molee. a photo blog

Sibling Rivalry.

2009-01-26T17:22:00.001-08:00

So Max has had the pleasure of hanging with his little sister Talla lately. And when I say little that is exactly what Talla is a "little" Max. It has been so fun to spend time with these two together. Max loves Talla so much. They run together and skip together and play together and wear each other out, which is a beautiful thing. Here are some cute pics of them from the other day. They are smiling at each other. Awwww.

Heaven.

2009-01-20T10:44:00.000-08:00

I took these from the balcony of the hotel that we were staying at while we were in Hawaii. I love shapes and color, and architecture, and lines. I also like simplicity, which I feel is beautiful. We stayed in a bay called Turtle Bay, next to one of the best snorkeling beaches on the island. They call it Turtle Bay because turtles like this area and they like to come up and sun themselves on the rocks and the beach. We saw a few from our balcony. They are amazing creatures, so big and slow, almost from another time. I did not take any pictures of them, I just left them alone, which is what I think everyone should do, but don't get me started about that. more later...

History.

2009-01-20T09:53:00.000-08:00

Today I am proud to be an American. I just sat and watched the inauguration and President Barack Obama's speech and I don't think there was a dry eye in the room. Dave and I got up early this morning and grabbed a cup of coffee, than went and watched the inauguration live at the old theatre in our town. I am so glad we did. We got rid of our cable and so to be able to watch this among hundreds of my community was amazing. The energy and the applause and the enthusiasm, I cried. I truly believe that we live in a amazing world and I am so grateful that the people have spoken. I believe in change, and I have hope... a lot of it. Barack Obama, you are my hero and I know you can help make change.

This will be one of the few posts which I will not be narrating with my photos, I just feel that nothing that I have does this very moment justice.

Flying.

2009-01-20T00:26:00.001-08:00

My favorite thing that I did for my birthday was fly. Well, you can breath a sigh of relief- I didn't actually fly, but I was flown, and I would say this was one of the coolest things I have ever done. We chartered a very very tiny plane to take us on a aerial view of the Big Island, and I will never forget this experience. We flew over the volcano, in all of it's glory, as it roared and spit and fumed, we saw whales breaching, and just felt so small in this great big earth. I was very humbled by this experience, and also very proud that I did not give in to my anxiety as we left the runway or have to bless the barf bag that the pilot showed me before we left. That would have been embarrassing. These photos do small justice to what we saw but I love the feeling of the plane and flying that they do make me feel. Thank you Dave- I loved it.

Love.

2009-01-19T23:20:00.000-08:00

I couldn't help it, I think this is so cute. Dave and Max taking a nap earlier today. Max really is a human-I swear, look how he uses a pillow, and he's smiling. I have so much to blog about- Hawaii stuff, and more dog stuff, and on and on. But as I said I could not help but throw this in, even as I ask myself, "Where do I fit in here."

Home.

2009-01-04T23:25:00.001-08:00

So next week is a milestone for me. I will have lived on this earth for 30 years. And to celebrate I am going somewhere I once lived. I camped on these islands for 6 months, came back and than went back to live for some time. During this time I was privileged to meet some of the most wonderful people, and have some of the best experiences of my life up to this point. Well, I am venturing back, and experiencing once again. Ten years later -I am beyond excited that I get to take my love back to one of my favorite places. This is already seeming like a miracle- given money, the weather and the holidays. I will blog back when I can, not a minute sooner. Hopefully everyone had a New Year to remember and here we are into this New Year, ALOHA...........

My New Year.

2009-01-01T15:50:00.000-08:00

Looking back at this last year- I am so grateful, I had a amazing year.

I traveled to other countries, watched my business grow, adopted Max (now my best friend), took Dave to Mt. Baker and watched him ski for the first time, hit the road and camped all the way down the Oregon Coast, took a photography workshop, traveled and traveled and traveled.

I am so blessed to be able to do the things that I love, and have friends and family who truly support me to be who I am.

I am realizing that the things that are really important to me are right in front of me- and I think that by reminding myself of that I don't worry as much about what I need to do, instead I enjoy what I am doing in the moment. I want to start enjoying everything with a new found passion- and just being happy with what I have -because.... I have everything I need and I know that.

This next year is full of possibilities, and I am optimistic of all the good things to come.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Molee.

Holiday.

2008-12-25T12:15:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful day today- full of warmth and food and company. I am retiring to the island and participating in full holiday swing with the fam and then the extended fam. I plan to do nothing strenuous or stressfull which is exactly how I like it. I am leaving you with a self portrait taken this last fall in Seattle. I am going to start posting one self portrait a month, that is one of my goals for the new year, along with everything else that I posted on my to do list and more, which I will be blogging about later. Till than, Happy Holiday.

Snow.

2008-12-21T20:56:00.000-08:00

Winter is upon us, and during the last week, we have ventured all over since putting chains on the truck. At this point we don't know what we would do without the chains, well, besides, walk. One of my favorite spots in Bellingham is Lake Padden and during the snow it is even more magical.

