Walking in an Autumn Wonderland

It feels kind of silly to be posting this today.

Partially, because it snowed yesterday, and partially because this post wanted to be posted yesterday.  As a matter of fact, it was posted yesterday.  I accidentally scheduled it to auto-post in the morning, and hadn't actually finished it yet.  It took me all yesterday afternoon to get my act together, and I didn't feel like putting it up in the evening... so here you go!  Finally, we can go walking in an autumn wonderland.

  Why autumn?  It should be winter wonderland, like the song... right?  Nope.  Wrong. I would like it to still be fall.  I like fall.  It's cool and crisp, but not freezing. Right now, it feels like it's freezing.  And, when it's freezing with no snow on the ground, the world just isn't that fun.  Thank goodness for all of the lovely Christmas decorations everywhere to get us through the day!  They make me so happy.

Anyways, please, enjoy some very autumnal photographs from my trip to Maine!

There actually will be one more post after this with photographs from my very woodsy trip to Maine!  I hope you don't get sick of them.  The place is just so beautiful, and I took more than 500 photographs in about two hours, so I have a lot to share!  I won't share 500, only the best ones will make it here, but I had a lot to choose from.  I was just feeling extremely inspired that day.

Actually, I've been feeling inspired a lot lately.  It's been great.  Maybe it's because I get to act and sing pretty much every day, that could certainly help.  Working and doing what I love tends to put me in an artistic mood.  I love it!

Pictured: Bill Buck and Daniel Garrison

Readfield, Maine, USA

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Some Announcements

Okay... so... things for my readers to know! 

First off, I have a new facebook page!  You can like me.  I find that nifty.  It makes me happy every time I see that I got a new like!  (I only have 20.... but my blog really isn't popular so those 20 make me happy!!  I love you all!).  I'll be posting each new entry as it comes up, and little blurbs throughout the day.  Fun fun.  Anyways, you can click the little thing in the sidebar, and it'll take you to it.  Or, you can click HERE.

Second, I am running out of Photographer Features.   If you have any interest in photography, take a lot of pictures, or have gone neat places and taken some cool shots, I'm interested in you!  The requirements are really simple.  I've posted a link in the sidebar, but you can also find the information on the facebook event HERE.  If you know anyone besides yourself who you think might be interested, please let them know!  Once again, I'm not a high profile blog, so it's not necessarily going to springboard your career, but who knows!  It might.  Also, if you have gotten a feature before, please feel free to submit again.  You aren't limited to just one go around!

Third (wow... too many announcements!),  I am considering opening a store to sell merchandise using some of my photography.  It will probably be an etsy store.  However, before I do this... I want to make sure that it's not just going to be a money drain!  Please, let me know if you think you might buy some of my work.  As always, you can contact me by leaving a comment on any of my posts, or emailing me at travelandtoile@gmail.com.

Thanks everyone! 

Photographer Feature: Frankie Hruzek

Name: Frankie (it is, in fact, much longer and more complicated than that, but let's keep this simple) :)

  I've worked as a freelance photographer for years now. I've photo-slaved myself out for newspapers, magazines, and, when times were tough, the odd wedding. In all of it I've found that I prefer to photograph people more than anything else. The spontaneous portrait is far and away my favorite type of photography. When it comes down to it, a place is almost completely static. It's -people- that are dynamic. Maybe it's a narcissism inherent to us, but most of the time, we're most interested in looking at things that seem to look back. What follows are a few of my favorite portraits that I've taken during my adventures, domestic and abroad.

Sites! 4and20.tumblr.com (photography); frankiefightsfood.tumblr.com (nom nom nom)

 San Marcos, Texas

 My Grandmother.  

Wallis, Texas

Self-portrait
[it might be weird that a self-portrait is one of my favorite pieces, but everyday I'm still amazed at the sheer size of my balls when I woke up that day and decided to do this. Not sure if it's an experiment that will ever get repeated, so I mark it as a victory to remember.]

La Rochelle, France

San Marcos, Texas

La Rochelle, France

The Maine Event

My grandparents live in a beautiful wooden house on Lake Maranacook in Maine.  Their place is more than a mile down a dirt road in an already rural town.  The trees climb to the sky, and during the fall and winter, the vacationers aren't around.  The whole place is gorgeous and serene.

Danny and I took a vacation there for a few days to visit with my Gramma and Grampa and relax after some busy times at work.  These are some of the photographs from our trip.

Here are my grandparents, albeit from the back, but it is them nonetheless.

And here, are some photographs from a jolly walk through the woods on a cloudy, cool morning. The first one is of their lovely house.

More to come on the morrow.

Photo of me taken by Bill Buck. 
Pictured: Bill Buck, Barbara Buck, Daniel Garrison and Emily Grace Buck (me)

Hallowell, Maine, USA
and
Readfield, Maine, USA

Things from Long Ago

These photographs were taken at the beach in early September.  I totally forgot that they existed.  

WOW.  

I miss the warm weather.

I miss being able to wear sundresses, and walk on the beach in bare feet.

Right now, I have to walk on the beach in boots and a heavy coat.

Bring on the snow, December.  Bring it on.

Beach Haven, New Jersey, USA

Inspiration Fridays: Lily Cole

She's one of my favourite models.

I've had some people tell me that I look like her... which I take as a huge compliment, because I think she's absolutely adorable. 

She just has such a cute little face, and kind of droopy eyes that give her a very endearing quality.

I don't see the resemblance, actually, but I'm just thankful that people think I might be as lovely as she is!  (I'm not)

I love her modeling, but I think even more than that, I am a fan of the type of work she gets hired to do.  Often, she wears slightly gothic clothing, or things reminiscent of a princess.  This makes me very happy.  Roses, pinup, and lolita are common in her photographs too.  She looks little and cute, yet wears things that are sexual and risque.  I like that.  Young appearance, with a serious edge. 

How Lily Cole portrays herself is the type of person I want to be.  Who she is, I don't really know.  I know very little about her as a person, I just admire her body of work as an artist.

It inspires me.

It's Madeline, It's Madeline

Madeline was one of my all-time favourite cartoon characters as a kid.  She was adorable, French, stylish, and loved helping people.  Mostly, though, she was French.  And I thought that was unbelievably cool.  Come to think of it, I still do.

So, when Julianna told me that she was dressing up as Madeline for Halloween... I made her pose for me.  Honestly, she enjoyed it, I didn't really make her.  She did an amazing job!  Enjoy :)

WHY IS SHE SO PRETTY?

And... it's Genevieve!

 

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines

lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. 

In two straight lines they broke their bread 

and brushed their teeth and went to bed. 

They smiled at the good 

and frowned at the bad 

and sometimes they were very sad. 

They left the house at half past nine 

in two straight lines in rain or shine 

— the smallest one was Madeline."

WHEE!!

Model: Julianna Buck

West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA