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Thursday
Jul152010

« love thursday: list #3 -- 10 more things i love »

1.  The first bite of a single scoop of ice cream in a sugar cone on a really hot day.  The bites that follow are great, but never as good as that first one.

2.  A single Godiva dark chocolate truffle. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but one of these will make me happy for a straight month.

3.  Sitting on my front sidewalk in the late evening in order to take photographs. I love how warm the concrete feels.

4.  That moment when you slide between the sheets of your own bed after travel, or a long day.  Bliss.

5.  Moving the shower curtain aside when I'm getting Alex out of the shower in the morning.  She always makes sure she's in some crazy rockstar pose when the curtain moves, and I laugh every time.

6.  Marcus' salads.  Marcus is an amazing cook, but his highly elaborate salads are the stuff of legend.

7. The sound of the binding of a new book cracking the first time I open it to read.  It's gonna be a good long while before I hop on the Kindle bandwagon, I think.

8.  Brand new, clean, empty journals.  So much potential!

9.  Traveling to a new place, and coming across the perfect, photo op -- lots of colour, lots of texture.

10.  The shock of the saltiness of seawater the first time I jump into the ocean after a long time away.

 

Happy Love Thursday, friends.  May you enjoy something you love today.

 

Image: Photograph of flowers, ones that are CLEARLY not the corpse flower (which hasn't bloomed yet), taken in my front garden with my Nikon D300 and 60mm lens.

 

Song: When love comes to town, as performed by Herbie Hancock, featuring Jonny Lang and Joss Stone. Aw yeah.

Posted on DateThursday, July 15, 2010 at 12:00AM Comment25 Comments

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    by tracey k in ohio at Quietly Kickin & Screamin on July 15, 2010
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    at Woulda Coulda Shoulda on July 15, 2010
    We are more than halfway through the Summer of Pitching In, and have met with varying levels of success on that particular front. Someone—and I am not naming any names, but it is someone who lives here—has not been so much a fan of the whol...
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    Response: Love Thursday - Late
    by Laura Gerlach at Moogie's World on July 17, 2010
    But after each test, we have emerged stronger. We are a unit that together, can overcome the obstacles that life chooses to put in our path. There are days, ok all the time, where I wonder what in the world makes my husband stay with me, love me and want to ...

Reader Comments (25)

I am with you on that kindle thing, I don't know if I can give up the feel of holding a book in my hands. This is a fun list! Happy Love Thursday!
love and pink el caminos

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmelia

You are so darling!!! I was at EVO at was asking you silly questions and little did I know that you are a fellow photographer and such an inspiring person overall. You were amazing at EVO and I have Brene Brown's cute mantra card nestled above my computer. I love how authentic you are, it really shines through. I too love empty journals for the same reason. Thanks for being you.

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKirsten Wright

And - I'll add one of my own to the list.
The colors of the quiet early morning are one of the things I most love:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1232

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie

The thought of crazy rock star poses makes me smile too. Maybe we should do this as adults?

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnnGeeDee

I sighed at #4. That's a really good one. Happy Love Thursday!
http://www.elephantsoap.com/2010/07/love-thursday-27/

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCindy

Thanks for sharing, happy love Thursday!

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterNancy

A week ago an iconic and historic restaurant in my home town of Lexington, VA was destroyed by fire. While it has been a heartbreak for the people of Lexington, VA area, the community has come together to share memories and help with the rebuild. My Love Thursday is my tribute to this magnificent restaurant and it's signature sign.

HAPPY LOVE THURSDAY - THE LOSS OF A LEXINGTON ICON

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRenee

I seen a commercial for the Kindle last night...the one on the beach, waves crashing in, the sound of the beach roaring and as it pans out you see the people, sitting in their beach chairs suppossedly enjoying a typical day at the beach, reading ...but from a Kindle. Doesnt take the place of a book, I'm sorry.

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJakki

Would Marcus share some of his salad recipes? Pretty please?

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMrs. Chili

My happy- glitter because it makes my girls so happy.

http://elzabelz.blogspot.com/2010/07/love-thursday-all-that-glitters.html

July 15, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterelz
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