It’s a busy day here, running around the brick and morter world.  I’ll leave you this lovely from the Porter Polaroid Project.  Delicious!

One of my favorite things in the world is auction house catalogs.

More here.

How insanely awesome is this wedding photograph? Found at The Year in Pictures (found via Cup of Jo).

Memory is a wonderful, fleeting, mysterious force, isn’t it? Joanna posted these photographs of deer beds by Katherine Wolkoff and I was instantaneously brought back to childhood in Vermont where we would see these in the back field almost every morning of the summer (you could see the back field from the kitchen window). There is something so peaceful and calming about seeing the place an animal felt safe enough to sleep.

I was at the New York Public Library today and stopped into Eminent Domain, a NYPL exhibit of contemporary photography in New York (on the first floor, just as you come in the main entrance, and it is free to the public). It is a beautifully curated show, thoughtful and in touch with both New York and the photographers. I was particularly glad to discover the work of Zoe Leonard and Ethan Levitas. Levitas’ series “Untitled/This is just to say” is of photographs of subway cars and riders (seen below). Leonard’s work (seen above) is concerned with globalization and urban redevelopment. If you find yourself in midtown (42nd and 6th) with a few minutes, pop in — I think you’ll enjoy!

I wish you a weekend full of spring, good friends, good food (and wine!).

Delicious photography from Gentl and Hyers (found via Body + Soul magazine, a new favorite).

Found another awesome Flickr group: Polaroid Parts

Image from VaRGaS photostream

Just stumbled on the Flickr Photobooth Pool. Both of the images above are the work of Daniel Minnick. Pure joy.

I had a lovely package waiting for me yesterday when I headed back to work after taking a week off. This lovely print from Meg Werner Photography! I found Meg’s blog the way you find blogs in blogland — by a fortuitous click. I was so excited to hear she had started selling her photography which is lovely and layered.

I think I bought this photo in particular because it somehow evokes my childhood in Vermont. I like to think the flowers are apple blossoms since every spring there was a day or two when the apple trees blossomed and my mom and I would drive up the back roads and look over the valleys full of orchards in bloom and shake off the last shadowy remnants of winter. Every time I look over at this print (up at work where I most need inspiration!) I’m reminded of spring even as the days are getting shorter and it reminds me that there are always moments when you get to shake off your shadows and just be.

It’s fall and beginning to bring our orange tree in at night makes me feel oddly in tune with the seasons, even in this always on, neon city I call home.

via [paddyjoe's flickr stream]

Feeling like getting cozy with this bedding…but thoughts already are at spring and remembering I should plant some bulbs now.

Lusting after this bag… and wishing just for a second I had the bank account to match.

Loving Marta’s wonderful dear diary journals… and suddenly not needing the gleaming black patent it bag at all.

On the look out for illy espresso cups online even though we don’t have an espresso maker…

….and smiling at this zucchini dog (it is fall, after all).

Finally, wanting to share Mitchell Gold’s 20% all special order upholstery, I hope your inspired to do something lovely for your home.

How fantastic is this photograph? There is a third person standing behind them, making it look like they have 6 arms. Â I love the vitality of the people, and the laughter and good vibes (and ice cream!) nearly jumps off out of the photo. $3 on ebay…Â Â From the material culture perspective, I’m interested in our love affair with photography, cameras, memory, illusion.