A week in Austin, Texas

Polaroid and Holga photos of my visit to an amazing city in the deep south.




State Capitol, which can be seen from the other end of Congress Ave.


After shopping in SoCo and nearly being run down by a Texan on the telephone, I walked backed to T&T's and saw this weird... bird/bat house.


Bike ride in Hyde Park.


River side, San Antonio, TX.


A questionable sign, San Antoinio, TX.




the sunny spot, T&T's house, Austin, TX.


Shiner ice cream sold here, SoCo, Austin, TX.


Innerstate, Austin, TX.


Sunday morning bike ride. the air was fresh, full of the perfumes of spring. the redbuds were in full bloom, even though it was February. the sun was soft.


Sunday bike ride, Austin, TX.


Outside Java Joes, Austin, TX.


Lunch, Foodheads, Austin, TX.


Decrepit building. Congress Ave, Austin, TX.


A giant fork, one of many 'big' things in Texas.


Architectural element.


T&T. 1st St. Austin, TX.


Un chateau.


Et la dernière...


Un terrain de jeu abandonner.

the colour of dreams

In another lifetime, in another town, country and on a different street, this house would be my home. Pink with shutters and a white picket fence, a sweet little flower garden and fairy lights decorating that big old tree, I would inhabit every corner of that house, every creak in the floor would be mine.
But not in this lifetime, not in this town.
I'll find this sweet little pink house elsewhere.




And this day, when I found my little pink house, was a strange day. I drove home in a blur, on Lakeshore Rd E.

a disconnect

spring inside
not outside
inner/outer

A chunk out of the Big Apple

Six views on Chinatown plus what Ms Holga wants out of NYC.

First: West 84th Street - straight out of Breakfast at Tiffany's or Sex and the City your choice (I chose the former).


Street side market


Watertowers


Looking down on the fire escape


Upper West Side gives a sunny view


Old and New; Victorian and 21st Century


Chinatown times six

Catching wanderlust

Holga-fied the Pittsburgh Version.
You never know what your Holga will give you.

Home through the eyes of Frank Lloyd Wright
Falling Water, Mill Run in the Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania



The day I got lost in Shadyside, Jessi showed me the way home.
Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

spring winter autumn summer holgafied

Life through the eyes of Ms Holga.
Home edition.


Home is where the sun shines in golden rays


and shadows on pink flowers


home is mini paintings made with light


home is a corner of frutta


home is precious objects, anthropological collections and delicacies all in one room



home is the familliar
where you walk your dog
tunnels, new views


etheral lighthouses on the lake


looking up instead of straight ahead

HAPPY '09!!!

NYE 2008 was rung in in style like I've never seen before! I think this was one of the best new years I've ever experienced.
Fun, food and friends.
St. Catherines, Ont.

Pittsburgh, PA

In late November, I took my first solo road trip and went to Pittsburgh to visit Jessi. It was fabulous.
Guardate i fotos!!!

jessi's street in Bloomfield


Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece "Falling Water" in Millrun, PA - it was a perfect sunny crisp day too


a rainy walk from Bloomfield, detour (by accident) into Shadyside on my way to Oakland to find the Carnegie library - never did find it but had a nice walk. I love this photo


One of the best parts was the Carnegie International "Life on Mars" and this piece was fabulous by Thomas Hirschorn. It's up till 11 January so if you haven't been you should run out and see it - quick!!


a pretty lamp in Jessi's room - the night before I left


I-179N going home :( goodbye Burgh and Pittsburghers!