we were going to go again this week but alas! no more u-pick! sniffles…

Store-bought blueberries do not compare to the luscious, juicy, sweet blueberries from Philbrook. The store-bought ones are way too tart and lack the full-flavored taste of the berries from Philbrook, probably because they’re picked too early. I guess you can’t pick ripe berries and then ship them to a grocery store for fear they’d be mushy by the time they got there.

For great berries, go to Philbrook Farms in Vancouver, WA: 13705 NE 50th Ave, 98686.

Not only do they have blueberries but they also have strawberries and raspberries. I highly recommend them! At the time of this post, the berries were only 1.20/lb for u-pick. What a great price! And they guy who owns the farm, Kevin Philbrook, is so laid-back and nice. Every time Jon and I see Kevin at the farm, he’s always easy-going and such a great, kind person. We love getting to see him and picking berries at Philbrook Farms. Go there next season! You can get seasonal updates from their website here.

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