Gorgeous cover, interesting topic, book love.

Thanks to http://www.loveitalot.com/

The benefits of designing with white space

Thanks to Cathleen Ouderkirk from Amacom Books, for using one of my cover designs as an illustration to her article: http://amacombooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/guest-post-cathleen-on-why-white-space-isnt-nothing/

A Shining Moment at Grand Central Station

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

—opening stanza from Keats' A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

Skywriting

A walk down the block today yielded a lovely surprise—huge letters in the sky, backwards. Still a mystery to me as to their message, yet beautiful and cheerful at the same time.

5th Avenue - Park Slope, Brooklyn

The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City

Beautiful space, an oasis of tranquilty in the urban jungle.
Check it out! - mld

Small town fireworks

Central Avenue, Pearl River, NY.

Parking lot sunset.

Hometown crowd.

Nighttime at the drive thru.

Hot Dogs and Coronas

The Boardwalk at Coney Island.

Nathan's Famous of Coney Island, site of the Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Memorial Day Weekend

South Street Seaport.

Paper Power

"The Paper Runway", from  the show Paper Power 
(from the 2011 National Stationery Show at The Javits Center in NYC).

All the dresses and accessories are made entirely from paper.

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Abandoned trolley at the end of the line.

Hiking around Rockland County, NY

Nyack Beach State Park

Forest view on Rockland Lake trail

Forest on a Rockland Lake trail, leading to Nyack Beach State Park

Night Game at Citi Field

Mets vs. Dodgers, 5/6/11. Mets 6, Dodgers, 3.

Mets game at Citi Field

5/5/11-Mets 5, Giants 2

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Cherry Esplanade

Tulip Blossom

Branch Sculpture

Rainy Day

Italian Basil

One batch is in a flower box....and the other....

...is on a pedestal.

Happy eating, from me to you.

Oliver's Bar and Grill, West Village

Signs of Spring

With warmer temperatures, come other signs of life. I bought some pussy willow branches as decorations, and over a short time, they began blossoming wildly, growing shoots, leaves and a root ball in their clear glass vase.

After a trip to the grocery store, I stopped by the organic deli for one last item (Guinness, naturally, for St. Patrick's Day). As I rearranged items in my bag, I put these gorgeous eggs on the counter, to the notice of the cashier. She picked them up asking "What are these?!" Such an amazing green color, they look like Easter Eggs already dyed.

I found in both the eggs and the branches the essence of Spring, through their freshness and beautiful colors. As we begin to see life renew itself around us, I hope you enjoy everything this season has to offer.

Marie

Kitchen Still Life

Apartment Still Life