look a little closer blog

I finally developed the film that had been waiting for me, and I remembered why I shouldn’t neglect my film camera!
It takes beautiful shots…and was the first camera I learned on!

this is one of my favorite photos..

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Last fall I went to Montauk.
The sky was gray and it rained the entire time…

…but I did a lot of painting.

thinking of 11:11…

and healing…

The sea seemed so infinite…

but the actual view was much grander…

I imagined a stampede of unicorns running to shore…
like my favorite childhood movie, The Last Unicorn

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It did clear up enough to take a walk…
Have I ever told you that I love ditches?

I think there are so many pretty colors…

Sometimes it takes a gray day to notice them..

The beach was filled with ocean treasures!

I decided hang out on this big stick…

Looked at the sea through a different lens..

I was annoyed with all of the cars just leaving their mark…

So I found my own patch of sand…

And decided to leave a little piece of me…

xo

Sigh, I am stuck in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

It is snowing.
It is cold.
I have a cold (or bad allergies)
I am annoyed.

But, I am laughing…
And am with one of my best girls, Mary.
We’ve had some good chats–in between frantic weather updates–
The past couple of days have been a see-saw of global weirding!
It was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday and today it is 30 with snow and sleet.

I also have internet and I’m able to blog about the past week…
So here goes…

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I left NYC last Saturday around 4:00 am. I was very tired. But I managed to tape a butterfly to the back of a cab, since I decided they were traveling along with me.

…they also followed me on the plane, where I made new friends! The guys sitting next to me were intrigued by me taking photos of butterflies. They were college football referees on their way to a conference, so we chatted about the little I know of football, the Hawks, and art. It was fun, and I gave them the butterflies I was shooting. Enjoy!

Once I got to Tulsa, Mary helped me add some color to the airport..

…And I added some color to the jeep, and the butterflies saw Oklahoma…

We also added color to the side of her house…

And a classic scene from Gone with the Wind..

Georgia enjoyed playing with the butterflies…

And we enjoyed playing in the sun…

We also went for a drive in the mountains..

The sky was so blue…

And the sun was so bright!

Making pretty butterfly shadows…

And finding pretty flowers on the ground..

And nice spots on sticks..

We had one last day of playing in the sun…

And now I’m watching the snowstorm…

Good night and more on OK, Georgia, and Mary soon!
Let’s hope I get back to NYC!

xo!

Tomorrow morning, I will be headed Poteau, Oklahoma!

I’m really excited to get a break from the city! Believe it or not, Oklahoma is beautiful. Blankets of stars and open skies!

And cattle!

I’m going to visit one of my best girlfriends from college, Mary!

We’ve come a long way from days of carving pumpkins by recycling!

Now Mary has her own little pumpkin! Or as I like to call her, our little peach!

Last spring, I visited Mary and we went hiking…

And I painted a mural for Georgia Faith..

…with my favorite…butterflies!

Tomorrow is special because I get to meet Georgia! And she gets to meet “Auntie Kim!”

Since I’ve been back to loving butterflies, I decided that my butterflies will follow me on this journey.

They’ve already seen some of the city!

From 86 Street…(i didn’t have time to snap a close-up, since I was going to miss the train!)

To the subway…

To subway maps..

To walkway from Grand Central to the shuttle…

I have a bunch of butterflies that will follow me all the way to Oklahoma!

I’ll be sure to share their adventures (and my own!).

Have a great week!

xo