Texture - Fotos

Silk.

Floral.

Texture - Fotos

Smooth.

Peeled.

Texture - Fotos

Gloss.

Spain - Out to Dry

For the summer I lived in Vilassar de Mar, Spain, I hung my laundry out to dry. Yep, I did (as it's done in most places other than the United States). But for me, it's always an adjustment and really not so bad. I'm pretty sure Mother Earth appreciates it, too.

Vilassar de Mar, Spain.

I loved our Catalan apartment, mostly our close proximity to the Mediterranean, but also because of the back balcony that opened out to a huge, empty lot... a laundry courtyard if you will.

One slow afternoon, accompanied by an estrella and rollie, I watched unknown hands stretch out from an across-the-way window and proceed to hang laundry high above the ground. I never saw the person's face - just their hands - as they busily adjusted and moved things around and ultimately left them there to dry, not in the least bit worried if they fell. I thought it was a beautiful imagery, after all, they are just things.

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera on me, so I tried to stake out the mystery hands several times afterwards, hoping I'd capture the moment again. But alas, I came up empty-handed.

Love - Fotos

Mini Bouquet.

Beauty Shots - The Sky

GO GREEN: Eastern Washington

Fidalgo Island, WA

Seville, Spain

Seattle, WA

Food - Fotos

Spanish Olives

Go Nuts

Spain - Fotos

Fan Shop
Seville

Afternoon chat session.
Seville

Seville

Begur

Fans, all shapes and sizes.

Seville

Beauty Shots - The Sky

Napa Valley, CA USA


Begur - Costa Brava, Spain



Sand Dunes outside Ourzazate, Morocco




Costa Brava, Spain

Spain - Calimocho

Calimocho, the official drink of the San Fermin summer festival in Pamplona, Spain, is a delicious concoction consisting of Coca-Cola and red wine. At first mention of this combination, your stomach twists and turns but after you experience the biggest theme party of your life, your impression changes, and you slowly begin to appreciate this beverage for all its glory. The evening blasts off with fantastic displays of fireworks, a never ending sing-along and of course, your introduction to calimocho. Evening turns into night and as you enjoy your new friends and comfortable, white outerwear, you realize...hotels' everywhere list, NO VACANCY. This can mean only one thing -- the all-nighter is in full effect. And as you and many other festival goers come to accept this common fate, your attention turns into excited anticipation for the morning Bull Run, so you persevere and continue celebrating. Calimocho becomes your tool, your methodology, and the only thing that will uphold your newly acquired San Fermin persona and allow you to catch the 3 crucial seconds of the legendary Spanish-Bull, run.