Gate with Hydrangea 2009

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These 2 images are of a charming

front garden. The gate in the foreground

is attractive as is the hydrangea tree.

Hope that you enjoy these 2 images.

Have a don't-overlook-the-small-stuff

kind of day.

Helen

Interior Decorating Talent-Carrier and Company

One of the blogs I check in on daily
is habituallychic.blogspot.com.
This blog is run by Heather Clawson,
an interior decorator and stylist
in New York city.

She covers interior decorating and
fashion.

The blog for August 30th, 2009
featured a husband-and-wife
team of interior decorators-
Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller
of Carrier and Company.

With press in Vogue, World
of Interiors and Traditional Home
they have abundant talent.

Jesse is also a contributing editor
and stylist of Vogue and Men's Vogue.

See their portfolio at
www.carrierandco.com

Heather featured their room
at this year's Hampton Designer Showhouse-
a basement den featuring a pool table
and sitting area. The room was done in
shades of burnt orange and is just
exceptional.

I particularly admire their fabric
choices in their work.

Check this duo out.

Always excited to come across
talent new to me.


Have a excited-to-be-alive-
kind of day.

Helen.

Sunflowers 2009

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Came across these sunflowers in my neighbourhood.

They were staked to posts and there were

morning glory vines wound round the posts.

Quite attractive.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a keep-an-eye-out-for-the-

unexpected kind of day.

Helen

Urban Flowers

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Something a little different. A bit edgier.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a find-beauty-where-you-look kind

of day.

Helen.

Waterlilies-Wolfville

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These images are from a public garden, named

the Harriet Irving garden. located in Wolfville.

Wolville is an hour from Halifax in the Annapolis Valley.

Full of meadow and forrest and display gardens,

pathways and streams the garden is at Acadia

university. The Irving funds also built a large

building with a study hall, meeting spaces, a cafe

and a conservatory. The Irvings are

of oil and gas fame.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have an enjoy-the-last-days-of-summer

kind of day.

Helen.

Waterfall

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Just breaking in a new scanner and printer.

The quality of the images appears to be quite good.

These images of a waterfall are contemplative.

When I look at the cascade of water it is quite soothing.

Almost like listening to a real fountain.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Discover a-tenacity -for-dreams kind of day.

Helen.

Lily Bouqet 2009

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Some attractive shots.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a find-a-wish-kind-of-day.

Helen.

Paula Hayes-Garden Designer

I am a bit of a magazine junkie when it comes to
interior design and photography magazines.

Today, I read Australian Vogue Living vol. 43 no.4.

In this issue I came across a feature article on a ferociously
talented garden designer, Paula Hayes. Based in New York
she did not formally train in garden design but was educated as
an artist. For a self-taught garden designer her work stands out
from the crowd.

Her gardens look like sculpture installations with
silicone containers, glass and crystal pebbles, paving
stones and terrariums. The plants still star despite
all of the interesting hardscape.

See her work at www.paulahayes.com. As well, she
is currently being shown at the Marianne Boesky gallery-
see www.marianneboeskygallery.com.

Hope that her work interests you as much
as it excited me.

Have a full-of-discovery-day today.

Helen.

August Bouqet

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Did some styling with a bouqet yesterday.

Played around with fabrics and flowers.

Very pleased with the results.

See what you think.

Have a listen-to-your-heart's-desire

kind of day.

Helen.

Potpourri

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Feel like playing with flowers and fabrics

inside this weekend.

Might go to the grocery store and buy a bouqet

to work with. I'm thinking purple flowers and black

tafetta fabric as a backdrop.

In the mean-time I paired my dried rose petals

on hand with a gold taffeta.

Hope that you might enjoy these images.

Have a do-what-you-need-to-when-you

need-to kind of day.

Helen.

Roses-postscript

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Reviewed my images and came across 3 more that

I quite liked. They are sort of interesting.

Not the classic single bloom shot.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a stroll-in-a-garden kind of day.

Helen.

Roses-August

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Completed a shoot of roses in the Halifax Public Gardens.

Enjoyed the experience.

These are my best shots. Really like hpg062009-

the pink rose bloom with the purple edges.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a drop-in-to-see-an-art-gallery

kind of day.

Helen.

Decorating cont'd

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I have been contributing ideas to a friend's

decorating project.

She is a stylish 30-something and likes moody colours

such as red and purple and sepia brown.

I saw a lovely black bedroom at a private home recently

and thought my friend might like one.

I have worked up an idea sheet and in addition

to black incorporated green and lavender (see above).

The green mirror is from Anthropologie as seen in

the recent issue of House Beautiful. The green area rug

is from a Canadian rug company named sourceuk.

(see http://www.sourceuk.ca/). Sourceuk was founded

by designer Kate Thornley-Hall and features rug designs

by Canadian artists.

The art is one of my own photographs and

the fabric is some I had on hand.

Hope that you enjoy viewing this project.

Have a welcome-the-unexpected kind of day.

Helen.

Clematis Revisited

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Returned to review my photos of a clematis vine.

Discovered 5 interesting photos I hadn't printed

off before.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a don't overlook-the-subtle

kind of day.

Helen.

Pines Finale

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This is likely the final image from my pines series.

I find the images to be enchanting.

Great for wallpaper or rugs.

Have a finish-a-project-kind

of day.

Helen.

Pines continued

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This is the 3rd folk art drawing in my

standing pines series. I believe I will

do one more.

I think the images in the series would make

great wallpaper.

Have an enjoying-sunshine-kind of day.

Helen.