primavera palomas

***

it's here. 

oh yes,

it's the first day of spring.

we might not be able to feel it quite yet,

but i swear the sun is already shining brighter.

it's almost laughing in the sky

telling winter (along with me) good bye.

there are new little birds singing

all around the neighborhood.

it almost feels like a disney movie..

seriously.

it's a gorgeous day today

this first day of spring.

i thought it would be fun

to end my first week of blogging

with a preview of some spring inspired paloma pendants

that i've been working on.

palomas represent hope and new life

..good things that spring

brings..

they bring 

music, color, flowers..

and sunshine.

they remind us

to look at the small things..

to remember that things change and grow

and become beautiful again

in time.

that's why i love spring so much.

it reminds me to keep hoping.

and that's kindof nice.

***

you'll find 7 new palomas in my beadshop

this sunday around noon (eastern time).

i'm trying to get them in the shop early,

because we're going out hunting (with our cameras..not guns!) for migrating geese.

stories and pics to come next week...

in the meantime, enjoy your first weekend of spring

i hope it's full of good things.

xox

all photos ©jennifermorrisbeads

flowers and friends

{blissful images}

i woke up this morning smiling.

nevermind the cold rain

crazy wind and big dark clouds.

no they didn't bother me or make me want to go back to sleep.

(i actually really do love rain)

it's just that i woke up 

with my head full with visions 

of all the things i'm plotting

and the adventures i'm planning

in the coming months

now that spring is almost here!

{sarah-seven}

oh yes.

so many plans.

and the first thing i'm going to do

is put on a yellow linen sundress the color of sunshine

(just exactly like this one

and the kerchief too, believe me)

and

i'm going to pack a big basket full of food and books 

(and cameras)

and head out

for a picnic.

{abby try again}

for this first little adventure,

i'm not thinking of the kind with lots of people and croquet and horse-shoes..

(those will come later..definitely)

today

i'm thinking of the sweet slow lazy sort

{cori kindred}

the kind with just a few friends

(such as my lovelies featured today..)

 

the kind where we don't really know where we're going

where we just go out and find 

the biggest field of wildflowers..

{serpentine}

and wade out to the very middle..

{abby try again}

spread out a big big blanket..

{cori kindred}

pull out our supplies 

(the most important things first, of course)..

{serpentine}

and just sit.

and

watch butterflies.

let the warm breeze blow

and let spring work its magic.

yep.

that's what i'm going to do.

what have you got planned..

would you like to come along too?

xo

***

*i have to say thank you so much to everyone who visited my new blog on monday!*

so many sweet and encouraging comments were left

and i am still smiling from it all!

this new adventure is really exciting and i hope to see you

again and again over the next weeks and months (and years!)

***

friday i'll be celebrating the first day of spring

with sneak peeks of *palomas* coming to my bead shop.

see you then!

xo

i love a parade

***

do you realize what happens this week?

i didn't until yesterday.

while getting ready to write this,

(my all-important inaugural blog post!)

i remembered that this week is a magical one.

***

this realization

(brought about by these lovely photos)

threw my writing and photo plans into a tail spin.

how could i let this week,

*the very last week of winter*

***

sneak past without acknowledgement..

without a single word atleast?

***

or the very best, a bit of fanfare

a party, or better yet, a celebration?

***

it is the beginning of spring afterall!

the vernal equinox.

renewal of life.

the end of hibernation.

it is the end of white and brown,

and

the beginning of color in the northern hemisphere once again.

***

the beginning of spring has special meaning for me.

it is momentus.

especially now that i live in new york.

***

living in the northeast,

winter affects you...in profound ways.

especially if you are a texas girl who grew up travelling through mexico

as a child...

***

a girl who moved to los angeles after college and was surrounded by color

360 days (and nights) of the year...for 10 years.

yes,

to someone like that, winter does seem to last and last.

but once it ends,

it's pure magic.

truly worth the wait. (right?)

***

brown will be giving way to green.

pink will be popping up its sweet face here and there.

yellows will become lighter and brighter.

***

and the daylight will grow longer and longer

so we can enjoy it all that much more.

***

oh yes,

this week is full of all sorts of happy beginnings

worth celebrating.

so i say

let the parade of color begin.

***thanks to the amazing work of tim walker,

whose photographs i featured today.

you can also find more of his magical work here.

enjoy!

xo