I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You

Today I feel like I'm going nowhere slowly, it's this cold weather. At first I enjoyed the change of season and the colder temperatures, I am so over that now....and I want Summer. I'm dreaming of lying on a beach, eating ice-cream and watching the light sparkle on the ocean. Today's photo's are by the talented Linda Sagum. You'll find more of her pictures here and here.















(Title credit: Pablo Neruda)

I have counted all the stars and swallowed the moon

  I've had a long day today, my mind feels pretty much wiped,
and all I'm good for is some mindless TV....well, busy
watching the third season of The Tudors, which I think
is really good. Seeing I can't think of anything to say
right now, I'll leave you with one of my favourite
poems, Howl, by Allen Ginsberg.

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by 
              madness, starving hysterical naked, 
       dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn 
              looking for an angry fix, 
       angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly 
              connection to the starry dynamo in the machin- 
              ery of night, 
       who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat 
              up smoking in the supernatural darkness of 
              cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities 
              contemplating jazz, 
       who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and 
              saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tene- 
              ment roofs illuminated, 
       who passed through universities with radiant cool eyes 
              hallucinating Arkansas and Blake-light tragedy 
              among the scholars of war.....

You will find the rest of the poem here. 

I love these series of images by Knotan, especially the top one.




Amazing colours and beautiful use of light by Marie Ek. When I did my photography course we learned that photography means painting with light and I think this is a perfect example.



dreamy and peaceful polaroids by garters and lace


Some sweet photo's by Ali Bosworth, you can find more of her photo's here and here.

While you dream, the city breathes

I've been tagged by Ruth from Flossy Blossom. Thanks Ruth for thinking of me:)
Here goes:

What is your current obsession?
photography, keeping warm (it's winter here), packing up the house to get ready for a move.

What is your weirdest obsession?
I never go to the bathroom in the dark in case there's a sewer monster lurking around:)

What are you wearing today?
You don't want to know, I'm packing and tidying the house - old jeans and an older sweater.

What's for dinner?
Hmmmm.....minestrone and some nice sundried tomato and herb bread.

What's the last thing you bought?
Some really cute, thick, warm socks ....and food

What are you listening to right now?
That would be the sound of the washing machine:) Other than that....Kings of Leon and old Depeche Mode

What is your favourite ice-cream flavour?
Double chocolate

What do you think of the person who tagged you?
Difficult one since I don't know Ruth personally, but I enjoy reading her blog, lot's of gorgeous images and interesting info and tidbits to discover.

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
I'll let my imagination run wild on this one - Paris, New York, Sydney, Tuscany, Scarborough (in Cape Town South Africa)

What's your must have piece for summer?
Since this is a dreamy kind of tag....I'd go for the beautiful Balmain sandals with the crystals

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Anywhere warm, beautiful and by the sea

Which language do you want to learn?
French and Italian What's your favorite quote?
"Don't worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will worry about itself" and "Believe, believe, believe!!!"

Who do you want to meet right now?
Kate Lamphear so I can borrow her clothes:)

What is your favorite colour?
Shades of blue, green, pink, purple, black and white

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
My skinny jeans, scarves and docs

What is your dream job? To be a layabout millionaire and travel the world taking photographs and writing about it

What's your favourite magazine?
Lula

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on?
Clothes


Favorite designer?
Anna Sui & Alexander Wang,

Do you admire any one's style?
Behati Prinsloo's street style, Kate Moss and Kate Lampher

Describe your personal style? A mix of tomboy and feminine, grungy but with a strong dash of chic

What are you going to do after this?
Make some coffee and then carry on cleaning house

What are your favourite movies? Juno, Frozen River etc - good indie films and documentaries

What's your favourite fruit?
Nectarines

What inspires you?
Beautiful music, poetry, books, art, fashion editorials and photography

What music do you like this week?
Nouvelle Vague

The rules :
1. Respond and rework; answer the question on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your invention, add more one question of your own.
2. Tag eight other people.

I'm tagging the following people:
Too Haute to Handle
Love Maegan
La Porte Rouge
ReRead
Rand
Emma Adeline
Hanne
A Girl and her Dreams

(Picture credits: All pics via Stripped down to the bone)

Blue is the colour of lonliness and forgetting

Today has been a hectically busy Sunday. In the morning as mentioned previously, I went off early to the botanical gardens with my photography class to take photo's. It was good, but incredibly cold until the sun was up properly. Today is Mother's Day over here, so the rest of the day was spent with family, and eating and eating and eating:) Now it's night time, Monday is approaching, hence the blue themed post. I hope everyone has a fabulous week!













(Picture credits: 1,2,6,7,9,10: via Tatielle; 3: via How lucky we are;4: Mjsaysmmk;5: Liquid Sunny Day;8: Chaosbang;11: hoppipoppi)