Dreaming of...

It is sweltering in New York today, so I am dreaming of cooler places. The grass is always greener somewhere, isn't it? Here are some beautiful images of Sweden by Alexandra. A nice hike and a picnic lunch would be nice...

(via All The Mountains)

Human Planet

The BBC has a new series called Human Planet, and it looks incredible. The show will focus on human life and our relationship with nature, particularly in extreme (and stunning) environments. There are eight episodes total and each one highlights a different landscape: oceans, deserts, arctic, jungles, mountains, grasslands, rivers and cities. I have watched the trailer several times and can't get over some of the images...they are beautiful, scary and unbelievable at the same time!

Margaret Howell

The New York Times has a beautiful photo essay on designer Margaret Howell and her East Anglia home. I love the muted colors and quietness of the photographs...they seem to be from another era. Even more, I love Margaret's understated and thoughtful style. Her life seems simple and peaceful and lovely.

Iceland

Another beautiful travel video, this time in Iceland (on our list of places to go). Found on a travel blog we recently discovered, Lets Get Lost. I wish I could bottle up the feeling of exploring a new place...there is nothing like it.

Travel Love: Our road trip movie

Finally! The movie from our 2010 road trip throughout the southwest and southeast of America...made with love by Jason. Watching it makes me wish we were on the road right now...

Bound for Glory: American in Color

Unbelievably beautiful photos from a 2006 exhibit put on by the Library of Congress. It was the first major exhibition of color photography taken by the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. The images capture the effects of the Depression on America's rural and small town populations between 1939 and 1943.  They are so simply stunning and timeless: its hard to believe these were taken 70 years ago.  See more here.

Beachcombing

 

Love these prints by Jennifer Booher. She photographs found objects from the beach near her home in Bar Harbor, Maine (a beautiful place to visit). They would look great framed as a series!

Happy first day of spring!

Closet Visit

Kathryn Bently's cute little home makes me want to move to California right now! I love the dark wood, ethnic prints and greenery.  Even more, she has space.  What a thought.  Found on another great peeping tom website, Closet Visit.

Rest stops

Photographer Lizzy Oppenheimer has a goal to shoot every rest stop in America...which is a LOT of rest stops. I love rest stops...they remind me of junk food, magazines, late nights, vacation, maps, wandering. So many different types of people randomly coming together. I get tingly just thinking about being at one..they really are one of my favorite places. More about her project here and here.

The Makers Project

I just came across this great project by photographer Jennifer Causey. She documents local artists/bakers/perfumers (ie: The Makers) and their workspaces/products. Very excited to see who she will feature next!

Home again

We are back! With serious jet-lag. Haven't really slept in 3 days and its wearing on us. New posts coming soon, along with a trip report.  In the meantime, here is the story of a lonely whale.

River Flood

An Amazing video of the Sandy River Flood in Oregon.

Backpacker Magazine

Some exciting news on this cold Monday. I just discovered today (via Miss Moss) that you can read old issues of Backpacker Magazine on google books. So much more amazing back then...sigh.