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... while I wait for my next roll of film to be finished.

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Into the Wild

*The Heath by Andy Sewell, see the complete series 

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth. 

- Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods

Hampstead Heath, located in the vicinity of inner London, has a very special place in my heart. It is wild, beautiful, inexhaustible - each time I think about the Heath I am reminded of the long walks in solitude in between school and the magic hour - let it be in the scorching heat or dewy hours in the morning, stepping into crunchy leaves, or gliding on the icy pavements - watching the silhouettes of trees in rumination, swimming in the chilling water of the ponds, patting friendly dogs, picnicking and lounging around with friends, listening to the whispers of the wind, humming of the old man nearby, or just silence. Andy Sewell has captured its beauty in his most atmospheric photo series above.

Afloat

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. 

- Henry David Thoreau

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Bibliophile

*Images by Juliette Tang

Cannot believe I only stumbled upon Juliette Tang's most amazing collection of book photography today! I am in love with her juxtaposition of images and quotes, and how she illuminates the aesthetic front of a shared literary obsession.

You can see her tumblr here and flickr here.

Janvier est...

Waking up with BBC radio 3 Breakfast at dawn when the black birds sing / Free flow of cups of Bettys Darjeeling tea / Reading more books already than 2011 altogether - got into Milan Kundera and Philip Larkin again / Wearing the Russell & Bromley loafers everywhere / Went to the Rothko in Britain exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery / Dined at the beautiful Terroirs (and need to go back again) / Lost the sheet containing my new year resolution already.

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Merry

Festive Burlington Arcade // Serpentine Gallery Pavilion a few months back, blooming with late flowers // Riddle & Finns champagne & oyster bar in Brighton // Reading in Rose Bakery with ginger & elderflower honey tea // Somerset House

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...Christmas and happy new year, dear readers!

I shall be back very soon after the month-long and much needed hiatus.

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The Food of Love

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

- Virginia Woolf

Above is the wholesome 365/food project by minato. Really, nothing beats a good, steaming hot homemade soup served with a wooden spoon!

Museums

Metropolitan Museum of Art: the archive of every possible art form

Guggenheim Museum: constant flux of people and modern art, with an impressive collection of Kandinsky (they said no pictures inside and were very strict about it, having guards standing all over the place - God knows how I managed to actually take out my film slr and shot!)

moMA: for my beloved Matisse.

Unphotographable - Whitney Museum: for Edward Hopper and paintings of empty diners, à la My Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Missed - Jewish Museum: for a major exhibition of Maira Kalman, my favourite illustratrice.

New York {in Red}

It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Being in New York feels like the vividest dream. Still busy scanning the photos I took during the 7-day trip, and witnessing the unique images extracted from film is the best souvenir one can ever have and share with others. To me, NYC epitomises the spirit of upheaval - the way it is constantly in flux, always buzzing with uncertainties and energy and stimulating vibe. Every day, you feel that something grand and significant is going to happen, something is going to radically change.

I am trying to organise the photos in colour-coding and will hopefully compile a list of things to do if any of you is wandering in NYC any time soon. Once again I would like to thank my loveliest friend Ruby for letting me stay with her and showing me around town (the cheap, good bites! nom nom.) :)

from top to bottom: Brooklyn Flea//Greenwich Village//Cake shop in Soho//Jewellery at Flea//some little things to bring back - AA nail varnish, Sofia Blanc de Blanc from the Coppola Winery (to be popped on the day when we finish dissertation!) and a gold chain with freshwater pearl made by a Brooklyn lady

Slow water runs deep

Amazing photography by Osma Harvilahti

Being profound and seeming profound. - Those who know that they are profound strive for clarity. Those who would like to seem profound to the crowd strive for obscurity. For the crowd believes that if it cannot see to the bottom of something it must be profound. It is so timid and dislikes going into the water.

Nietzsche

Collage

From my flickr favourites it is obvious that i like curious animals, big flowers, pastel colours (at times) and light leak.

Dreaming of Old Covent Garden

Like mother, like daughter

*jak and jil blog

Style cannot get better than this.