Time With Family & Friends {all are welcome}

Posted by parkejladd on Jul 9, 2010 in Featured {Article}, Slider, {Photo}graphy | 3 comments

I haven’t been able to spend nearly as much time behind the lens as I would have liked as of late, but here are a few offerings from this past weekend. Quinn and I spent Friday night in Asheville with our friends Lee and Amy who drove all the way from Indianapolis to spend the 4th with us!

We hiked to the top of Craggy Gardens (pictured below), located just north of Asheville off The Blue Ridge Parkway; put some time in round the downtown, community drum circle later that night, went to eat at beautiful Tupelo Honey’s afterward, and enjoyed late night espresso at World Coffee Cafe. We took in the Asheville flow; a great time enjoyed with great friends. On Saturday we piled into the Jorgenson’s baby mobile (they’re pregnant for the first time) and left for Boone, North Carolina, to spend time with our family from Quinn’s side (sounds strange only referring to them as Quinn’s family), including Shea and Liz who came up from Walhalla, South Carolina, and Brett who made his way down the mountain to hang out. Lee and Amy and Quinn and I went tubing down the Watauga River Saturday afternoon. The river was a bit low, but nothing beats the heat like an afternoon spent floating. Sunday night we set off more than enough fireworks, yet I only sustained one burnt finger. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

The first photo is of a very old cash register. I like the painted-on hand picture instructing where to look for “dollars.” The second photo is of Lee and Amy Jorgenson.

There’s something about this shot that makes me want to be a kid again, running up and down stairs as if ascending and descending back and forth between heaven and earth. Watch your step, indeed.

This post office is still active, and I love the manner in which you have to retrieve you mail. Peer through the transparent door already in recognition of your awaiting mail, open the tiny, metal gateway and pull your letters through. There’s surely something magical about the user experience  customers must go through every time they get their mail here.

I loved the rugged colors incorporated into this sign. There’s a significant retro feel to it.

Craggy Gardens. The bird perched, only slightly visible, in front of this majestic back drop must think the world is his playground. If you had to be a bird, this wouldn’t be a bad place to spend your days gliding.

Mannequin with pins was shot in the same art shop as the welcome sign, above. Again, very retro feel to the work with the colors and organization accentuating the shape of the medium. As a side note, both of our picks for the World Cup Final actually made it to the final. That’s right, I picked the Netherlands and Quinn picked Spain. You can check for accuracy here. Go Dutch!