Sunday, January 20, 2013

Week 3: Love

On Monday I was convinced that this week will be challenging, because shooting love is like chasing the wind. Boy was I wrong. In the end love is all around. Am I overly optimistic and romantic? Not at all. Bare with me.

Here we go. I secretly had hoped that "love" will pop out of the tin on the week I am going to attend my friend's June wedding. However, life had other plans and the closest I got to any weddings this week was this.

Olympus E-420, 25mm

Okay, so well... what else screams out love?! Well, anything heart-shaped surely.

Olympus E-420, 25mm


I was cleaning out a storage box (I am a totally pack-rat) and found this - a heart shaped box filled with snowflakes.
This is definitely love, winter love!
Makes me wish we had some snow in Madrid.

Olympus E-420, 25mm
Also found this doodling in my notebook - the sound of love. How convenient for me this week.
There's also a lovely ticket from Nomada market - a market for hand made pretty things in Madrid.
All on top of a great photo book on London - one of the cities I love.

Olympus E-420, 25mm
London - one of the cities I love. Yes, so why not take photos of things I love. It is so easy and it is at hand and it proves that love is really all around us.

Some of my CDs, I own hundreds of CDs and some vinyls and a handful of cassettes. I love music. 
Olympus E-420, 25mm
Coldplay has been with me for over ten years. This must be love.
Olympus E-420, 25mm
I love finding quirky things from thrift stores and flea markets. 
Olympus E-420, 25mm
I love the splash of spring in my kitchen.
Olympus E-420, 25mm
Apple pie and cafe con leche for breakfast - I love weekends!
Olympus E-420, 25mm
I love Scandinavian design (Marimekko mug!) and freshly brewed morning coffee.
Olympus E-420, 25mm
This challenge became an easy one the moment I realized that I shouldn't  be chasing love with capital "L" (e.g. couples, babies, puppies), but find it in daily things. Just taking a moment and feeling it, feeling the love for small things in life.

Last, but not least I would also like to share a photo by my friend Laura. She sent me this when she read that I am chasing love this week. :)

I was lucky enough also to get a slice (or two) of this delicious cake the next day.
iPhone 4S, photo by Laura
xoxo

2 comments:

  1. Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog. I love yours, I don't follow enough art blogs! That photo of the pie and coffee pot is gorgeous, it has a real retro feel to it!
    Love, Lauren x
    teaforowls.blogspot.co.uk

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  2. Thanks so much, Lauren! Hope to see you round here some more. :) xx

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