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Friday, August 27, 2010

Wordsworth Inspired Shoot at the Historic Grove Park Inn



"For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude, And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the Daffodils."
- from I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud by William Wordsworth



OP: Mary Magdalene
Necklace: Offbrand (alloy)
Basket (see last photo): Offbrand, thrifted


I had a small impromptu photoshoot back in April with a visiting friend of my mother who happens to be a photographer. Since we were all out for dinner at the Grove Park Inn (which sounds like a tiny place but is really a huge luxury hotel where even President Obama has stayed) and since she had never seen me in lolita (albeit I wasn't exactly wearing a petti, so it's more like a poofy tiered dress), she decided to improvise a shoot by some daffodils. We had to fight the sun, so the lighting isn't fabulous, but I'm happy the pictures came out alright--it's been a dream of mine to have a photoshoot inspired by Romantic poetry. This one is inspired by William Wordsworth's poem which in turn he based on a passage in his sister's journal (sometimes good things come from having your brother read your journal, there is hope!). This is one of my favorite poems and one of yours too if you're a hopeless romantic like me ;-)

Monday, August 23, 2010

Blue Moon Roses






I used to grow these with Marmie when I was a very little girl. Blue roses do not truly exist in nature, so these lavender-hued beauties are actually hybrids. The rose is my favorite flower. Cliche, yes, but at least I'm honest--I love the look, feel, and strong sense of old-school romanticism associated with the rose. Red roses and white roses are runners-up, but my number one favorite is the Blue Moon. It has the appeal of a fantasy image out of a fairytale illustration.