fountain pen...

christa's challenge.  one shot.  sooc (straight out of camera). 

day 2...
i've loved using fountain pens for as long as i can remember.  when my parents were getting my school supplies each year...i always asked for them...in addition to the regular ball point pens that i was getting.

as an adult...i have continued my love for them...and am like a kid in a candy store when i receive my levenger catalogs.

though i have a blackberry...and my online calendars...i still maintain a paper calendar...as i have always enjoyed putting pen to paper.

yes...i am right-handed...though if you were to examine anything i'd written...you'd swear i was a lefty...as i turn the page sideways...and write with a backwards slant. 

sooc...

curves applied...

i'm in...

anyone that knows me...knows i love a challenge.  i mean...i'm on my third 365.  

so...when christa mentioned a one-shot, sooc (straight out of camera) photo challenge...i was in.

day 1... 

peppers... 

wordle...

http://www.wordle.net/

complementary...

both of these photos are from the same bouquet of flowers.   

the flowers are arranged in a coffee cup...and decorate the tables at sweetie pies in napa. 

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 the first photo is my favorite.

but i'm going to have them both printed for my office.  

the two sides...and the contrasting colors complement each other nicely. 

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perhaps in addition to discovering a new restaurant...
i have a new florist as well.  

so far...i've only had dessert at sweetiepies...

but i'm looking forward to going there for breakfast.