reach for it.

Thought I'd shine light on another "old" photograph from our Flickr stream. (It's funny as I write "shine light on" the afternoon sunshine is streaming through the blinds and shining plenty of light on me.)

I love watching everything come into bloom during spring. It all seems to grow so quickly, making it hard to believe that only a few short weeks ago there was more brown than green on the ground. I was amazed just how green everything was over the weekend. Too bad we didn't have a camera on hand to capture all the rich colors. The overcast skies sure helped illuminate all the blooms and buds. Can't wait for some of our indoor plants to catch up!

On a side note: We just got about 8 rolls developed from two of our favorite cameras: Holga & Kiev. This means we'll have plenty of new photos to post both to the blog and to Flickr in the coming weeks. Other than that, it's just another manic Monday. One soon to be filled with paella and red wine. mmm!

from the archives: we planted a seed.

The one problem that exists with having a Flickr Pro account is that you often forget to look at photos posted in the past. With that said, I love that the Pro account in many senses serves as our photo archive/hard drive. I enjoyed paging through some of our old classics, and am going to make a point to post an "oldie, but goodie" from time to time on our blog.

The photo makes me smile. It makes me smile for a couple of reasons:

(1) The seed we planted began to grow, and

(2) The seed grew from the plantable paper we used for our wedding invitations. (Talk about a great way of literally watching your love grow.)

The best part of it is. . . I just found some of the leftover plantable paper! [The second best thing being that I do not have to make wedding invitations this year. For as fun as it was, I am glad that work is long complete. :)] Perfect timing, considering I am getting anxious to get some plants (mostly herbs & specifically basil) growing around the house. I don't think the rule of thumb - waiting until Memorial Day to get plants in the ground - applies for indoor plants. Or does it?

Got fortune?

This little finger puppet says it all. This week has *flown* by, and it certainly has been a busy one.

It's been a week of opposites and mismatches. This week I've had to wear...

+ A fall, winter and spring coat

+ Boots and an umbrella

+ Heels and tennis shoes

+ Suits and scrubs

Anyway - not that all of that matters - it's been a week of many twists and turns. Time to put my hands in the air and say "we've made it to the weekend." [This is what this little finger puppet is saying to me in this photo.]

In fact, my inspiration this week is the finger puppet. We received a comment on this photo that directed us to a group on Flickr dedicated to finger puppets. I've got to say, it was fun to look through the creative ways other people have photographed finger puppets. Plus, who would have thunk there'd be a group for that? (Actually, I am a firm believer that there is a group for everything.)

I have often wanted to do a whole series of photographs with this little guy. The series would most definitely be called a day in the life of a finger puppet. He'd do all the things we all do. Sleep, eat, shower, drink, dance, watch tv, read...etc. I think I may just have to get our one finger puppet another buddy. It's an easy choice on where to pick one of those up -- The Peaceable Kingdom (in Ann Arbor). This store has all sorts of fun little knick knacks - a great place for party favors.

Well... back to a few more twists and turns before we turn in for the weekend. Hooray!

Moo Cards

Moo Cards, originally uploaded by Angela&Martin.

I don't know that anyone really likes "shameless self-promotion." It is, however, something you have to do sometimes to get the word about about yourself; and, by nature of the game - what you are selling. :P Our most recent business card order is all self-promotion without an ounce of shameless.

We just received our Moo Cards and couldn't be more happy. They are high quality, unique and really help artfully represent some of the photos we've taken that are up on our flickr site. I don't know if I'm going to want to hand them out!

The ordering process is really easy, and with these helpful coupons, you can actually get a pretty good deal. (Considering that they are not your average business card).

We'll see how well they go over soon.