#cuatro

this morning we went to the market for breakfast - delicious crepes and strong, cheap coffee ensued. markets are probably one of my favourite destinations, both locally and abroad. it's always interesting to see what kind of things people grocery shop for. favourite market scenes included a dog with a baseball cap and a charismatic crepe guy. after that i met up with the national geographic group! meeting new people so far has been fun and exciting. we went to the beach and were, unfortunately, rained upon, so no pictures of that thusfar. therefore today's theme is market vignettes!

piles of assorted mushrooms.

giant grapes and peas.

crepe guy! he was definitely a character.

that's right. that IS a dog with a baseball cap.

walking back from the market, we passed through a giant square full of pigeons. i'm pretty sure i was as enthralled as the little boy in the picture.

#tres

today was museum day! this morning we went to see a salvador dali exhibit at a tiny museum, which was quite excellent. i took tons of pictures of all my favourite pieces, but unfortunately there are too many to post. dali is my new favourite, though. we also stopped by a tacky flea market and saw many an interesting item. i bought a couple rusted keys that will be excellent picture fodder (expect those later on). on the way we saw some more crazy things... pictures ensued.

tacky flea market assortment.

an idea of how many dali paintings there were squished into the museum. it was beautifully overwhelming.

walked by a syrian freedom protest.

blasé hipster dog does not care about your art.

this may or may not be the best graffiti i've ever seen.

#dos

today saw a visit to two gaudi buildings and more delicious (albeit poorly described) food. i also checked off a bucket list item and got to go to the lomography store! best ever. needless to say i went a little crazy buying lomo swag. i also got a picture in front of the lomowall. without further ado:

gaudi building during the day...

...and at night.

another gaudi building at night!

me (life = made) at the lomo store.

my personal favourite interpretation: "tootpick potators".

#uno

hey team! i'm currently in spain, with the sole purpose of taking pictures. so how better to document it than by posting them to my photography blog? here are some pictures from my first day in barcelona.



walking towards customs at the airport. i appreciate spanish architecture already.



i kind of really like airports. especially if they're shiny.

my photo project for barcelona? weird menu translations.

tapas for lunch! hippie vegetarian photographer elysse appreciated the plating but was somewhat unappetized. 

tapas for dinner! hippie vegetarian photographer elysse was satisfied.

horsin' around

cleaning out the prop loft in the last few days of drama class proved itself an unexpected scavenger hunt of delight. we were handed items to take down to the dumpster, but one of those items was too good to throw away without taking photographic advantage of it first, so without further ado, magical horse pictures!

cookie-cutter houses

i'm terrified of the suburbs. but there is something hauntingly beautiful about them. my best friend lives up in one of the bigger ones, and i took pictures at his house the other day. a bunch of us were frolicking around, and we noticed the sunset over suburbia. beautiful. here's some pictures.

and finally, a suburban panorama. i liked this one when i took it, but even more when i cropped it into panorama.

bird in a cage on a wall

finally finished my wall mural yesterday! a friend of mine helped me draw and paint it. i think we were both surprised and excited about how it turned out - three different styles seem to mesh into one. the cage is kind of watercolour-y, while the buildings seem very cartoonish and the foliage is very sketch-like. kind of surreal, put together. here's a picture! (yes, my walls are very green.)