She hated me at first but I won her over. There’s not a dog on this planet that I can’t win over. Or cat, for that matter, but cats often take longer.

Seriously, such beautiful, dark autumn days are just about my favourite thing in the world.

Great photo, right? Except it’s not. It’s a painting. As in oil on canvas.

Check out the work of Gregory Thielker, it’s well worth your time.

I remember when I used to take these shots all the time. I’ve kind of drifted away from object study and I should do something about that.

When I came across this it was all arranged exactly in this way. I didn’t move a thing.

The travelling accordionist comes around late morning, trying to make a living.

Continuing on from yesterday’s vintage find, here’s another post featuring photos of soldiers in times of war. The series is telling, poignant, and sometimes even heartbreaking. Link

A friend of mine pointed out this very insightful blog post featuring vintage photos of people along with their handwritten, self-deprecating comments. We like to think that body hatred was invented five minutes ago and that people in the good ol’ days knew how to appreciate a woman with curves, but given some of the women in these photos who describe themselves disparagingly as “fat,” I think things are actually getting better these days in terms of body acceptance. Link

I hope these morning cloud posts aren’t getting old— I can’t get enough of how beautiful the sky is this time of year.

And things are starting to get very pink, if you get up early enough, which I do.