Instagram: Take Me to Tulum
I'm itching for a vacation. After getting pregnant we didn't travel anywhere too distant. There was Philly last summer but I'm more interested in relaxing on warm sand with a cocktail in hand. We skipped the whole babymoon thing because laying on a beach in bathing suit was not my idea of comfortable. Tanning my back didn't seem doable.
And now I have it in my head to go to Tulum after seeing Sincerely Jules posting about it a few weeks ago. I've been to Mexico plenty of times but I think the last time I visited the beaches was when I was four. Rosarito and Baja don't count.
I call first family vacation.
And as much as I love me some sun, super happy for the much needed rain we're experiencing.
I'm way happy to stay in and cozy up with my baby.
Happy Friday!
Instagram: A Feed I'm Loving
Happy Valentine's Day. Oh, c'mon for any of you who are all, I hate this holiday. What do you have against hearts?
I may be biased because I love most things cute and still have an affinity for pink. And I'm also in a relationship. Not the point.
This week I was super loving Sara Mueller's instagram feed. You may remember her from this post when I met up with her in Peru a few years ago.
Her feed was (mostly) all about Valentine's Day and I so appreciated the prettiness and consistency in color palette.
Makes me want to dive into some sweets, refill my coffee and squeeze into that adorable sweater.
Happy Valentine's Friday!
Instagram: Skies and Such
Came across some pretty gorgeous sunset pictures on instagram this week. The ubiquitous sunset picture, what else is new. But really these aren't as cliche as you would imagine.
First one comes from Anne of citysage. It's hot pink! When I think of the word rad this is what I'll now think of. And I don't know where you live but I've never seen a hot pink sky. But that could also be because I need to get out more often.
A purple-ly orange sky taken by Melissafindley here in Los Angeles.
Now I'm showing you Italy. Traveling without the jetlag. This pictures makes me feel relaxed. I'm so zen.
source: _hotfrog_
Does this image look like a watercolor version of the previous picture? I'm an artist now. For $2.99 you can buy the waterlogue app and pretend you're talented. That's two dollars more than I would pay for an app but if you're trying to pass your art class it could totally be worth it. danterose is the instagrammer who tweaked the original image.
And kind of out of left field is an action shot of the ocean. What a striking picture. I think it'll look so cool blown up to make oversize art. Follow photographer Melissa Findley (from the los angeles shot above) and you'll feel like you're on this continuous vacation.
Happy weekend!
Instagram: A Color Story
This time around, the instagram shots I liked seemed share a similar color. Can you guess the one?
This image is so cute and feels a little Wes Anderson, no?
image credit: joannagoddard
That's cauliflower, you guys. And it's growing in my backyard. Or front yard. I forget. This is TH's doing and I usually tease him about his photo skills, or lack thereof, but I liked this picture so much I actually liked it.
image credit: ev34ev
I wish my desk looked this pretty and neat. I'm always a sucker for turquoise, coral-pink and some sparkle. And coffee.
image credit: theglitterguide
This trunk may have been scored for only $60 but it was that painting that stopped me in my feed. Instagram feed
image credit: emilyhenderson
A turquoise sink?!? Whhaaa? I love the way it mixes with the splash of orange, yellow striped dish towel, soap dish and brass.
image credit: designlovefest
Instagrammers
Instagram is pretty much the best thing to happen since Pinterest. And forget facebook. I somehow get less annoyed seeing what you're doing than reading about it.
Bravo to pretty pictures. So many great feeds out there. I think I do my best instagram creeping while breastfeeding and find myself inspired a lot.
I've been thinking it would be fun to share some of my favorites of the week and hope to inspire some of you as well. Maybe do like a different theme each time. I don't know, that might be too ambitious. But anyway this time around I seemed to be drawn to landscapes, which would make great art in the home when blown up bigger than iphone screen proportions.
Filter or no filter, these grammers know when to snap a good shot when they see one.
a glorious California desert by anelisesalvo
"this is why people can give up everything to become hippies" said ilovemartine about the image she took.
Orange County beach in January snapped by SmallShopStudio
Easy for me to say freezing looks so beautiful because it was 72 degrees in LA when sabralattos took this picture while in Toronto.
I guess I like pictures of beaches more than going to the actual beach. This one taken by thisisglamorous lures you in.
photographer GrayMalin takes his followers on #thegreatexpedition through Antarctica. It was tough picking my favorite shot but loved the humor of a beach umbrella by a glacier.
And you can always follow me along here.
Happy Weekend!