This weekend, Jamie and I made it out to a block party downtown where Metric was playing. It was SO much fun! We started the night with sushi and ended the evening by unexpectedly running into a bunch of our friends. Events like this in perfect Minnesota weather just make life seem so surreal at times.Anyway, I wanted to share the rest of my photos with you from the show. I wasn't shooting for any publication, but rather just for myself that night. And I probably took too many photos of Emily (the lead singer), but she is so magnetic and fun to photograph that I could not resist. I hope you enjoy the images over here!And for your internet shares of the day:+ While I do love watching the Olympics, this video on how Americans see the games totally cracked me up.+ I will be planning a date night around this movie. HOW COME I AM ONLY LEARNING ABOUT IT NOW?+ I was having a rough morning today, and a dear friend sent me this link. And I think I'll just bookmark it forever to cheer myself up.
We had an amazing week full of concerts and farm visits and delicious Mexican food, and so many friends. These times make us feel so blessed to have such full and fun lives! But I only brought my camera a few places (which might have been a mistake, but eh, whatever).The big thing I wish I would have gotten better photos of was when we finally took Ezra to see some live music! By some fluke, after our farm visit he napped until 5, which meant we could keep him up a little later than usual on a Friday night (rarity!). So we hauled him down to the lake to watch Koo Koo Kangaroo perform, and it was a blast. But since it was completely unplanned, I didn't bring my camera. D'oh!However, I think there are plenty of fun farm images to make up for it. Enjoy!
And lastly, Nyberg was here on Sunday when the kid woke up from his nap and he wanted her to read him a book. I die of the cuteness.
We had a dark and stormy morning yesterday (which hopefully pushed the heat out of town for the weekend) and I grabbed my camera to capture a few shots of the yard and garden in the rain.The tomatoes I planted have been divine this year -- I think next year I might do up to half the garden in just tomatoes! They are that good. Anyway, each night, I bring in the ripe ones and we have been feasting on delicious caprese salads using those tomatoes and the basil I'm growing -- which is also going nuts. Eating the food you grow? Pretty awesome.
Here is the said basil. This is from one plant!
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Last week we took Ezra down to the Mill City Farmer's Market (one of my favorites in town), and afterward we walked across the Mississippi River on the Stone Arch Bridge. The river is really high (and rough) right now, and I shot this image of it rushing below the bridge. But what I liked best, was that when I flipped it to a black and white image, it resembles marble to me. A fun optical illusion.Also, am I aware that I am posting a ton of black and white water photos this year? Yes. Yes I am. But do I love them anyway? Absolutely. Maybe I should frame them all and hang them in one room of the house...Anyway, today it's supposed to rain and (hopefully) cool off this ultra muggy and miserable heat we've been having. Finger's crossed! In the meantime, your internet shares:+ 
Last week I was hired to photograph 
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Last night, I was lucky enough to get hired to photograph The Walker's Music and Movies in the park series. It was the first night of the event, and the musician was Grant Hart (who you might know from 
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These weeks... they are far too short in the summertime. The beaches are fantastic, the dog walks are amazing and the time with friends is never enough.We made some pretty great memories again this week. And trust me, when I think back to this winter? All I can do is be grateful for our health and being well enough to get out and do so much. Enjoy the photos.
Ezra and I had a visit to my friend Leah's this week to spend some time with her little boy (above) and, of course, Diggs (below).
Ezra is flat out SMITTEN with this dog. It is beyond adorable.
We met up with our friends Tom and Lora this weekend as well and had breakfast and beach time over at Lake Harriet. They brought the donuts and we brought the sand toys. That Aurora (in the background) is always wearing the cutest stuff.
Also, the rec department was teaching their sailing lessons out on the lake that morning, and it was super fun to watch.
Is that Aurora adorable or WHAT?
Then Ezra started the hilarious game of throwing buckets of lake water at mom while I tried to dodge them. Look at the glee on his face. I managed to stay dry, but while refilling his bucket, the kid fell right into the drink and since we forgot backup clothes (bad parents) he had to ride home in the stroller in only a diaper. Being as he fell fast asleep, I don't think he minded a bit.
Here he is pre-nap noshing on a donut hole, enjoying the breeze.
When Ezra wakes up after his nap in a good mood, he loves to scream and jump on the bed like some sort of crib warrior. Here it is in full effect.
Oh yeah. That's fun.
Jamie snapped this shot of us making art on the sidewalk this weekend.
And I absolutley adore this photo of Ezra sitting with Magda in her corner of the yard. That right there? Those are my kids.
One of my New Year's resolutions (for the past two years) has been to improve my handwriting. I think it's mildly ridiculous that for someone who loves typography as much as I do, that I don't work more on my own personal typography, right? But whenever I'm writing something, I find myself in such a hurry, and it's hard to put much thought into the letter forms when that is the case.So last night I took a calligraphy class. Not only might it improve how I think about letter forms, but I love stretching other sides of my brain.You guys, it was SO MUCH FUN!!!! I had a blast, and if I didn't have a business to run or a child or a dog, I would probably find myself working on this for several hours each day!But the best part about the class was that you got to keep all the supplies, and now I can practice when I find the time.The photos above were taken at the class from my phone. The top image was before we started (lovely workspace, no?) and then next to that are my first markings with the pen. The bottom left corner was my own name, done after about 2 hours of learning (a lot to be improved, but fun nonetheless) and the last shot in the bottom right is an envelope that our instructor had written. In other words, that's the inspiration.I hope I can find a little time this weekend to steal away and practice some lettering. What will you do with your pockets of free time this weekend?For your internet shares today:+ They found