since my recent travels to boston, i thought it only fitting to share with you one of my favorite artists who lives there, jhill design!

i’ve been rather captivated by her amazing design work, and wanted to make sure i gave you the chance to do the same!  jennifer hill’s latest collection is called ‘places i have never been’ where she draws the places she dreams of going.  each pattern is influenced by the natural settings of the place and she includes information such as the city, language and how many miles it would take her to get there.  i’ve been waiting for her to illustrate north carolina (i guess she’s been here!) but lucky for me, she hopes to expand the series by eventually including pieces that chronicle places that she’s already visited as well.

her blog is full of inspiration as well, and i especially love her latest post where she features this picture of boston’s public transportation system by netta kies.  the trains, buses, subways and shuttle are all too fresh in my mind!

wrap up: {boston} {draw} {illustration} {travel}

happy monday lovelies!  i’m back now after my fun travels to new england and am trying to get back in the groove of things.  it’s hard after a week off!  to start, i want to thank each of our lovely guest posters that joined us last week, weren’t they wonderful?!  here are some pictures from the week:

it was so nice to be with friends and have a week full of relaxation and fun.  we got to see tons of boston, new hampshire and even a little bit of maine!

this is from a tour we did right through the charles river.  an old broken down pier gave way to a resting place for these birdies.

the boston public park was so beautiful, and the weather was perfect for an afternoon stroll.

all in all, the week was amazing, and now, i somehow have to remember how to work!

xoxo! bonnie

{photos :: bonnie forkner}

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bird and bloke is owned by a couple in love with each other and photography, living in ann arbor, michigan. even though each of these pictures represents the road to nowhere, don’t they each take you somewhere? i can feel myself walking in each of these pictures and what’s just around the corner.  it’s been really fun to use these as a starting point and see where my imagination takes me.  if i could go anywhere right now, i would cross that wooden bridge to the meadow beyond, fluff out my blanket and read all day.

where would you go?

elsewhere :: {bird & bloke} {elle moss} {alice b. gardens} {blog}

wrap up: {bird} {paths} {photography} {roads} {travel}

happy monday!  did you have a good weekend?  we sure did, the weather was about sixty all weekend, what a nice treat!  i even got to snag a nap in the sunshine. :)

clockwise :: do you have the time?, set of 3 large grid notepads, butterfly daughter garland, curio cups wheel, the quite bird print, glowing forest

we traveled to greenville, south carolina for the first weekend of david’s spring cycling races.  we’ll be traveling all over the southeast for the majority of the weekends to come over the next few months.

i love the feeling i get when these races start up- to me, they mean lots of road trips, sunshine and sitting in the grass with a good book.  i’ve already scoped out a few books i want to read- less is more and the backyard homestead.  have you read or heard anything about either of these?

what books are you reading?

wrap up: {books} {greenville} {read} {south carolina} {sunshine} {travel}

did you all have a good weekend?  i spent friday at home most of the day because it was snowing!  we’re having the longest/coldest temps since 1974- so i’ve been doing a lot of roosting.  saturday, however, david had a bike ride to attend in greenville, sc, so i bared the weather and went with him.  it was a balmy 3 degrees when we left- ah!  i found this adorable store called maymebaker studio while i was wandering the downtown streets, and ended up taking some pictures to share with you!  i must tell you about my sunday though first .. some of you may know that my mister, david, is in basic law enforcement training- and will be police officer in just a few weeks!  (i never thought i married the cop-kind- but he’s breaking the mold and doing so well at it!)  anyways, he took me to a shooting range yesterday and taught me how to shoot (i’ve never shot a gun in my  life- yikes!).  i’ve got mixed feeling about guns, not sure what i think most of the time, and generally, they scare me.  but i figured if i’m going to be married to someone who has to carry one everyday for his job- i might as well get comfortable with it.  so needless to say, we all survived.  it was 20 degrees and i was shaking, but managed to hit some pretty good shots on our make-do target (front page of a yoga magazine)!  ok- now to mayme baker:

this lamp hits you first thing when you walk in the door- swoon! it’s so beautiful!  i think my next major project might be to do something like it.  it was a bit flimsy to the touch- almost like it was done paper-mache style.  the post of the lamp itself looked wrapped as well.  i can’t get it out of my mind!

the store was set up exquisitely. every time i turned a corner i got lost in all the goodness!  this branch flows over one of the sections, with beautiful clay flowers hanging ever so softly from it.

the building itself led to an amazing set up with skylights and exposed beams and pipes.  hanging chandeliers brought it all to light.

this picture really stood out to me. it’s so simply yet represents such a story line.  this might be the next next project, as i was happy to find tons of etsians selling vintage keyholes!

update!

wrap up: {lamp} {projects} {store} {travel} {weekend}

i had so much fun picking out these gifts for travelers! probably because i got to travel all over the world- right from my computer!  do get to travel much? we really haven’t been able to get out of the states much- but would really love to one day.  where is the best place you’ve been able to travel to?

row 1 :: to the skyline leather pendant :: topographical error necktie :: the soaring locket- vintage ::

row 2 :: airplane earrings :: bamboo sleep mask :: how to make a travel duffle- pdf ::

row 3 :: detachable hip bag :: vintage map sterling pendant :: how to make luggage tags- pdf ::

row 4 :: hot air balloons together :: rosemary ruth :: colorful splash passport holder ::

row 5 :: vintage retro sunglasses :: adult travel pillow :: sailboat glass pendant ::

wrap up: {airplane} {christmas} {gift guide} {holiday} {travel}