Bones.

2008-12-21T19:33:00.000-08:00

Max loves bones. Max loves bones so much that when we passed this one in the supermarket we could not say no. Just the thought of Max rolling around with this- well- it was too good to be true. So we bought it and brought it home and presented Max with his new toy. His look of disbelief was understandable- he could not believe his luck. I think he was totally intimidated by it, but after a while- he came around, and amused us for the last few days as he devoured his treat. Good Boy.

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2008-12-06T15:35:00.000-08:00

I took these photos before a left for Ireland and have just been a little behind with my posting. I have more pre- Ireland coming. The internet was a little dodgy at the house while I was gone so I took a hiatus from blogging which is why I have so much to blog all at once. I think that the photos above are among my favorites that I have taken in a long time- my lighting is getting better. I do not want to put too much of what I wanted when I took these in this writing but rather am leaving it up to all that read this post, because that is far more interesting. Leave me comments and let me know what you think of these images and what they represent. That would be lovely. molee

Castles.

2008-12-06T15:34:00.000-08:00

Above are photos of one of my favorite castles in Ireland, Howth Castle. It is a beautiful and eerie place. The original family still resides there. I'm off to Seattle tonight, and than back tomorrow and than back down to Seattle again on Monday. I am having a hard time keeping up with all that is going on around me and with the weather and the jet-lag all I really care to do is lay down and have a good rest. But- no time. Till later. molee

Bird Nests.

2008-12-05T01:18:00.000-08:00

So Dave and I were taking a walk one day this last week while in Ireland and we stumbled across these incredible bird nests. Can you believe it. I have never seen this many bird nests in my life. It's like a colony, or a commune, or well I don't know but I was impressed enough to stop and take these images and well write this post. Again.... Goodnight.

Ireland.

2008-12-04T23:07:00.000-08:00

I'm back from my week in Ireland. Refreshed and ready to get my " " together if you know what I mean. It was fantastic, but boy was it cold, colder than here. Frost was all over everything and it was said to snow the day we flew out, today, no yesterday in Ireland. Dave's mom is a amazing cook so I am back full of life. And yes Dave, I will make the brown bread recipe, someday. One thing I really missed while away was a very good strong cup of coffee. I could drink like 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day and nothing, not even a burst of mental activity. That on top of all of the tea- before a meal- during and than after a meal, oh, and as soon as you get home. I love it. Maybe that is what I needed, and I got it- rest. One night I excused myself from the dinner table and proceeded to go straight to bed at 6:30 pm. But I consider sleeping to be one of life's great luxuries. The christening of Dave's nephew was sweet and short and it was wonderful to have the whole family together, even Dave's sister Gina from Virginia came. Also it was the first time in almost 13 yrs Dave was at home for his birthday, it was wonderful. So here I am a long day later- 7,ooo miles, a hour to Heathrow- 10 hours to Seattle, and one strong cup of good old Seattle coffee for the drive. Back home at last.

The Devil Makes Three.

2008-11-21T14:13:00.000-08:00

So I have been listening to this www.thedevilmakesthree.com/albums.html and I am really loving it. It makes me happy to get a new album to cruise around to and I will definitely be putting this on the jukebox at work, it's perfect. Also the picture above makes me happy too, taken at my Dads house on the island.

Beautiful.

2008-11-20T00:04:00.000-08:00

So I am in the middle of developing my photo "technique" or "style" and have totally reverted back to my comfort zone which is women- consisting primarily of my friends- who all happen to be very beautiful, and for the most part well tempered and extremely patient. Which is how I came to photograph the images for this blog. Tara- who I have known for the better part of 13 years now- wow- time flies, was patient and is beautiful. Thank You Tara. As far as developing my "technique" I am approaching the end of a class in which I am photographing a new body of work. I hope everyone is having a splendid evening and has exciting plans for the coming holiday- I know I do and mine involves getting on a airplane- and using my passport.

To Do.

2008-11-13T14:25:00.000-08:00

To Do:

Start meditating.

Create a schedule.

Clean my office.

Make a "to do " list everyday.

Learn my new photo equipment.

Meet my friends for dinner once a week.

"Trust" in myself.

Pause and deep breathe.

Two things I love...

2008-10-26T03:33:00.000-07:00

A beautiful, tasty latte, and Dave.

Ghosts.

2008-10-26T03:02:00.000-07:00

I think that the photos above fit the season, with Halloween on the way. Lara- thank you so much for your patience, you are wonderful, and I think these photos turned out wonderful too. Besides the fact that we were outside and it was freezing, we had a audience, whether we wanted it or not. I am very lucky that I have friends who are confident in front of a camera, and patient, like I mentioned above. Ta Ta. mole

Self.

2008-10-22T22:58:00.000-07:00

I have been saving this one since this summer. Finding it tonight- it makes me feel like it was meant to be, that I was meant to hold onto it so that I could post it on a night like tonight. I took this while in San Francisco this summer at a photo workshop with Jesh De Rox.
The workshop was transformational in so many ways and I walked away closer to myself than I have felt in a very long time. Jesh is a truly amazing person- his vision very inspiring.

