4th of July

Happy 4th of July from Boston!  This morning Old Ironsides made her way into the harbor, escorted from behind by the USCG Eagle, a Coast Guard ship.  So cool to see this ship from 1797 out on the water!  The weeklong festivities in such a historic city make Boston such a great place to celebrate the 4th!

Around the Neighborhood

Here are a few iPhone shots from a recent walk around our new neighborhood.

The North End, Boston

Yesterday afternoon we spent some time walking around the North End, one of our favorite Boston neighborhoods.  I took a few quick shots with my iPhone, but am looking forward to spending an entire day wandering these streets with my camera!

Our first stop was Bricco Panetteria to pick up some fabulous proscuitto & parmesan ciabatta bread.

Next stop was Salumeria Italiana for some herb marinated mozzarella and soppressata.  They had some fabulous looking bread on display in the window & lots of other Italian specialities in the store.

And no trip to the North End would be complete without stopping at Mike's Pastry for a cannoli!

Inspiration

We have made the move from CA to Boston!  It took longer than anticipated to get settled & unpacked (doesn't it always?!) but we are finally enjoying our new place.  I've got my creative space set up so that means I can finally get back to shooting photos and working on mixed media projects!  I've got a few projects on my to do list & will post them soon. The first thing I did was go to Barnes & Noble to pick up a few of my favorite sources of inspiration........

A new adventure

I am taking a break from my blog for the next several weeks while my husband and I move from the west coast to the east coast.  We really enjoyed living in southern CA and have many great memories to take with us!  This next chapter in our adventure takes us to the city of Boston.  I am excited about living in the city and look forward to all of the new opportunities it will bring.  Once we are settled into our new place I have a list of mixed media projects that I am looking forward to working on.

The beach this week

Tuesday was another gorgeous day at the beach!  I saw 2 whales, several dolphins and lots of surfers.

More tilt shift

I'm having fun shooting tilt shift.  Here's a shot from the other day.