Flowers

March 26, 2015 {85/365}

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The earth laughs in flowers." This lovely laughter is far more pleasant than the cruel joke of snow flurries and temps in the low twenties on this "spring" day!

Hope Springs

March 24, 2015 {83/365}  "Hope springs..."

"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." - Lewis Grizzard

After a few days of warm temperatures and sunshine, it feels like winter has returned this week with snow flurries, temperatures struggling to exceed freezing, and biting March winds. Yet upon careful observation, signs of spring, like these tiny, delicate columbine leaves, are indeed beginning to emerge!  

Piper's Page

March 23, 2015 {82/365} National Puppy Day!

It's National Puppy Day, "the cutest day of the year" (as proclaimed by an email from PetSmart)! In honor of the supreme cuteness, Piper has taken over her own page of this blog (linked on the menu bar above). Every day, she will share a photo taken by the paparazzi (aka "Mommy"), along with a caption in her own words. Stop by each day for your daily dose of beagle babble because every day is Puppy Day chez Larson-Horne!

Cameras

March 22, 2015 {81/365} Vintage Cameras

In all the excitement about the arrival of Mademoiselle Piper, I neglected to share some of my great birthday gifts. As I've mentioned, I am intrigued by vintage cameras and typewriters, as both tools of creativity and works of art. I'm especially attracted to the 1940's models. I love their clean lines, and I like to image the cultural and historical moments that they've captured.

Eric found this awesome Zeiss Ikon.

Lynn and John, my in-laws, gave me this gorgeous Brownie.

I'm still playing with where to include these treasures in our home. For now, the Brownie sits on the mantle, repeating the lines of the Frank Lloyd Wright clock on the armoire. The Zeiss is on the sofa table next to framed sketches of a vintage camera and typewriter (also gifts from Lynn).