The reason why I am glad that I found this photo tonight is because it feels like fall, to me. It feels like it looks outside right now. The colors, red, yellow, gold, all my favorite colors. Beauty to me.

Still Life, and Seattle.

2008-10-22T10:44:00.000-07:00

The days are flying by me- with no regard to whether I am able to get everything that I need to do done or not. It has almost been a week since I last posted and I am sure that any faithful followers who I managed to get have now surely given up- thinking that I have not enough time to do everything including this, well they are right- but I will not give up, so here I am. This last week I took some still- lifes which I have posted above. One of the reasons that I have not been posting more is I was in Seattle 3 days last week, and I only take a back-pack and my camera, my laptop gets left in Bellingham. Traveling light is definitely something that is key when commuting-especially since when I get to Seattle I am taking the bus or walking everywhere. I am now going to eat my breakfast, one hard boiled egg- and toast and then walk Max downtown to meet Dave. Till next time.

GP.

2008-10-16T13:48:00.000-07:00

So I am off to Seattle to a show tonight that my old professor from college is having. He is showing 3o years of his work. I am taking the train down tonight, and then spending the night and taking the train back in the morning because I have to work tomorrow night. I have recently decided that traveling by train is definitely the most civilized means of travel, well, besides riding a bike. But in no time soon will you see me biking to Seattle and back. Then again, never say never. Just not today. Before I leave for the night I wanted to make a post- so I am leaving you with these pictures that I took recently of the demolition site that used to be the old Georgia Pacific. I think that we all agree that it is well past time that this place should be put to rest, the bay cleaned, and the water made visible again. So in the meantime, they are demolishing all of it- and the site is really spooky. It changes daily- since these pictures were taken the whole building in the last photo is now gone. I will definitely post more as the demo progresses- till then I leave you with these.

Sushi.

2008-10-15T00:37:00.000-07:00

I have been saving these images from a trip to Vancouver earlier this summer. Jenni, my mom, and I took a day trip up to the big city and I must admit this restaurant was pretty great. The sushi was only ok- but the boats and the way they traveled around the bar on water, and how we could pick and choose was really fun. And now looking back, they just make me feel good- like I am back there again- it was a good day. I am putting together a blog of things that I feel are beautiful to wear or surround yourself with this winter. I have decided that by taking winter- something I have always sort of dreaded and using it to create a beautiful montage, I have begun to look forward to it with a new found sense of longing.

Max.

2008-10-13T14:28:00.001-07:00

I have to dedicate a page to one of my most loyal fans and friends, Max. Full name- Maximillian. He has made our lives funner and fuller- and is loved, and spoiled too. We walked all over town today, and may hit the dog park later. Every day is a adventure- rain or shine. So here he is and I am sure he will be mentioned again and again at later dates. Bellingham is beautiful at the moment- with fall here. The leaves are changing- and people are bundling up to leave the house. I must admit for the first time in as long as I can remember I am looking forward to the change of seasons- woolly sweaters, gloves, hats , and cool winter boots. Also our business is picking up and that comes with a rush of excitement, as people come back indoors for the winter.

Phoebe.

2008-10-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

I woke up happy this morning- the sun is shining outside- and even though it is cold- I don't mind. I am about to scoot out and have breakfast at one of my favorite spots in Bellingham for brunch, Bayou on the Bay. Bayou is our Saturday morning treat- since we work late Friday nights- Dave and I are known to like to eat out on the weekends. I recommend this place for breakfast- the eggs benedict is the best in Bellingham, and my personal favorite- vegetarian gumbo, over rice, with 2 fried eggs on top, it is amazing. I may take my camera and shoot some photos to blog later. The photos that I am blogging today are of my little sister, Phoebe. She is so beautiful, and fun, and full of life. Being around her reminds me that I take life too seriously sometimes. It is hard to believe that it has been almost 9 years since she came into our lives. I love these pictures- and I love her.

my first blog.

2008-10-09T01:13:00.000-07:00

This is my first official blog post- and I am so pleased to have managed this on my own. Well, so far. Now I just need to become connected to my website and I will be ready to rock. As many of you know and for those of you who don't, I have become rather enthralled with the art of blogging, and after many hours of following my favorite blogs and a little research- I have decided to start my own. Whether this will be interesting enough for all of my friends to follow- I have yet to find out. But for those of you who are reading this first post, stick with me because there is much more to come. I have a lot of faith in daily writing - and feel that at this point in my life I have so much to be grateful for. My life has taken me all over the map- and will continue to if all goes as planned. This summer was definitely a fine point. I traveled, took an amazing photography workshop which made me feel so much love, got to see old friends, and make new ones, and have really come to a good place- where I am now. My hope for this blog is that it will enable me to reflect on all the beautiful things that are right in front of me, and to appreciate all that I have. And with that my friends I leave you with one of my favorite quotes.

"the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" by Eleanor Roosevelt.

thanks for reading. molee