I came here to count the bells

I should tell summer from the trees I should learn spring by the cuckooing.

[darksilenceinsuburbia]

Giuseppe Primoli 

Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Rome, 1890.

[delta-breezes]

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'Wild nights are my glory,' said Mrs. Whatsit.

A Wrinkle in Time

[kevinruss]

Sleeping Fox. New 35mm print on Society6

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Autumn

Bonfires, wool sweaters, boots, football movies, streetlights and fog, leaf piles, chimneys, chowder, first love, dark mornings, coffee to go, new books, scarves.

[detectivessalvajes-blog]

“You burn to have your photograph in a tennis magazine.”

“I’m afraid so.”

“Why again exactly, now?”

“I guess to be felt about as I feel about those players with their pictures in magazines.”

“Why?”

“Why? I guess to give my...

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[imnotwordy]

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Why Vancouver?

I wrote an essay on why I love Vancouver. If you feel so inclined, you can vote for my entry here: http://www.pointgreynow.com/contest-results/small-city-by-the-sea/

[brutalgeneration]

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Good night from Stanley Park.

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I finally put together a little portfolio website....now to get some more experience!

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Fun with Mom's glasses 👓@rayban #vscocam

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Adventures in Cooking: a beautiful blog!  Gorgeous photos.

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I made this delicious paleo shrimp scampi for dinner the other night.  Yum!  Find it here

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Summer Reading

Some of my more recent reads include:

American Wife:: Curtis Sittenfeld

Sisterland:: Curtis Sittenfeld

The Luminaries:: Eleanor Catton

and I'm about to begin Tender is the Night:: F.Scott Fitzgerald

I like a good mystery novel in the summer.  I read Gone Girl last year and was very disappointed.  Do you have any recommendations?