I don’t really think I need to explain anything here except… love to shoot, love who you shoot, and shoot who you love.
summer light
6/14/11 Headlines, IN THE STUDIO
It’s rare that we have to use any light to work in the studio. There is just so much of it bouncing around. With our days lengthening going into the summer the sunset cast up into the ceiling is really special. Come see for yourself.
Pennsylvania Cactus
6/14/11 Headlines, IN THE STUDIO
Odd as it may seem, but this time every year the cactus that we have growing around the studio blooms with hundreds of flowers like they’re the grand finale at the 4th of July. Honestly, being a northerner I couldn’t imagine a yearly bloom for an outdoor “Pennsylvania Cactus,” but it’s true.
About 4 years ago we planted several small plants, each with roughly 4-10 paddles. They seem to winter extremely well and have in some areas grown more that 20 times their original size. These hardy succulents are covered in snow and ice at least 4 months of the year. In the summer they sit in lava rock beds and get pounded by the sun. I believe this plant is Cactus Opuntia Humifusa and are not only spectacular but gets me craving the south west.
Firing Up The Grill
5/09/11 PERSONAL MUSING
Even though I grill year round, this past weekend felt like the inaugural grill weekend. With a break after nearly 6 straight weeks of rain the sun appeared and Mother’s Day turned out to be a beauty. With that came a change in dinner plans to dueling paellas: seafood and chicken/fish/chorizo. Not to mention a new twist on an old favorite, but will hold off on that for another post. You’ll have to write me for the paella recipe or wait until I finally kick out a cook book of my own. This salad is “Ina/Anne” inspired and is very simple: spinach, peas, toasted pine nuts and pesto [you have to make it fresh].
One thing I will mention is that I use short grain brown rice in my paellas. This makes most traditionalists cringe until they try it. Then there is no turning back.
